

I would say that, in general, we have more sites that cater to heterosexual men and women but it's never as clear-cut as that For example, there are a lot of gay men and lesbians who watch content that is not specifically geared towards gay men or lesbians But generally 75/25 percent is a good barometer. Some of our sites, like Kink University, which is more educational, tend to skew a little more heavily female. users, like a lot of adult users, skew male: it's about 75%-25% male-female and that varies from site-to-site. To begin, could you tell me a bit about the audience? I talked on the phone with Michael Stabile, an independent filmmaker and the media relations coordinator for, about the world of design that backgrounds a fetish film.Ī view of some of the old brickwork on the Armory building.

And the high degree of fantasy involved in many fetishes demands a slew of machinery, sets, and props not required by most adult entertainment. The high degree of fantasy involved in many fetishes demands a slew of machinery, sets, and props not required by most adult entertainment.īecause BDSM has connotations of non-consensual violence for many, there’s a particular onus on kink film producers to clearly demarcate their products as fictional. Formerly the home of the San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal, the towering edifice was in a state of disrepair for decades until Acworth purchased and restored it – a real estate transaction that was not without controversy. Part of that involves public tours of its facilities, which happen to be a 1912-era, Moorish revival fortress in the city’s Mission District.

also aspires to be something of a ‘lifestyle brand,’ with a stated mission to demystify alternative sexuality. The Armory building, located in San Francisco's Mission District, is a historic structure dating back to 1912.
