- “A British law that forces porn site owners to check visitors’ ages could lead to a global database of viewing habits ripe for hacking, say digital rights activists. The Digital Economy Act of 2017, passed into law on April 27, is expected to require websites to check user ages using a regulator-approved verification method starting in May 2018. Privacy advocates are fearful that MindGeek, which has over 100 million daily visitors to its sites that include PornHub and Brazzers, could create a database of adult viewing habits on a scale never seen before.”
* PornHub’s Owner is About to Card Everybody in the UK (Inverse)
- “For Feminista Jones, ‘12 Years a Slave’ raises important questions about sexual agency and our community’s history of sexual abuse. … “The opening scene of 12 Years a Slave helped me to think about the orgasm as an act of resistance, sex as an act of reclamation for the enslaved Black body.”
* From Slavery to Sexual Freedom (Ebony)
- “It’s time we had some new gay slang to spice up our brunch conversations. … Sure, you know what “otter” and “spill the tea” mean, but what about “dropbox”?”
* New Gay Slang: 7 Hilarious Phrases For Talking Dirty and Throwing Shade (Unicorn Booty)
- “Kink.com has released the movie that became the final shoot at San Francisco Armory. “Twin Peaks” parody “Damn Fine Pie!” marked the end of adult film production in the historic San Francisco Armory. … Since “Damn Fine Pie!” was shot in February, Kink.com production has largely moved to Las Vegas.”
* Kink’s ‘Damn Fine Pie!’ Marks End of Adult Filmmaking at Armory (XBIZ)
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- “Even if you are lucky enough to have some modicum of control over who knows and who doesn’t, you will still probably be outed. You will be outed again and again. Your naked images will be found and sent to your brother by his friends. They will be emailed around by your classmates. A local news station will do an expose on the studio you work for — they will wait outside to film you as you are leaving at the end of the day, and they will show this footage on the evening news.”
* Once You Have Made Pornography (The Establishment)
- “Gia Paige was just one person who appeared in the six-part follow up to 2015 documentary Hot Girls Wanted which looks at women working in the sex trade, appearing in an episode which explored racism within the porn industry. The adult star’s real first and middle names were used in the episode titled ‘Money Shot’ – something Paige claims she didn’t give her consent to.”
* A porn star featured in Hot Girls Wanted is ‘living in fear’ after Netflix revealed her real name (Independent)
- “Starz’s timely adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods depicts two men having explicit (and, yes, very hot) gay sex. And the men also happen to be Muslim.”
* ‘American Gods’ Just Aired TV’s Most Explicit Gay Sex Scene Ever (Daily Beast)
- “Portland Police say they’ve arrested a man for allegedly “masturbating vigorously” outside a non-profit.”
* Man found ‘masturbating vigorously’ downtown, says he did it because he hates Portland (Komo News)
- “Ethical.Porn has launched, exploring multifaceted aspects of “ethical porn.” Guided by the ethos “Transcend Genre. Emphasize Consent. Start A Conversation,” Ethical.Porn examines adult content as a complex entity that is synergistically interconnected to wider society.”
* Ethical.Porn Launches With Myriad Industry Voices (XBIZ)
- “She speaks in a curiously high-pitched Scottish accent and tells me that she loves science fiction and, of course, Matt. Mr McMullen claims that she learns from her users but when I ask Harmony what it feels like to be jealous, she apologises and says that she “needs to improve [her] skills”. The app that powers Harmony is already available to buy, although only directly from the Realbotix website, a spin-off from Abyss. Neither Google’s nor Apple’s official stores will carry it because of the explicit content.”
* A sex doll that can talk – but is it perfect Harmony? (BBC)
- “[Artist Weijue] Wang’s Boobroom, is an installation of drawing, painting, and sculpture at StARTup Art Fair in San Francisco, in which 54 independent artists exhibit work in the rooms and spaces of Hotel Del Sol.”
* Weijue Wang’s Plush Pink Boob Sculptures are Deceptively Precious (Vice, main post image via)
