That Bumble fumble, sexuality and mortality + data and digital intimacy litigation

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Here’s a glimpse into this week’s news, with the most eye-popping industry stats I came across this week:

• Lesbian and bisexual women face 26% higher mortality rates due to discrimination (study)

• Dating umbrella co. Match Group, have lost more than $40 billion in market value since 2021 😮

Read on for:

🔥 this week in sextech

💼 job openings

🎪 community events

📚 opportunities to contribute

— Bryony

🔥 THIS WEEK IN SEXTECH

• 💕 The Bumble Fumble

• ⚖️ StopDataPorn's GDPR Battle Against Pornhub Pending

• ⚠️ Discrimination Shortens Lives of Lesbian, Bisexual Women

💕 The Bumble Fumble

It's all over the internet: The Bumble Fumble.

This week Bumble backtracked on anti-celibacy ads (they had originally put out as teasers for an upcoming marketing campaign) as the backlash that went viral. The dating app is now promising to remove the ads and make amends for its tone-deaf marketing push. ICYMI 👇

⚖️ StopDataPorn's GDPR Battle Against Pornhub Pending

StopDataPorn, a collective coordinated by Alessandro Polidoro to stop the exploitation of digital intimacy, is awaiting a final decision GDPR litigation against Pornhub from The Cypriot Privacy Commissioner.

Their complaints to data protection authorities of the European Union aim to ensure accountability in the porn sector, and have been merged into a maxi-investigation whose outcome will transform business models of the porn industry. Read 👇

⚠️ Discrimination Shortens Lives of Lesbian, Bisexual Women

A recent study published in JAMA reveals that lesbian and bisexual women face significantly higher mortality rates compared to heterosexual women, attributed in part to discrimination, shedding light on a previously understudied aspect of LGBTQ health disparities.

💼 HOT JOBS

🇺🇸 New York, Community Health Associate, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center [$25.27/hr]

🇺🇸 New York, Member Care Coordinator, Gaia [$60-65k]

🇺🇸 New York, Director of Global Communications, Guttmacher Institute [$154-255k]

🇺🇸 Portland, Director of Partnerships, PERIOD. [$90-100k]

🇺🇸 Ithaca, Health Educator/Youth Advisor, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York [$40k]

🇩🇪 Berlin, Strategy Lead Eucalyptus [Apply]

🇦🇺 Melbourne, Agile Coach Movember [Apply]

🎪 EVENTS

💻 May 17, Sex Writing Workshop [RSVP here] with Tash Doherty

🇨🇦 May 22, Toronto, SexTechTO Mixer [RSVP here] Alexandra Friedman with guest speakers Timothy Lagman and Rosalie Macbeth

💻 May 23 online, Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP) [RSVP here]

💻 May 27, Online, The Future of Community - Sex Tech Business & Well-being Index Report 2024 hosted by Ola Miedzynska, SxTech eu [RSVP here]

🇺🇸 May 29-31, Arlington, SYNC Conference [RSVP here]

🇺🇸 June 4, New York, S*xtech Mixer NYC [RSVP here] with Elizabeth Dell

📚 CONTRIBUTE

🤓 Sex Cancer Ireland study open

Olivia Teahan, Founder of Sx Sláinte has launched the SCI (Sex - Cancer - Ireland) project and is seeking input from medical and sexual health experts, as well as patients and survivors who have lived in Ireland post-diagnosis.

The project is collating relevant sexual health and pleasure information for people with a cancer diagnosis based in Ireland - because everyone deserves pleasure and intimacy, regardless of their circumstances.

👉 Email sciprojectireland.com or visit www.sciprojectireland.com for more information. Supported by The Pleasure Project

🤓 Adult AI Content Lustlab opens due diligence process to community

LustLab, founded by Alex Georges is fostering a community-driven due diligence process, where members can ask questions, give advice, and point out areas for improvement in their generative AI platform for the adult market.

If you're curious about the future of AI in adult content, check out the pitch below and participate in the DD process by registering your skills as an expert 👇

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— Bryony

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