Sssh.com

Last updated
Sssh.com
Industry Women's erotica
FoundedAugust 1, 1999;24 years ago (1999-08-01)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Angie Rowntree (director, founder & CEO)
Website sssh.com

Sssh.com is an independent members-only female erotica site and the first "porn for women" website to be recognized by the mainstream adult industry, winning the XBIZ Award for Best Alternative Website. [1]

Contents

History

Sssh.com is a porn for women (feminist pornography) and erotica site that features original HD erotic movies, original novels, audio plays, radio stations, 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[ when? ].[ citation needed ]

The focus of Sssh.com is on chemistry and mutual pleasure, with women in strong character roles taking control of their own pleasure. [2] 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." [3] [4]

At the 2013 Oscars, female nominees were given a free one-year VIP membership to the site as part of a gift bag. [5]

Selected productions

Education

Mindbrowse.com and SexTalkTuesday.com are websites produced by Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree. [9]

Mindbrowse.com hosts a live streaming show where professionals in the adult industry talk about issues facing the industry. [10] Past guests have included Nick Hawk, [11] Cindy Gallop, [12] Candida Royalle, Jacky St. James and Chauntelle Tibbals. [9] [10]

Sex Talk Tuesday features participants who share their thoughts and opinions on sex. Past guests have included comedian Margaret Cho, [13] actress CoCo Brown, [14] adult director Holly Randall, [15] adult actress Kendra Sunderland, [16] Gigolos actor Garen James, [17] therapist Gloria Brame, [18] sex educator Ducky DooLittle, [19] adult actress Belle Knox, [20] author Midori, [21] and comedian Sara Benincasa. [22]

Media

Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree is a frequent panel discussion participant at adult industry trade shows, and has been profiled by major media outlets including ABC's Nightline, [2] Cosmopolitan, [23] CNBC, [24] Fox News, [25] and Time Magazine, [26] and Psychology Today. [27]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyResultCategory
2012 AVN Award NominatedBest Alternative Website [28]
XBIZ Awards NominatedSpecialty Site of the Year [29]
2013Sex AwardsNominatedHottest Sex Scene for Ellington [30]
NominatedFavorite Adult Website [31]
XBIZ AwardsNominatedSpecialty Site of the Year [32]
2014AVN AwardsNominatedBest Specialty Site of the Year [33]
NominatedBest Web Release for Ellington[ citation needed ]
XBIZ AwardsNominatedSpecialty Site of the Year[ citation needed ]
2015XBIZ AwardsNominatedFeminist Porn Release of the Year for Interlude [34]
WonBest Alternative Website [35]
AVN AwardsNominatedBest Alternative Website [36]
2016XBIZ AwardsNominatedAdult Site of the Year for Women [37]
NominatedCouples-Themed Release of the Year[ citation needed ]
NominatedMarketing Campaign of the Year[ citation needed ]
AVN AwardsNominatedBest Drama for Gone [38]
NominatedBest Alternative Website [39]
CineKink Film FestivalGone Chosen as Official Selection [40]
Swedish International Film FestivalNominatedGone Chosen as Official Selection [41]
Los Angeles CineFestNominatedGone Chosen as Official Selection [42]

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