TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 7063, “an act relating to human trafficking.” Among other things, the new law prohibits “the employment of persons younger than 21 years of age in adult entertainment establishments.” The text of HB...

ATLANTA, Ga. – State of Georgia, come on down – you’re the next contestant on Let’s Get Sued! Yes, that’s right, citizens of Georgia: Your esteemed General Assembly and Governor have just teamed up to make your state eligible to receive exciting prizes, including at least two...

PHOENIX, Ariz. – As a native of the Grand Canyon state, here’s something I don’t get to say or write very often: One of Arizona’s elected officials recently did something sensible. Obviously, I’m not talking about the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision holding that a territorial...

In the nearly 30 years I’ve been lingering around the porn industry like a stubborn barnacle refusing to be pried from the hull of the smut-ship, there’s always been something of a bunker mentality coursing through the industry. Sometimes it has felt overblown, as though we were...

AUSTIN, Texas – On the one hand, it can’t come as a complete surprise that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would choose to file a lawsuit against Aylo Global Entertainment, the operator of Pornhub, for allegedly violating what most still refer to as “HB 1181,” a state law...

The adult entertainment community is still in mourning, grappling with the profound loss of Kagney Linn Karter, whose life last week tragically ended too soon when she committed suicide in Ohio. Just 36 years old at the time of her death, Karter’s struggles with mental...

I recently wrote about the role of sexual repression as a societal control mechanism that benefits only the winners of the status quo while harming society at large. The adult industry can be seen as a form of push-back against these forces, one that, at its best, advocates for...

Ever wonder why governments seem to have an unhealthy and, at times, even authoritarian interest in the sexual repression of its citizens? It isn’t by accident, and it isn’t for some greater good; the intent is to preserve and protect the status quo for those who profit from it...

Going back to when I first started working in and writing about the adult industry over 25 years ago, I’ve always been somewhat surprised by the number of people I’ve encountered within the industry who self-identify as conservative Republicans. It’s not that I think there’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, YNOT reported on the number and variety of amicus curiae briefs submitted in support of the plaintiffs in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, cases challenging new laws regulating social media platforms in Texas and Florida, respectively,...