Aeon
Nov 23, 2017 - 16 min
All in 1 subscription.
An astonishing behind-the-scenes look at the profession of sex writing. "I had to admit, there was something darkly funny about the suggestion that my sexuality had been shaped by an illusion. And yet through watching and reporting on that 'illusion', I was introduced to a vital truth: sexual fantasy can be a route of exploration and revelation. It was a path to myself." Tracy Clark-Flory spent years as a reporter embedded in the porn world. Here, she shares how it shaped her own sexuality.