The PorYes movement developed criteria based on principles from women's movements: sex-positive representations of lust of all genders, women are desired at all levels of the production process, consensus of all those involved in production (working conditions, safer sex, fair pay) and diversity in the representations: both the performers and the demonstration of diverse sexual expressions.
The film award ceremony is supported by media outlets including taz, Missy Magazine, Filmlöwin and AvivA.
[3] For the PorYes jury, it is especially important that female desire and pleasure is an essential part of the movie,[2] whereas "in mainstream porn the women often look weary and worn out, as if they come from an area of conflict (…)."
[1] It is the aim of the awards to show sex-positive depictions of all genders and to celebrate the variety of sexual orientations and bodies.
However, PorYes states that this does not "change the fact that the majority of leading products are produced under unethical work conditions, often at the cost of the environment.
"[1] So, PorYes set certain criteria for feminist porn films to inform the public and support discussion around these topics.
Sexclusivitäten offers online shopping, private consultations, and weekly workshop which are often centered around pleasure, communication, and political engagement.