Meanwhile, as the home base for revolutionary alt-porn website www.suicidegirls.com and artsy upstart www.fatalbeauty.com, Portland has been on the cutting edge of a cultural shift in the sex business. The Internet makes it possible for anyone with a digital camera to be a nude model from the privacy of her home. At the same time, over the last decade the sex industry has become mainstreamed-especially here in Portland, where Internet models can be minor celebrities. Our fetish balls, burlesque troupes and alt-porn websites are filled with part-time exhibitionists who perform less for money than for the chance to express their sexuality and creativity.