In the News: Instagram’s Biased Censorship Policies

This is the weekly Lust news roundup: catch up on the week’s sex-tech, sex-politics, feminism, and industry news here every week.

Instagram is finally changing its nudity policy – A huge step forward in the fight to change Instagram’s biased censorship policies. 👏 Congrats to Nyome Nicholas – Williams, Gina Martin and Alex Cameron on their successful campaign! [Dazed]

I’m A Queer Latina Who Grew Up Catholic – & The Pope’s Statement Isn’t Enough – A personal story about growing up LGBTQ+ and religious, and intersecting these identities. [Refinery29]

Smiling “Dildo Dolls” Are Sex Toys You Don’t Have To Hide – Check out these innovative sex toys that are designed to double as home decor. [HYPEBAE]

Some guy programmed his computer to read out vintage porn film titles – Sex positive, intelligent narratives, high production cinematic films and apparently, creative titles. Enjoy this unusual yet original ode to “The Golden Age of Porn”. [Dazed]

“I’m the unlikely face of asexuality” – I loved having Yasmin Benoit come to the blog last year to talk about asexuality and porn. For #AceWeek she spoke with Cosmopolitan UK about her journey to discovering her asexuality. [Cosmopolitan UK]

New: Glossary of LGBTQ+ and Gender Terms – To stress the importance of language in the fight for acceptance of all gender identities & sexualities, I put together an introduction glossary of LGBTQ+ and gender terminology. [Lust Zine]

New: Kink XXX-plainer: Foot Fetish by Eva Oh – Welcome to my new monthly blog feature where members of the kink community will come to discuss common kinks. [Lust Zine]

New Release: How Scarousing: Halloween Sale & Two New Thriller Movies – A new spooky-sexy porn for women on Lust Cinema, and a horror adult film on XConfessions. The Halloween fun isn’t over just yet, lusties. [Lust Zine]

XOXO,

Erika Lust