Krystal Ball, congressional candidate from Virginia, is probably a fair comparison here.
Krystal Ball's dildo photos won't hurt her campaign for Congress in VA | Nerve.com
She's a liberal Democrat running in a conservative district and never really had a chance, regardless.
Would similar pictures of a male candidate be published? I believe they would.
Does anyone really give a shit? She's not running on a holier than thou platform. I've done stupider things at parties. Male or female, it's fair game and humorous; but not particularly relevant or newsworthy.