- Non-monogamists have remained largely underground to avoid social disapproval, but increasing national acceptance of Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) relationships have encouraged some polyamory supporters to go public about their growing communities.
Polyamorists Come Out of the Closet (National Review, via Mistress Matisse)
- Asexuality was once considered a psychiatric disorder. It’s now recognized as a sexual orientation, but there are still plenty of misconceptions about what it means to be asexual.
Asexuality is a sexual orientation, not a disorder (CBC)
- “Dating website SingleProfessional.co.uk has compiled a shortlist of the UK’s ten most influential sex blogs for 2014. Comprising of names which will no doubt be familiar with many of my readers, why don’t you take a look and see if you agree?”
The UK’s Top 10 Best and Most Influential Sex Bloggers 2014 (Cara Sutra)
- Eros.com announced today that the escort directory is running a series of articles on its blog site by tech writer Violet Blue, offering tips on how to keep sex worker identities private. The articles are directed at adult performers and escorts, and Blue, who recently published “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy,” also plans to take questions from the adult service providers.
Eros.com, Violet Blue Focus on Adult Service Provider Privacy (XBIZ)
- A missing porn star has been found dismembered and stuffed inside a suitcase dumped in an Italian Lake. The body of Federica Giacomini (screen name Ginevra Hollander), the star of adult films, was found after a tip-off following a TV appeal over her disappearance.
Dismembered body of missing porn star Federica Giacomini found in Italy’s Lake Garda (News AU)
- Remember the douchebag columnist who said that college campus rape victims get “special privileges”? Bitch got fired.
Editor’s note: Michael Gerson replaces George Will (STL Today)
Strap it + snap it for #STRAPWEEK
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— Jiz Lee (@jizlee) June 20, 2014
- Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel, wes ousted as CEO on Wednesday. The accusations of sexual harassment, suggestive emails, nude photos, etc. are well known. “The company has grown a lot bigger than just one person and the liabilities Dov brought to the situation began to far outweigh his strengths,” said Allan Mayer, the board’s new co-chairman.
For Dov Charney of American Apparel, an Abrupt Fall From Grace (NYT)
- Very happy to see Orgasmatronics getting picked up after my feature last week! This interview is great fun. Be aware that the writer of this piece about their Ambrosia Vibe fundraiser hasn’t got a clue about wearing strap-ons, sex tech culture or teledildonics.
Say Hello to the World’s First Bionic Strap-On (Nerve)
- This article has fun sex advice, and features our all-time crush Jiz Lee alongside new starlet Belle Knox. I’m so glad they changed the really stupid title to the one it has now (though you can see the old title in the URL).
Sex Tips From Feminist Porn Stars Will Change the Way You Think About Intimacy (Policy Mic)
- OMG FINALLY! Tumblr that critiques dick pics: I love you! A lot. Maybe too much. And to think, way back in the early 2000’s I used to just send the ones I got to the guys at Rotten…
critiquing your dick pics with love (critiquemydickpic.tumblr.com)
- “I have a weird identity problem that nobody I know seems to share. I have lots of LGBTQ friends, and it seems like lately it’s a bad thing to be straight. I identify as mostly hetero, at least for now, but my friend group almost looks down on straight relationships, the way that many bigoted communities view LGBTQ people.”
“I Feel Bad for Being Straight” (Scarleteen)
- Back in January, Gawker gawked at the saga of Kristy Althaus, a young college student and runner-up in the Trump-owned Miss Colorado Teen USA beauty pageant. She had been stripped of her title for appearing in an online porn video. She now appears to be making porn a career.
Miss Colorado Contestant Stripped of Her Title Is Now Making More Porn (Gawker)
- The sex toy that claims it’s “the world’s most realistic robotic oral sex simulator for men” (the Autoblow 2) is now available for pre-order. Users plug it into the wall, insert themselves into the rubbery sleeve, and let the device’s beaded rings slide up and down the outside of the sleeve. It’s basically a robot blow job.
Crowdfunded Electronic Blow Job Machine Is Now Available for Pre-Order (Betabeat)
- “Imagine that a world existed where it was easy to access sexy, diverse and inspiring erotica that wasn’t solely focused on the pleasure of men. What would it feel like, exploring sexuality through adult movies that shuck the mainstream formulae and deliver creative sex?”
Sexy, diverse and inspiring: welcome to the world of feminist porn (LipMag)
- The repercussions of a population in the dark about the bedroom are vast. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the ascent and China has particularly high rates of syphilis, while sexual transmission now accounts for 81.7% of all new HIV infections.
Do Chinese classrooms need to talk about sex? (CNN)
- Warning: topic is abuse. In May of last year, Chen Zaipeng, then the principal of Wanning No. 2 Primary School, Hainan Province [China], together with a government official, took six pupils between 11 and 14 years old to a hotel and sexually abused them.
Sex Abuse and China’s Children (NYT)
