For those craving queer feminist BDSM, “Yes, Miss Love” is here. The steamy, violet-hued film spotlights disabled porn artists both behind and in front of the camera.
The erotically charged short stars Sinnamon Love along with her crush and fellow sex worker Bodacious Beautee. Together they explore power dynamics and sapphic desires with love bites, spanks, slaps, and big orgasms.
“Beautee lives with Cerebral Palsy and I live with multiple TBIs [traumatic brain injuries]. Everyone involved with production has some sort of disability. It’s a super important underlying theme of the film,” Love told DisabledSexGuide.com.
Courtney Trouble, a neurodivergent queer porn artist and founder of Trouble Films, directed and shot the visually stunning femme4femme scene. With on-set support from intimacy coordinator April Flores and artist Alex More, the result is a truly captivating feast for the eyes.
Embracing disability and sexuality
Speaking to the crowd at the 2024 San Fransico Porn Film Festival, Love shared her goal was to show disability, sex, and sex work in a positive light.
“The original inspiration for the film was based on my experiences of working with other disabled folks in the adult industry, in the mainstream industry… 20 years ago when I first started,” she said. “At that time, people who had body differences were very much fetishized and often treated in very derogatory manners.”
“When I first met Beautee on Twitter and finding out that she lives with Cerebral Palsy—and I have a personal relationship to Cerebral Palsy—it was really important to me to connect with her and try to shoot something that centered her desire without fetishizing her differences.”
Echoing Love’s sentiments, Beautee said she wanted to appear in “Yes, Miss Love” for herself and not just be a fetish. It was her first time filming a porn scene.
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“I want individuals that work alongside me and represent our community to know that I do not want to be defined by my disability. It’s a part of what makes me who I am and it’s never stopped me from feeling good about myself,” Beautee told DisabledSexGuide.com.
“Sharing my story isn’t about sympathy, it’s about bringing awareness. My mission is to continue being an example of what pleasure looks like (without shame and guilt) and how it may be a tad bit different than my counterparts. I’m just a sexy and desirable as them and I’m going to hold the door open for more disabled creatives to join me on this journey.”
Safety on set
“A pornographer’s job can only be made better by the presence and support of a coordinator,” Trouble told DisabledSexGuide.com.
“I’m usually juggling technical setup and intimacy coordination in tandem as a singular pornographer. Having a second person there who I can trust is trained to listen and, even better, respond and coordinate using her very specific and unique training, is a blessing.”
Working with intimacy coordinator April Flores helped Beautee safely tap into her masochism. She shared she felt in control while on the porn set, and was able to take breaks when her body needed them.
“My body was locking up for a sec and we have a moment, we’re stretching on Sinn’s rollerball thing, got on the floor and took a moment and had my dark chocolate and water and got back to work.”
Having Flores on set also meant a great deal to Love.
“It was really important to understand what [Beautee’s] physical body could do and what her limitations were so that we could make sure she was safe, physically safe, and didn’t have any additional injuries. And in addition to all the traditional conversations you have on porn sets around consent and likes and dislikes,” said Love.
A documentary is in the works, showcasing unseen intimacy coordination footage from the scene.
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