Sex News: Fappening guilty plea, VR porn fest shutdown, Kenya disrupts sex ed, nude at Cambridge for Brexit

• “A Cambridge academic walked in naked at a meeting at the Faculty of Economics in protest against the results of the EU referendum. Victoria Bateman had written on her breasts and stomach ‘Brexit leaves Britain naked’.”
  * ‘Brexit leaves Britain naked’: Cambridge academic stages nude protest against outcome of EU referendum (Telegraph UK)

• “Proving like many technologies before it porn will drive the adoption of virtual reality, a VR porn festival held in the Tokyo district of Akihabara has been closed prematurely by police due to overcrowding. … Problems started to emerge even before the festival opened its doors, with an excessive number of people turning up causing overcrowding, not only waiting to enter inside the venue but outside the venue as well.”
  * VR porn festival in Japan closed prematurely by police due to overcrowding (Silicon Angle)

• “Edward Majerczyk was charged with felony computer hacking for phishing individuals and gaining access to over 300 iCloud and Gmail accounts. Many of those belonged to high-profile people and contained naked photos that were later posted online.”
  * Another hacker pleads guilty for his role in the ‘Fappening’ (Daily Dot)

• “The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Nailab, a Kenyan firm that supports technology startups, are behind the latest initiative, which targets entrepreneurs for their ideas on providing sex education through technology and social media. Candidates in the I.AM campaign launched this month, have until August to submit their ideas before four winners are chosen to receive training, mentorship and funding to develop their ideas further.”
  * Kenya seeks tech alternatives to break taboo over sex education in schools (Reuters)
  * See also: Nairobi’s Nailab to run accelerator focused on sexual health promotion (Disrupt Africa)

• “The stories poured out, many accompanied by tears. It was early June and a group of sex workers, outreach and health workers had gathered at a meeting called by local watchdogs, Hackney Health Watch to discuss Open Doors, the borough’s longstanding NHS support service for sex workers. The stories were being told because things are about the change for the worse.”
  * Sex Workers in Hackney Can’t Get Support Unless The Police Are Involved (Vice UK)

• “Sex workers should no longer be charged in the U.K. for solicitation offenses, the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee said in a report on Friday. Members of Parliament on the committee further suggested that sex workers’ past convictions should be erased to make it easier for them to get jobs.”
  * Prostitution Should Be Decriminalized, U.K. Panel Says (XBIZ)

• “Things have gone from bad to extremely worse for Chris Evans, who announced his resignation from Top Gear earlier today. That resignation came mere hours after London police confirmed Evans is being investigated for a reported sexual assault dating back to the 1990s.”
  * Chris Evans Stepped Down From Top Gear After Police Confirmed Sex Assault Investigation (Jalopnik)

• “The grave risks associated with Zika, along with its potential reach, are driving U.S. health authorities to pursue research even though funding is mired in Congressional gridlock. A study of sexual transmission risk is one example of science that health officials said can’t wait for politics.”
  * Zika Sex Research Begins Despite Congress Funding Impasse (Scientific American)

• “A statewide ballot measure requiring that adult film actors wear condoms will appear on the 2016 ballot. While perhaps superficially appealing, this measure is terrible for public health, and we need to defeat it.”
  * Mandating Condoms In Porn Is Bad for Public Health (Medium/Scott Wiener)

• “Following class-action claims by two men, dating site ChristianMingle.com has agreed to let gay people search for same-sex partners under a judge-approved settlement. … The terms also apply to other Spark Networks properties including CatholicMingle.com, AdventistSinglesConnection.com and BlackSingles.com.”
  * Dating Site ‘ChristianMingle.com’ Forced To Open Doors To Gay and Lesbian Singles (Towleroad)

• “A few Dildoians have had second thoughts over the years. A local electrician even started a public campaign in 1990 to have the town rechristened. But he was forced to drop the effort after a wave of harassment from residents who were offended by anyone’s taking offense at the name.”
  * Proud to Live in a Town Called Dildo (NYT)

Main post photo by the incredible Q. Oliver.