Sex News: Pandora Blake’s victory, hacktivism’s Cosby moment, Tinder goes non-binary, 4chan porn

• “Actress and director Pandora Blake, who runs DreamsofSpanking.com, was among UK pornographers forced to close their websites after a 2014 law brought porn made in the UK in line with rules binding DVDs sold in sex shops. … [Now] Ms Blake is believed to be the first pornographer to be granted the right to re-open her website in the wake of the law, and is one of only two UK producers who can legally publish videos of face-sitting, female ejaculation and spanking which leaves a mark.”
  * This woman was silenced by anti-porn laws. Now she’s fighting back (Independent UK)

• “Jacob Appelbaum, a prominent privacy advocate [Wikileaks and Snowden front man], stepped down on May 25 from his position at the Tor Project amid numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. … Executive Director Shari Steele said over the past several days, “a number of people” had accused Appelbaum of “sexual mistreatment.” (Daily Dot) “Shepard also says she’s spoken directly with one of Appelbaum’s alleged victims, who told Shepard in February of this year that Appelbaum had raped him or her. “Sadly … I think it’s the damn truth. He’s a charismatic, socially dominant manipulator,” Shepard writes to WIRED. “I absolutely believe the accusers.” (Wired) “Over the weekend, anonymous accusers created a submissions website [and Twitter account] that alleges Appelbaum emotionally and sexually abused others in the community repeatedly.” (Guardian UK) “… people linked to the Berlin hacker scene have described the sexual abuse claims as believable, reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung. One hacker active in Berlin for several years told the newspaper: “I can feel a huge sense of relief that the silence has at last been broke.” (The Local de)
  * Note: Guardian claims it could not find a non-anonymous source – here’s one: What Jake Appelbaum did to me (Medium)
  * See also: Appelbaum’s denial statement, the response Decoding Jake Appelbaum, and Jacob Appelbaum reacts to allegations (humor).

• “Tinder CEO Sean Rad said he is working to make the site more friendly for non-binary genders that don’t necessarily fit neatly into a male or female box. While he wasn’t forthcoming about what these transgender-friendly changes might be, Rad did say that they’d hit the social network within “a month or two.”
  * Tinder CEO has plans to make the app more transgender-friendly (The Next Web)

• In Britain: “An amendment tabled to the Police and Crime Bill that will ensure anonymity for those targeted in revenge porn – the act of purposefully distributing images or videos of a sexual nature without a partner or ex-partner’s consent. The proposed changes would also give victims the right to demand compensation from the offender for any anxiety caused or loss of earnings.”
  * MPs call for victims of revenge porn to be granted right to anonymity (Mirror UK)

• “Playboy Enterprises Inc. CEO Scott Flanders is leaving as the company explores a sale and sells its mansion. It was Flanders who orchestrated the adult entertainment magazine’s move away from nudity in its U.S. edition in search of more eyeballs. But since its March edition, the company has been subject of acrimony by some for its landmark move to toss out naked ladies. Recently, Hugh Hefner’s son, Cooper Hefner, ripped Flanders for the nudity ban, saying that he didn’t agree with his vision for the storied brand.”
  * Playboy CEO Scott Flanders to Step Down (XBIZ)

• “Pornceptual is not a regular sex party where the primary goal is getting off with hot strangers — although that still might happen. The project has a socio-political mission that many parties of this sort lack: challenging the mainstream porn industry’s misogyny, exploitive treatment of its workers, and fetishistic views on race and sexuality by creating an alternative model based on inclusivity and queerness.”
  * Meet Pornceptual—the Queer Sex Party Where You Might End Up Starring in a Porn Film (Thump/Vice)

• “A $12 million lawsuit has come before the Manhattan court, alleging that the top-selling violinist David Garrett [the “bad boy of the violin world”] forced his former girlfriend, a porn star, to endure rough sex. He also allegedly required her to drink his urine. The actress who performs as Kendall Karson says he left her with broken ribs.
  – See more at: http://slippedisc.com/2016/06/porn-star-alleges-sex-abuse-by-classical-violin-star/#sthash.5qyDNryv.dpuf
  * Porn star alleges sex abuse by classical violin star (Slipped Disc)

• “A new study has some fabulous news: More Americans are having gay sex — or at least admitting to it — and the country as a whole seems increasingly okay with it. The study, published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, found the percent of adult men who reported having sex with at least one man increased from 4.5 percent in the early 1990s to 8.2 percent in the early 2010s. The percent of adult women who admitted to having sex with at least one woman also increased from 3.6 percent to 8.7 percent. And the percent of adults who reported having sex with both men and women went up from 3.1 percent to 7.7 percent.”
  * Study: more Americans are having gay sex — or at least admitting to it (Vox)

• ““Damn, Daniel” references, Anonymous masks and blow jobs—this is what happens when 4chan helps make a porn . That’s right, users of the infamous anonymous message board were tapped by adult film company Brazzers to submit ideas for an X-rated film.”
  * When 4chan Inspires Porn (Voactiv)

• “People returning from areas where the Zika virus is found should follow safe sex practices or abstain from sex for at least eight weeks rather than just four, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The recommendation, which doubles the abstinence period the WHO had previously advised, comes after scientists found the virus lingers longer than previously thought in blood or other body fluids, spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a news briefing.”
  * WHO Advises 8 Weeks of Safe Sex after Return from Zika Areas (Scientific American)

• “While Game of Thrones is certainly no stranger to girl-on-girl action, female queerness on the show has traditionally been used for audience titillation and nothing more. But last night, we got to see a woman — tough-as-nails Ironborn warrior Yara Greyjoy — gleefully and unabashedly desiring another woman … after spending six seasons inundated with horny, ribald men, it’s a pleasant surprise to have Yara Greyjoy, brawler and unapologetic ass woman, reminding us that it’s not just dudes who know a nice butt when they see one.”
  * Game of Thrones Finally Gave Us a Lesbian Character (NY Mag)

Main post image via the Playful Promises Blog.