Courtney Trouble

@courtneytrouble.com

somewhere (naked) over the rainbow links.courtneytrouble.com Archivist & Artist @troublefilms.com

You never know what someone else is going through, and everyone is going through something. Don’t let your perception of someone’s else’s success drive you to self-sabotage. That person could may as well be struggling even worse than you. Being kind is cool. 💋

We owe it to each other as sex workers to protect one another during this trump administration and scary, scary times. We are all we’ve got. Tearing each other down is violent and dangerous, and I just won’t do it. ♥️

You never know what someone else is going through, and everyone is going through something. Don’t let your perception of someone’s else’s success drive you to self-sabotage. That person could may as well be struggling even worse than you. Being kind is cool. 💋

I love the way BlueSky seems to encourage getting lost in an article, reading a blog post, or clicking to dive in to a website. I seriously cannot believe how badly other platforms fucked themselves with the algorithms. This app has me back to reading!

I…. Don’t know my porn anniversary. The first time I took nudes to sell was when I was 17, I know that wasn’t in any way legal but I was born in poverty and kinda stayed there, survival was the game from the get go. I’m not sure that’s widely known about my past.

Some people start bands. Some people write zines or scream into mics. Some people fuck on camera. It’s all catharsis. It’s all performance. It’s all art. Porn is just as raw, just as real, just as public. Don’t let shame decide what counts.

Courtney in an art installation

We were raised in the 90s being told college was the only way to make it. Now 5.7 million of us are getting our wages garnished for defaulting on student loans. We got scammed, and now we’re being punished for being broke and educated enough to know it.

Censorship doesn’t just ban content—it increases surveillance. We’ve seen it before: obscenity laws justified raids, bans on sex work enabled policing of marginalized people, and now anti-porn measures push for monitoring online activity. Who gets watched/ punished? It’s never just about porn.

Porn bans don’t stop at porn. Once a government or platform decides ‘this is too explicit,’ it’s only a matter of time before LGBTQ+ content, sex education, and even reproductive health resources get caught in the dragnet. We’ve seen it before, and we’ll see it again—unless we fight back.

I am so beyond excited to tell you who we booked for Queerly Beloved 2025!!!! The last few years were Peaches and Pixel Grip… I need to prepare you for what’s coming — this will be the biggest thing I produce for the next year!

I am so beyond excited to tell you who we booked for Queerly Beloved 2025!!!! The last few years were Peaches and Pixel Grip… I need to prepare you for what’s coming — this will be the biggest thing I produce for the next year!