Annie Sprinkle

Annie M. Sprinkle (born Ellen F. Steinberg on July 23, 1954) is an American certified sexologist, performance artist, former sex worker, filmmaker, and advocate for the decriminalization of sex work.

Sprinkle has worked as a prostitute, sex educator, feminist stripper, pornographic film actress, sex film producer and director, and documentary film director. In 1996, she became the first known porn star to get a doctoral degree, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in human sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco.

Identifying as ecosexual, Sprinkle is best known for her experimental pornography style, teaching individuals about pleasure, and for her mainstream pornographic film ''Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle'' (1981). Through the production of feminist and queer pornographic content, include understanding of female genitalia and pornography based on women's desires, Sprinkle has contributed to feminist pornography and the larger social movement of feminism; she is also known for contributing to the rise of the post-porn movement and GLBTQ+ pornography. Sprinkle, a ecosexual woman and member of the LGBTQ+ community, married her long-time partner Beth Stephens in Canada on January 14, 2007. Provided by Wikipedia