Sex News: Racist Dillon out at Gamelink, sex robot ethics report, Senate wants to change Communications Decency Act

• Good riddance: Now I’ll consider linking to Gamelink again. Jeff Dillon ran one of the largest online adult/porn retailers — San Francisco based Gamelink — and spent his spare time boasting about being “white pride” and said he isn’t racist because he says he “married a slant eyed import.” In June, Dillon was arrested here in SF for running down Trump protestors with his motorcycle. The XBIZ article below utterly fails to mention any of that, which is bullshit.
  * Jeff Dillon, GameLink Part Ways (XBIZ)

• “A new report from the Foundation for Responsible Robotics (FRR) called “Our Sexual Future with Robots” (…) examines developments in the field of sexual robotics and explores their potential impact on society. In particular, it addresses the issue of child sex robots, suggesting that we perhaps need new prohibitive laws to be enacted internationally.”
  * Sexbot Report Sparks Ethical Debate on Child Sex Robots (Future of Sex)

• ““Fanny,” a Japanese-made silicone doll available to the public at the Kontakthof brothel in Vienna, has risen in popularity among the brothel’s clientele to the point where she’s the number one preferred “partner” in the facility.”
  * A Doll Has Become the Most Popular Sex Worker at This European Brothel (Inverse)

• Warning for survivors of sexual assault. “The repeal of a Jordanian law that allowed a rapist to escape prison by marrying his victim was bittersweet news for a Jordanian woman whose daughter was assaulted when she was just 13 years old.”
  * Jordan activists celebrate repeal of ‘marry the rapist’ law (Washington Post)

• If this happens it will usher in an unprecedented era of censorship. “A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that aims to make it easier to sue and criminally prosecute operators of online classified sites like Backpage.com that have been used to advertise sex workers. The proposed bill would amend the Communications Decency Act to eliminate a provision that shields operators of websites from being liable for content posted by third-party users.”
  * Senators: Alter Internet laws to hold Backpage liable for sex trafficking (USA Today)

• An unfortunately anti-sexwork article with interesting information about the takedown of a Yelp for sex work. “While the men came from different, mostly white-collar backgrounds, prosecutors said a disproportionate number were tech workers from the Eastside, men comfortable using their browsers to shop for what they wanted, men who could afford the $300-an-hour rate for sex. One customer, a software-development director for Amazon, even helped construct and maintain prostitution-related websites.”
  * Busted: How police brought down a tech-savvy prostitution network in Bellevue (Seattle Times)

• BBC is patting itself on the back over this one. “An MP is calling for landlords who offer accommodation in exchange for sex to be prosecuted after the justice secretary told him such arrangements were already a criminal offence.”
  * ‘Sex-for-rent’ deals are illegal says justice secretary (BBC)

• “A federal judge has ordered a sentencing hearing on Wednesday for Rentboy.com founder Jeffrey Hurant.”
  * Rentboy.com CEO Challenges Sentencing Recommendation (XBIZ)

• ” For a moment in 2014, the movement to end the censorship of women’s bodies seemed to play a significant role in public discourse. And then, as many conversations on social media do, it just faded away.”
  * The nipple still isn’t free (The Outline)

• Warning for survivors of sexual assault. “A millionaire property developer has been cleared of raping a teenager after claiming he accidently tripped and fell on her. … His semen and DNA was found inside the young woman, but he said it was possible he had semen on his hands from having sex with the 24-year-old earlier. … The jury acquitted him in just 30 minutes of deliberations.”
  * Saudi millionaire who ‘accidentally tripped and penetrated teen’ cleared of rape (Independent)

• “Women and girls aged 15-24 account for a fifth of all new HIV infections globally. Nearly 1,000 are infected every day in sub-Saharan Africa. Infused with microbicides, the ring, which sits on the cervix, has been shown to cut infections by 56%.”
  * HIV-prevention ring trial a success among US teens (BBC)

• “Comedian Lil Duval (aka Roland Powell) told listeners on The Breakfast Club last week that he’d kill a sex partner if he found out they were transgender. … Transgender author and activist Janet Mock had appeared on the show the week prior …”
  * Laverne Cox Slams Comedian Lil Duval, Who Said He’d Kill a Sex Partner if He Found Out They Were Transgender (Towleroad)
  See also: Dear Men of “The Breakfast Club”: Trans Women Aren’t a Prop, Ploy, or Sexual Predators (Allure)

Main post image via: A Night In Chinatown with Tahiry Bah (C-Heads Magazine)