CANOGA PARK, Calif. – The Free Speech Coalition has announced the results of its 2024 Board of Directors election for the board’s 2025-2026 term. In the election, six members of the FSC board were re-elected, along with new board member sex worker advocate and New Moon Network founder, Savannah Sly.
“I am deeply honored to join the Free Speech Coalition Board of Directors,” Sly said. “I look forward to contributing to FSC’s fearless advocacy and to advancing our shared commitment of defending the adult industry.”
The re-elected board members include Board President Tim Valenti, the president and CEO of NakedSword.com; Board Secretary Matt Mason, the president of Treasure Island Media; Mile High Media CEO Jon Blitt; XBIZ Founder and Publisher Alec Helmy; Streamate Director of Marketing Liz Rek and AVN Media Network CEO Tony Rios.
“With adult businesses and workers facing unprecedented challenges, a strong board is critical to our survival,” said Alison Boden, Executive Director of FSC. “We have an incredible team and I’m confident that we’ll be able to build on the work we’ve been doing. I look forward to working with Savannah, who has been an integral part of the fight already, and want to thank outgoing member Walden Woods for his years of dedication to FSC.”
It has been a busy year for FSC and its efforts to advocate for the adult industry, with the coalition involved in litigation on multiple fronts, including a recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee’s age-verification law.
“Engaging in legal speech is not a criminal act,” Boden said upon the filing of the lawsuit targeting Tennessee’s law. “This law, and others like it, have effectively become state censorship, creating a massive chilling effect for those who deal in sex or sexuality, and creating significant privacy risk for Tennesseans who want to access sexual health information, adult content or any other controversial speech.”
FSC has challenged similar laws in other states, including Indiana, Montana, Texas, Louisiana, and Utah. The Texas case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, is slated to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in January 2025.
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