By Aurora Snow

Face it, condoms aren’t sexy. Yes, they are mostly reliable and protect us against STDs and pregnancy, but nothing can compete with the thrill of skin on skin contact. So many couples get caught up in the heat of the moment, the moment when kisses turn to caresses and the clothes land in a heap on the floor. Uncontrollable attraction takes over as our pleasure centers catch fire, the world falls away and our concerns for safety cease to exist. One thing matters: sexual gratification. Having to pause and fuss around with an annoying wrapper and then figure out how to put it on correctly in a dimly lit room can ruin the moment. That’s when the condom FAILS.

Condoms have been a buzzkill for the industry, too. Since Los Angeles County passed Measure B, which mandates condom use in all porn films made locally, there’s been an estimated 95 percent drop in permits to film. While the measure does seem extreme, we can’t forget that the industry was rattled when a few performers tested positive for HIV this year.

Meanwhile, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded grants to their “create a new condom” contest winners in an effort to create a new generation condom, one that will appeal to even the most finicky of condom users.

I don’t know what the condom of the future looks like. Perhaps it could utilize nanotechnology. Maybe nano particles could conform to the user and create a thin breathable STD repellent condom that feels like silk and disintegrates upon contact with semen, vaporizing the semen as it goes. Maybe I’ve read too many Michael Crichton novels. It’s hard to imagine any drastic variation of today’s condom: the simple thin sheath for the human penis.

That being said, I asked several adult stars what their ideas were for improving the condom.

Derrick Pierce, former personal trainer and award-winning adult star: “If I designed a condom it would be adjustable at the bottom. Guys are built differently, not every guy needs a Magnum or Ultra Magnum even, if they think they do. Some of us fill it out more width-wise than length-wise, so I always get ring around the cock. If the feeling were improved, like what they tried to do with the lambskin condom, then condoms would be easier for us to wear because we wouldn’t have to sacrifice sensitivity.”

Joslyn James, adult star notoriously known as Tiger Woods’s former mistress: “When used correctly the condom is great. But I’m not a fan of all the ridges. All the ridges and sensation stuff is too much. Keep it simple. I wish there was a condom that was more anal sex friendly.”

Layton Benton, AVN nominated porn star:“Most condoms are too thick and even the Trojan brand condom that’s ‘barely there’ is still rather thick. I would design a thin yet reliable condom that has a slight bit of lubrication. I would also make the packaging a little easier to open.”

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