Bloomberg By Noah Feldman In a decision that begs to be characterized as “First Amendment gone wild,” an appeals court has all but struck down a 1988 law that requires pornographers to maintain records showing that actors aren’t underage. For good measure, the court said it violated the Fourth Amendment …
Philly.com by Timaree Schmidt It wasn’t always Fred Hoverman’s intention to sell sex toys. Originally he was a mechanical engineer. A combination of boredom with his work and a desire to enhance people’s lives through pleasure prompted a career switch. In 2012, Hoverman opened Kink Shoppe, the 2016 Reader’s Choice …
Collectors Weekly By Lisa Hix e first time you heard the word “Oneida,” it was probably in the context of silverware. Perhaps it was before a Christmas dinner, when your mom or grandmother instructed you get out the “good silver” made by Oneida Limited. Even though it was only silverplate …
Huffington Post by Karen L. Pollock There are many forms of consensual non monogamy, ways which people in a relationship negotiate sex and intimacy outside of traditional norms. From car keys in the middle of the room swinging through hand-fasted triads, to relationship anarchy, people have been saying for a …
Judges will rule on appeal concerning positive obligations of men charged with rape Irish Times by Mary Carolan The Director of Public Prosections wants the Supreme Court to clarify the law when men accused of rape claim the woman consented to sex. The seven judge court will rule later on …
“Though I’d been learning to embrace my life in a wheelchair—a result of cerebral palsy—going without touch, or even access to my own body, was taking a toll.” Out BY ANDREW GURZA I’d never considered the price of intimacy until I hired a sex worker. Though I’d been learning to …
Fusion By Marisa Kabas Over the past few years, sexual assault has gone from something in an after-school special to a very real problem plaguing college students across the country. While it’s a widely accepted truth that parents and teachers must do a better job teaching young people, and in …
Reuters On the rooftop of an empty building in Zagreb, Dino Helvida carefully pierces his client Kaitlin’s torso, legs and face before putting hooks through her skin. Shortly after, he suspends her from a metallic frame, her heavily tattooed body dangling horizontally in the air. Helvida, 27, is a professional …
Ofcom decides that Pandora Blake’s dreamsofspanking site was not a video-on-demand service and is therefore not subject to censorship The Guardian by Damien Gayle A feminist pornographer has hailed a victory for freedom of expression after she won her appeal against an order that had forced her to take down …
Bustle by MARIELLA MOSTHOF OkCupid is playing around with a new feature designed to add complexity to its Tinder-esque “Quickmatch” function, called Flavors. OkCupid “Flavors” group matches by a shared personality trait, giving users more information to swipe on than just a picture. The way it works is, every day, …
