Sssh.com is a members-only female

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site and the first " porn for women" website to be recognized by the mainstream

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, winning the

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for Best Alternative Website.

History

Sssh.com is a porn for women (

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) and

site that features original HD erotic movies, original novels, audio plays,

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, VR applications, live events, and more. The site is run by women for a female audience. The sites content, including its movies, have all been inspired by its members, via surveys, which has been continually running for seventeen years. The focus of Sssh.com is on chemistry and mutual pleasure, with women in strong character roles taking control of their own pleasure. Founder Angie Rowntree said, "I launched Sssh.com in 1999, for a very simple reason: When I looked around the web at all the different porn sites, and looked around the adult video market at all the different titles and series, I didn't see much which would appeal to women." At the 2013 Oscars, female nominees were given a free one-year VIP membership to the site as part of a gift bag.

Selected productions

*''Gone'' is a story about love and loss in small town America. Critic Rich Moreland stated, "Angie Rowntree and Sssh.com deserve congratulations for perhaps the most thoughtful and significant porn film this reviewer has ever seen. It stands alone in defining adult film as art." Madeline Blue was nominated for XBIZ's "Best Actress – Couples Release" for her role in the film. *''Ellington'' is a Cinderella story of Cindy Ellington, who is taken advantage of by her stepmother. Her college friend, Joe Prince, tries to help and a romance develops. The movie was featured on ABC's Nightline.

Education

''Mindbrowse.com'' and ''SexTalkTuesday.com'' are websites produced by Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree. Sex Talk Tuesday is every Tuesday from 3-4PM EST. Each show has a guest moderator who asks questions. Participants share their thoughts and opinions on sex. Past guest moderators have included comedian

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, actress

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, adult director

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, adult actress

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, ''

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'' actor Garen James, therapist Gloria Brame, sex educator Ducky DooLittle, adult actress

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, author

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, and comedian Sara Benincasa. ''Mindbrowse.com'' hosts a live streaming show where professionals in the

talk about issues facing the industry. Past guests have included Nick Hawk,

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, Candida Royalle,

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and Chauntelle Tibbals. Sssh.com was featured in computational neuroscientist

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' book ''A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships''.

Media

Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree is a frequent panel discussion participant at

trade shows, and has been profiled by major media outlets including ABC's Nightline,

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, and

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, and Psychology Today.

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

Official Sssh.com Website
Internet properties established in 1999 American erotica and pornography websites Women's erotica and pornography Feminist pornography