Confronting Porn: 'Used correctly, porn can help adults in their sex lives, but it’s not for everyone'

In the third and final part of a series on pornography in Ireland, Conor Capplis talks to two people from the industry and a sexologist about the healthy use of porn

Penny makes up to 25% of her income from OnlyFans, where she shares content to paying subscribers and offers custom sales starting at $1,000. (AP Photo/Tali Arbel)

When Dante Colle arrives on the set of a porn shoot, he typically begins by signing paperwork and thoroughly going through what he and his fellow cast members are comfortable doing sexually. The 28-year-old was the most viewed male gay performer on the popular porn website Pornhub in 2022 by a wide margin, and has won a slew of porn awards including Best Actor and Performer of the Year.

“I do all types of porn: Gay, straight, trans, bisexual,” he said from an airport in Los Angeles, on the way to New York to shoot a film.