Wednesday, I drove up to San Francisco to join others in the adult industry in participating in the Free Speech Coalition’s (FSC) protest against the implementation of the .XXX sTLD. The protest was held today, Thursday, in front of the Westin St. Francis Hotel where the 40th International Public ICANN Meeting was being held. I would estimate about 30 people from the adult industry came to show their support. A press conference was held afterward. We will find out Friday, whether our efforts were all for naught or not. These photos are from around the hotel, the ICANN meeting, the protest and press conference.

The FSC is requesting that those against the implementation of the .XXX sTLD, that use Twitter, to please use it to voice your disapproval. You can find FSC’s tweets at #FSC, and they can follow them at @FSCArmy.

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UPDATE: .XXX passed.

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The 9th Annual XBIZ Awards was held Wednesday evening at the famous, Hollywood Palladium. I have to guess that there were at least two ways to get in, since I covered the red carpet and I know people that went in that were not on the carpet. Since I was not cool enough to bring my camera in, these photos are limited to the red carpet event.

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Wednesday was the first day of a new b-to-b event put on by XBIZ, 2011 XBIZ Retail Expo & Conference. This is a three day event featuring seminars, keynote presentations and product showcases. I did not attend any of the seminars or keynote presentations, but I did check out the exhibits and showcases. If you are into the retail portion of the adult marketplace, this seems like a worthwhile show to come check out.

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