“A Belarusian [adult] model [and sex workshop instructor] who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian interference in the election of Donald Trump has been arrested upon her arrival in Moscow following deportation from Thailand … Vashukevich, also known on social media as Nastya Rybka, earlier claimed to have recordings of Russian oligarch…
I notice that EFF is missing from their list. Very disappointing. “Calling attention to bias and discrimination against sex workers, marches for International Whore’s Day will be held on Saturday in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Chicago, the Bay Area, Austin and Las Vegas. All allies of sex workers are invited to attend the event.…
“Adult content creators are worried they won’t have a safe, viable income source in Patreon anymore. Last week, the site, which allows creators to sell subscriptions to fund their work, made its community guidelines on adult content more strict. … A group of creators penned an open letter to Patreon in response to this change…
“The editors at GOOP find me “strangely confident” in my “assertion that putting a crystal in your vagina for pelvic-floor strengthening exercises would put you in danger of getting Toxic Shock Syndrome” … I did 4 years of medical school, a 5 year OB/GYN residency, a 1 year fellowship in infectious diseases, I am board…
“Netflix’s new documentary “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On” is ostensibly a series about the intersection of sex and technology, but its main focus is the treatment and experience of women in the porn industry. Now, at least four sex workers feel the show itself has exploited them — by allegedly featuring them without their consent…
“Conservative lawmakers in over a dozen states are pushing a bill that would force consumers to pay a ransom to access pornography … And the only thing more bizarre than the Human Trafficking Prevention Act itself might be the man behind it … Chris Sevier (aka Mark Sevier, aka Chris Severe) once famously tried to…
Above is a pretty fantastic video showing Lais Oliveira Skateboards in slow motion, shot by Marian Sell and put to the music of DJ Shadow. So many of my favorite things in one video… The skaters are Josh Elan and Pete Betti. Close-up shots of those gorgeous decks are on Marian Sell’s excellent website.
As internet censorship gets worse and the inauguration is today, it felt good to bring you a diverse, celebratory porn post. I hope it’s a bright spot for you. Also: thank you Patreon supporters. Large cast – Dyke Bar with a live audience Mickey Mod, Lucie Blush, Jasko Fide – DIY Porno Kit Owen Gray,…
This week’s items begin our Sunday Sex Reads post; some of the best sex writing on trans issues in the news, for 2016, in honor of today’s Transgender Day of Remembrance (aka Transgender Day of Resilience) follow below. “Hooman Samani, a director of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology Laboratory at National Taipei University, Taiwan,…
File under NYT on BBC. “The black penis is imagined more than it’s seen, which isn’t surprising. This newly relaxed standard for showing penises [on HBO] feels like a triumph of juvenile phallocentrism — it’s dudes peeking over a urinal divider and, as often as not, giggling at what they see. Not all of that…