“Creating Art” is No Defense for Behaving Like an Ass
GUADALAJARA – Over the 20 years or so I’ve been working within and covering the adult entertainment industry, I’ve found myself defending the rights of people to do a whole ...
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Bad Law: The Ultimate Conversation-Starter
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – If I have one great disadvantage in the world of dating, it’s the fact I’m not a state legislator. I’m telling you, these "lawmaker" guys have it ...
If the Tubes Really Want to Put My Mind at Ease…
NEW YORK – In the wake of the announcement Congress intends to repeal a Federal Communications Commission rule (albeit one that hadn’t become effective yet) that would have required internet service providers to obtain ...
Midway, U.S.A., Declares Porn a Public Health Crisis
TOPEKA – Since it wouldn’t be a day in 2017 without another state legislative body debating, voting on or issuing a non-binding resolution declaring porn to be a “public health ...
Ala. Somehow Manages to Make the HTPA Even Worse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Of the numerous iterations of the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act” (HTPA) I’ve read since the proposed legislation began being debated by various state legislatures around the country, ...
The Curious Case Of Montana’s Revenge-Porn Bill
HELENA, Mont. – Whatever happened to scuttle HB 129, a bill designed to augment Montana’s efforts to fight "revenge porn," it’s safe to say the event does not represent a ...
Misreading Ms. Jones, Porn Documentarian
LOS ANGELES – After watching the Rashida Jones-produced 2015 documentary Hot Girls Wanted, I thought I had a good read on Jones and her take on porn. Like a lot ...
48th in the U.S. in Health, Arkansas Focuses on Porn
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The state of Arkansas is the latest to declare pornography the cause of a “public health crisis,” furthering the trend that began with a similar resolution adopted in ...
And People Wonder Why I Don’t Trust Surveys
DUBLIN – When anti-porn activists talk about the pervasiveness of online porn, one of the statistics they frequently cite (typically without attribution) is a claim about the average age at ...
At Least Porn-Related Headlines Are Great Again
WASHINGTON – While the fledgling Trump Administration has been something of a shit-show as an example of democratic governance, I think we’re compelled to give Trump this much over his ...
