In the early 1980s, director Bonnie Sherr Klein and professional stripper Lindalee Tracey began studying the sex industry and its impact on society. Klein and Tracy are eager to learn more about pornography - why it exists, the forms it takes, and how it affects relationships between men and women. Not a Love Story "provides insights and perspectives from both men and women who make a living in the sex industry, as well as some of the most outspoken porn critics who reflect the wave of feminist anti pornography sentiment at the time. A striking anti pornography statement accompanied by carefully selected live sex programs to have the greatest impact.