BERLIN — The Sex Worker Section of German trade union FAU Berlin will host a panel discussion on Oct. 29 as a part of this year’s PornFilmFestival Berlin, focusing on common problems porn performers face in both mainstream industry and indie content.

The union will begin investigating possible solutions and strategies for organizing among porn performers, a rep said.

FAU Berlin describes itself as “an anarcho-syndicalist trade union in which workers from many different fields and industries collaborate for better working conditions for all.”

The Sex Worker Section of FAU Berlin’s mission is to “fight for the rights of sex workers — in their workplaces, but also on platforms and among freelancers. Our goal is a safer, fairer, and less stigmatized world for sex workers in Berlin.”

Questions to be discussed at the panel will include: How do the broad changes in the adult business shift the dynamics between performers and their work environment? How are performers affected by society’s systemic and often material forms of injustice (online censorship, bank discrimination, racism and other systemic oppressions)? What power do performers have in an often precarious and rapidly-changing gig economy? What insights can the organization of porn artists also offer to traditional models of trade unionizing? 

After a brief introduction to the Sex Worker Section as a trade union, the conversation will “go into detail on these workplace issues, while also providing ideas on dealing with them and working towards greater performer empowerment,” the rep said. There will also be a Q&A and space for discussion.

The event is welcome to all, the venue wheelchair accessible, and there will be a suggested donation at the door. The panel will be in English, however German whisper translation is possible. For more information, email faub_sexwork@fau.org. 

The panel wil take place at SO36, Oranienstr. 190, on Oct. 29. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the discussion taking place 5-8 p.m. (CET).

LOS ANGELES — Fun Factory has partnered with vulvovaginal wellness brand Momotaro Apotheca for a campaign commemorating World Menopause Day today.

Fun Factory has created a new range of menopause-focused sex toys and vulvovaginal care products called MenopauSex to help women with their individual menopause experiences.

According to a MenopauSex OnePoll survey conducted on 1000 U.S. women aged 40+, a rep noted, “not only can orgasms alleviate menopause symptoms, but women’s libido has just as much chance of increasing during menopause as it does of decreasing busting the myth that women don’t want sex after menopause.”

The new curated MenopauSex line of sex toys, salves, and balms— including the new Stronic Petite self-thrusting toy — was designed to “help women have the sex life they deserve in midlife and beyond,” the rep added.

The new MenopauSEX range is supported by menopause activist Lou Featherstone aka Luinluland and is featured in the new campaign.

Fun Factory Global Head of Marketing and Education Kristen Tribby said, “In the U.S. women live about 81 years and menopause typically starts at age 51, so on average, a typical U.S. woman spends more than a third of their life in post-menopause. We need to have better education and support for these people. The common assumption is that menopausal women no longer want sex, but this survey has revealed they most certainly do.

“With just a little bit more time and effort and access to healthy, ethically made products, they can continue to have a satisfying sexual journey,” Tribby added.

Momotaro Apotheca CEO and founder Lindsay Wynn said, “We want to be part of the broader conversations surrounding our sexual and reproductive health. We aim to forge a practical path towards holistic vulva health through education and connection backed by science. This new range features ethically made products that support the menopause journey. Whether you are in your 30s, 40s, 50s, or beyond, masturbation and taking care of vulvovaginal health are important first steps in ensuring a satisfying sex life before, during, and after menopause.”

For more information visit the Fun Factory website.

EDISON, N.J. — Brittany Andrews will appear at the Sapphire Booth at Exxxotica N.J. this weekend and will be featured at New York’s Sapphire 39 Gentlemen’s Club for the event’s official after party.

Andrews will be at the Sapphire booth Friday and Saturday from 5-8 p.m., and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. 

Additionally, on Friday night, Brittany will be the featured dancer at Sapphire 39 in New York City for the official Exxxotica after-party; joining her will be Alexis Texas and Lexi Belle. Andrews will also be doing a meet and greets at the club where fans can get a selfie with her, buy her exclusive merch, and get one of her VIP lap dances. 

“This will be an incredible weekend, and my fans will have multiple chances to meet me at Exxxotica and the official after party. The Jersey show is always fun, and I get to see my longtime industry friends and fans, making it even more exciting. If you’re in the Edison or NYC areas, come to one or both events,” said Andrews.

