Fleshbot is a sex-oriented

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, founded by

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. It was launched in November 2003 as the third online title from Gawker. The range of subject matter includes everything from amateur sex blogs and

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s to news about sex in

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and

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. The blog covers both

heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" ...

and homosexual

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and users have the ability to filter between the two if they choose. Fleshbot was previously edited by Lux Alptraum, who owned the site from 2012. In February 2014, Fleshbot was purchased by SK Intertainment from Lux Alptraum. It was announced that Alptraum would remain with Fleshbot as a contributing editor.

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* Internet properties established in 2003 Gawker Media American erotica and pornography websites {{Porn-website-stub