Everything is romantic: meet the agency battling erotic censorship online

Founded in 2019, Lover strives to create a diverse, supportive ecosystem where pleasure professionals can thrive.

Words by Xoey Fourr

Whether finding work as a dominatrix or producing independent pornography, when operating in or alongside the sex industries you will inevitably face struggles and push back – be it from the law, or online censorship. 

Enter: Lover Management. Founded in 2019 by Helena Whittingham, Lover represents a diverse range of talent in the intimacy and erotic industries, including dominatrixes, sex therapists, strippers, sex educators, and clinical sexologists. Their work includes connecting influencers in the erotic industry with a diverse pool of income opportunities. Lover also helps to assert the rights of sexfluencers, sex workers, kink-positive people to exist in ‘traditional’ cultural institutions, battling stigma and connecting pleasure professionals to supportive community and legal advice.