Admission for the after-party is free for attendees with 3-Day Exxxotica passes and VIP EXXXOTICA ticket holders. 

Get more information here.

Follow Brittany Andrews on Twitter; access her social media links here.

VANCOUVER — JuicyAds has rolled out new proxy, VPN and colohost blocking, allowing advertisers to shut off swaths of the internet from banner campaigns with the flip of a switch.

As proxy and VPN use has increased significantly over recent years, a rep explained, “there is a misguided perception among some people that all proxy traffic is worthless. But proxy, incognito and private options are now commonplace on all major browsers, and people use them all the time.”

Many advertising networks therefore either do not block proxy and colohost traffic at all, or they widely block it.

Instead, the rep noted, JuicyAds is giving advertisers the choice to decide whether they consider proxy traffic valuable or not.

“Some individual advertisers,” the rep explained, “understand that many people commonly use VPNs and Proxies in normal every day Internet use, and treat the traffic like normal website visitors.  Others’ opinions differ, with some suggesting that people behind a proxy have little to no value and will not purchase anything or are fraudulent, although this is not the case. Individual advertisers consider the quality of the traffic differently.”

CEO Juicy Jay said, “At JuicyAds, we believe the decision should be yours, so we allow easy enabling and disabling of proxy, VPN or colohost traffic.”

Jay provided a personal example, saying, “I use a VPN every single day for work. I don’t use it for safety or privacy concerns, but because it’s just a tool I frequently use. I just as often forget to turn it off when doing the other hundred things I do throughout the day. There are lots of legitimate people behind proxies, and just as many non-legitimate. Now the choice is yours to block them or purchase those clicks.”

For more information, visit JuicyAds.com or contact sales@juicyads.com.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AEBN has revealed its top-selling stars for the third quarter of the year, with Dee Williams landing atop the leaderboard for straight theaters and Beau Butler heading up the gay ranking.

After Williams, the straight list includes, in descending order, Natasha Nice, Gabbie Carter, Cory Chase, India Summer, Slimthick Vic, Penny Barber, Jennifer White, Kenna James and Liz Jordan.

The gay ranking below Butler includes Roman Todd, Austin Young, Devin Franco, Drew Sebastian, Chris Damned, Cole Connor, Sir Peter, Cade Maddox and Alpha Wolfe.

Visit AEBN Trends for additional details.

HORSHAM, Penn. — Xgen Products is now shipping three new vibrators from the Love Distance brand.

The collection includes the Grasp vibrating wand, the Join G G-spot vibrator and the Link vibrating anal plug. All three feature 20 vibrating functions in 12 different speeds. 

“The Love Distance brand continues to grow,” said Xgen CEO Andy Green. “The new toys are a great addition to the collection, and retailers will definitely want to have these in stock.”

Each product can be controlled from any distance with Xgen’s new Connexions app.

“The Love Distance toys are a fantastic way to stay sexually in sync with your partner, while spicing up your sex life,” said Xgen sex therapist Melinda DeSeta. “When you find yourself separated from your lover, be it by a continent, or the dinner table, rest assured Love Distance has the perfect answer.”

Visit Xgen’s B2B portal or contact a preferred sales rep for more information.

LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Reporter has posted the first official still image for “On the Edge,” the new film by Canadian cult horror auteurs the Soska Sisters, co-starring Tommy Pistol.

As XBIZ reported, the film’s world premiere will take place Oct. 29, during London’s FrightFest Halloween film festival.

The photo shows Pistol — billed under his mainstream performing name, Aramis Sartorio — playing family man Peter, who ends up “getting more than he bargained for when he books a session with the sadistic Mistress Satana (Jen Soska),” the Hollywood Reporter noted.

FrightFest’s plot synopsis reads: “Is it blackmail? Is it torture? Or is it the Devil come for his soul? Will Peter’s faith save him from his own personal Hell or is he already damned? A brilliant depiction of how Kink Culture can heal past trauma and be a source for shocking redemption.”

“On the Edge” is the sixth film by the Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, best known for “American Mary” and the remake of David Cronenberg’s “Rabid.” The Soska twins share writing, directing and producing credits on the film, and co-star with Pistol.

