Year: 2018

Sex News: Tumblr bans porn, Starbucks bans porn, California stings sex workers, male contraceptive gel

“Tumblr will permanently ban adult content from its platform on December 17th in a move that will eradicate porn-related communities on the platform and fundamentally alter how the service is used. The ban includes explicit sexual content and nudity with a few exceptions.” * Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th (Verge) “With…

Eye Candy: Happy #PornSunday

The repressive state of our internet is unhealthy. Take a break from conservative social media sites to enjoy real pleasure, empowered performers of all genders, all kinds of bodies, and award-winning porn. Sex content that’s ethical. Artistic. Smart. Has high production values and features performers having fun. Real bisexuality. No sexist bullshit. Zero censorship. These…

Sex News: Tumblr bans sex harassment, HBO quits porn, religiosity predicts ‘porn addiction’

“Tumblr is to ban content that results in the “unwanted sexualisation or sexual harassment of others.” The social network says this includes non-consensual “creepshots” – sexually suggestive photos of clothed victims. In addition, it said it covers “deepfake” pornography, in which computer-generated images of a subject’s face are transplanted onto explicit photos or videos of…

Sex News: Bigfoot porn, Les Moonves, murder over porn, Fortnite porn parody, another Nxivm arrest

“A Democratic candidate in a hotly contested U.S. House race in Virginia has accused her opponent of supporting white supremacists — oh, and also of liking Bigfoot porn … “My ‘buddies’ thought this pic was fitting for my birthday next week,” read a caption, “and to celebrate my new book release in about a month…

Kink Your Kindle: Hot new books to educate, arouse, inspire #PrimeDay

Use code PRIMEBOOKS18 to get $5 off any $20 or more book purchase for Amazon’s Prime Day. Criteria for my Kink Your Kindle selections: All fiction must contain explicit, realistic sex within rich storylines framed by excellent writing, with complex and compelling characters. All nonfiction must be accurate, nonjudgemental, and sex-positive, with preference for an…

Sex News: The Stormy Daniels arrest, FOSTA lawsuit update, porn filter study findings, challenge to ‘gay panic’ murder defenses

“Columbus, Ohio, police on Thursday morning arrested Stormy Daniels, the stripper and porn actress allegedly paid to keep quiet about her 2006 affair with President Donald Trump, for violating Ohio’s Community Defense Act. She reportedly let patrons of the Sirens nightclub, who turned out to be undercover officers, touch her during her performance … A…

Sex News: FOSTA lawsuit development, UK sex work websites under attack, China’s progressive sex educators

“A self-appointed group of MPs (the “All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade”) fronted by Ms. Champion made a call to ban “prostitution websites” during a Wednesday House of Commons debate. Conflating sex work with trafficking just like their American counterparts, they claim websites where workers advertise and screen clients “directly and…

Sex News: Lawsuit challenges SESTA-FOSTA, Uganda’s porn detector, China bans ASMR, Weinstein faces life

I’m back after taking a short break; I got depressed for a minute after SESTA-FOSTA passed and had to regroup. Above image: Becky Berardi of The BadAss Becky Show, via Twitter. “On Thursday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Woodhull Freedom Foundation et al. v.…

Sex News: International Whore’s Day, PornHub’s VPN, the cocky trademark mess, Instagram censorship, Hand Solo

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.…

Sex News: Stormy Daniels honored by LA, Weinstein under federal investigation, blackness gap in sex tech

“The porn star who was paid hush money to stay silent about a sexual tryst she says she had with President Trump [was] honored with an official Stormy Daniels Day in West Hollywood and given a key to the city on Wednesday.” * On ‘Stormy Daniels Day,’ West Hollywood to honor porn star with key…