“Fetal Personhood” and Family Separation in South Carolina
Something terrible is happening in South Carolina. So-called “fetal personhood” laws are facilitating the criminalization of pregnant people for “child neglect,” and “endangerment.” This legal fiction – that pregnant people can neglect or endanger a child who has yet to…
The Censorship of Sexual Freedom
The restrictions on and censorship of sex, sexuality, and sexual expression have reached epic levels all over the US. From unconstitutional age verification bills to educational gag orders and shadowbanning or deleting of accounts on social media, there’s no denying…
Warning: Texas Is Trying to Chill Free Speech Online!
On August 4, 2023, Pornhub, the adult industry advocacy group Free Speech Coalition, and other members of the adult industry sued the state of Texas. The lawsuit was an attempt to block H.B. 1181, which requires porn sites to display…
Porn as a Human Right
Michael McGrady, a journalist and commentator focused on the online porn business, is self-aware; he jokingly writes from the “let-your-freak-flag-fly” department. But he is serious in his argument that, put simply, accessing “consensually created and distributed online pornography is a…