The film also features Ola Dada as the desk clerk, Andrea Jin as the maid, Brianne Finn-Morris as Tori, Alanna Finn-Morris as Chloe, Ivan Decker as the newscaster, Mackenzie Gray as Senator Coleman and Sophie Buddle as Kaitlyn.

FrightFest Halloween runs all day Oct. 29 at Cineworld Leicester Square. “On the Edge” plays at 8:15 p.m.

VALENCIA, Calif. — Girlfriends Films has released “Bad Lesbian 16,” starring cover models Delilah Day, Jesse Pony, Ariel Darling, and Theodora Day.

“Bad Lesbian 16” is over three hours long, with a cast that includes Serene Siren, Ailee Anne, Bella Blu and Sarah Taylor.

Scene pairings include Delilah Day with Pony, Theodora Day with Darling, Anne with Taylor, and Siren with Blu.

Taylor Tweeted a group photo with Siren, Blu and Anne, captioned “Friends, except it’s only because of a coffee shop and a bunch of horny fucked up individuals.”

“Bad Lesbian 16” is streaming exclusively on VOD here; follow Delilah Day, Theodora Day, Darling and Pony on Twitter.

LOS ANGELES — Prominent “Golden Age of Porn” performer Kay Parker passed away on Friday at 78, industry sources have confirmed.

The U.K.-born brunette was active as an adult performer from 1977 until 1989, after which she appeared sporadically for a decade in non-sex roles.

Her IAFD page shows over 100 credits, many of them high-profile “Golden Age” titles like the “Taboo” series, “‘V’ – The Hot One,” “Sex World,” “Dracula Sucks,” “Chorus Call,” “The Dancers” and “Firestorm.”

This past weekend, following Parker’s passing, adult industry history archive The Rialto Report published a remembrance and a full recent interview with the late performer.

According to Rialto Report’s Ashley West, Parker “entered the business through a friendship with performer John Leslie, and an appreciative director, Anthony Spinelli.” Parker survived the transition from film to video and “in the 1980s, she appeared regularly in films with a new generation of much younger stars such as Traci Lords and Angel. When the video era took hold, she retired and became a metaphysical counselor.”

West described Parker as “sweet, funny, gentle and considerate — always making the person she was with feel special and valued. She appeared bemused by her success as a sex performer, but always had time to speak of everyone with great fondness.”

As XBIZ reported, in 2015 Parker was the recipient of of the first Golden Age Appreciation Fund (TGAAF) fundraisers to raise money for veteran performers from the Golden Age of adult films (1968-1988) in their time of need.

But the popularity of the titles she had starred in with fans never abated, even long after her retirement. “In July 2006 we put out ‘The Very Best of Kay Parker’ on VOD, on Hot Movies and AEBN,” a distributor told XBIZ in 2007. “They did as much on ‘The Very Best of Kay Parker’ the first two months as we did on the rest of our titles combined.”

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Williams Trading Co. has released this year’s edition of its “Christmas Giftables” digital catalog.

The holiday guide features giftable items, such as Christmas edibles, gift wrap and party games.

“We have seen a strong increase in holiday game sales, and we offer a full assortment from Kheper Games, Little Genie Productions and Ozze Creations,” Sales Representative Paul Reutershan said.

Each page of the guide includes a link to a custom landing page for convenient wholesale ordering.

“Our dealers can shop the digital guide and use the convenient custom landing page to be instantly linked to Christmas items for wholesale ordering,” Reutershan said. “We have expanded our Christmas assortment this year with many one-of-a-kind items, including a full line of unique, edible Christmas gift pasties.”

Vendors showcased in the catalog include Kheper Games, System JO, Pastease, Little Genie Productions, Global Novelties, Hott Products, Creative Conceptions, Earthly Body, XR Brands, Screaming O, Cloud 9 Novelties, Calexotics and Ozzé Creations.

Every item in the guide wholesales for under $20.

“The Christmas holiday season brings increased sales traffic and impulse shopping. These unique $20 wholesale stocking stuffer items provide a perfect, tailor-fit merchandising opportunity for adult store owners,” said Scott D, sales and marketing director.

Click here to view the “2022 Christmas Giftables” catalog.

For more information, visit Williams Trading online or contact a sales rep at 800-423-8587.