.sex
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| Status: | proposed |
| country: | International |
| Manager: | ICM Registry |
| Type: | Community TLD |
| Community: | Adult Entertainment Coommunity |
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.sex is a new generic top level domain name (gTLD) proposal under ICANN's new gTLD expansion program, which is intended for the use adult entertainment community. The application for the domain name string was submitted by ICM Registry, operator of the .xxx gTLD. Stuart Lawley, CEO of the company said that if the .sex TLD will be approved, all domain names registered under the .xxx gTLD will be grandfathered and matching names will be reserved under the .sex gTLD without any cost to owners of the domain names. However, a nominal fee will be charged if the owner of a particular reserved .sex domain name decides to activate and use it. [1]
Previous Legislative Proposal on .Sex TLD
In 2005, Michael Smigiel Sr., a lawmaker from the State of Maryland proposed a bill to develop a .sex TLD, which shall be used by adult websites operating within the state in order to protect minors without violating anybody's constitutional rights.[2]