Freedom of Expression

A touchstone of the Free Speech Movement, Deep Throat also galvanized Conservative Christian groups whose crusade of censorship persists today. Its prosecution reached all the way to the Supreme Court and forced antiquated obscenity laws to be rewritten.

Female Empowerment

Having a female protagonist, though commonplace today, was revolutionary at the time. The story, told from a woman’s perspective, is her quest for sexual fulfillment.
 The absurdity of a clitoris in the throat brought attention to the Female Orgasm.

Porno Chic

Deep Throat tested the limits of what could be depicted onscreen and forever changed how sex would be portrayed in Hollywood films and popular culture.
 For a time, it helped to elevate the “stag film” to an art form.

Sexual Liberation

The popularity of Deep Throat inspired a public discourse about Human Sexuality,
 promoting the recognition of sex in its countless forms of expression as a natural and healthy part of the human experience.

Sex Positivity

Deep Throat reminds us that beyond being absolutely essential to our survival as a species, sex can be FUN.