(Austin, TX / August 9, 2021) — afterglow announces a special licensing/streaming agreement with award-winning queer cinema studio AORTA Films to help support and raise funds for the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective (bipoc-collective.org).

The progressive women-led brand and entertainment site (xoafterglow.com) is set to release a selected group of AORTA titles on August 9 –  Femme4Femme4Femme, Hole Theory, Jawbreaker, soaked and Orgy #001 – with 20% of the week’s (August 9-14) subscription revenue going to benefit the Los Angeles-based non-profit aid & advocacy group.

“We are fans of AORTA’s experimental and strikingly independent films, and this creative launch is simply our way of acknowledging these amazing creators” said Lilly Sparks, CEO/Founder of afterglow.

“We appreciate the work that the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective has done so far in such a short period of time, and are happy to support them in the fight against racism, inequality and sexual violence in this business.”

Launched in 2020, the BIPOC Adult Industry Collective consists of professional adult performers, directors and producers with the shared goal of building and maintaining a safe and prosperous place in which to thrive, regardless of ethnicity, gender or sexual expression.

The afterglow adult network – a tantalizing online mix of erotic original films, articles, essays & how-to guides – inspires its members to openly engage and explore their most intimate, desires – with new membership starting at only $10 a month.

Step into your pleasure universe with a free 7-day trial at xoafterglow.com.

Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Lilly Sparks, afterglow is the sex-positive, pleasure-focused platform and community shifting the adult media paradigm. Curating stories, igniting conversations and offering premium video and written content centered on sexual fulfillment, afterglow empowers everyone to become experts in their own pleasure.

Paving the way for a future we want to live and star in, afterglow is an adult site for those 18+ with original, licensed content behind a paywall, and free sex-positive articles. Normalizing sex and porn in a modern world, afterglow is the sex resource we all need.

Lilly Sparks is the founder of afterglow, a revolutionary porn company merging porn and sexual wellness and making steamy films focused on the pleasure of all participants. Sparks’ inspiration to start afterglow came from struggles in her own sex life. She longed to find resources to help her explore authentic pleasure but felt alone and ashamed.

Knowing she wasn’t alone on this journey, Sparks created afterglow to explore sexuality and support the unabashed enjoyment of sex. Prior to afterglow, Lilly was a serial entrepreneur with expertise in scaling disruptive brands, taking them from zero to millions of revenue.

During her down time, Lilly loves listening to music, being outdoors, and dancing… especially doing all three at once.