This is the weekly Lust news roundup: catch up on the week’s sex-tech, sex-politics, feminism, and industry news here every week.
Monday 3 November – Sunday 10 November
News Roundup:
On Sunday, Katie Hill became the first member of Congress to resign after an ex made her the victim of revenge porn. But attorneys say it cannot be reduced to revenge porn; it’s about an alleged abusive ex, a far-right media storm that amplified misogyny, and a society “gleefully receptive to the sexual humiliation of a young woman who dared to be powerful”. Revenge porn is a tactic of abuse. Katie Hill’s case makes that clear. [Vox]
Women Running for Office Have to Worry About One More Thing: Their Phones. The main message is do not post anything, anything you post will be fair game and you will not be treated the same as your male counterparts [The New York Times]
Unilever and Heinz pay for ads on Pornhub, the world’s biggest porn site but an investigation by The Times has revealed the extent of illegal content on the website, with some videos showing teenagers and indecent images of children as young as three years old. The Internet Watch Foundation said it found 47 examples of child sexual abuse on the site this year, with almost half of the content being classified as falling into category A, the worst kind of abuse. [The Times]
After seeing The Times report, Kraft Heinz and Unilever Vow to Steer Clear of Pornhub [Ad Age]
Rapper T.I.’s Daughter Should Never Have Had a ‘Virginity Test’. There is no test that can verify virginity, and any attempt at testing is a harmful practice that violates human rights and reinforces patriarchal structures. [The New York Times]
If a woman is raped there any point in her reporting it? “Women live in fear of sexual assault, and modify their behaviour accordingly. This is captivity redefined as common sense. Girls wear cycling shorts under their skirts at school or when doing bar work to stop men grabbing them. A woman’s job is to stop men raping them. This is rape culture, then – where we all assume violence against women is inevitable.” [The Guardian]
Ask a sex therapist: How Do I Best Support a Partner With Sexual Trauma? [Allure]
This Week’s Lust News:
New Release: It Takes 3 to Tango on XConfessions [The Erika Lust Blog]
And to celebrate the release, Dr Zhana Vrangalova wrote this guest piece for the blog: Before You Enter Into a Threesome as a Couple You Need To Understand Its Dynamic [The Erika Lust Blog]
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