Politics

Porn with a Purpose

How Porn Can, Should, and Does Change the World Conversations about porn and making porn rarely involve discussions about real sex. “It’s just...
Allison Leigh
3 min read

Faith or Fap: Why is the Bible Belt Watching…

photo: Tianyi Ma on Unsplash The religious Bible Belt in the Southern United States is known for its Christian, politically conservative population — but studies over the...
Allison Leigh
3 min read

Sexual Politics

From how we do it to whom we do it with, sex is personal — but is it linked to our politics? The stereotypes...
Allison Leigh
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Plaintiffs Mull Options After Court Dismisses FOSTA Challenge

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted the U.S. government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Woodhull Freedom Foundation and other plaintiffs over the...
Allison Leigh
1 min read

Porn in the Age of #MeToo

photo: Pexels By now, you’re familiar with the #MeToo movement. The ubiquitous hashtag has been heard in Hollywood, at Cannes Film Festival, on social...
Allison Leigh
3 min read

California Moves Toward Banning Sales of Harmful “Conversion Therapy”

photo: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash The state of California is on its way to banning harmful “conversion therapy” practices that aim to change the sexuality...
Allison Leigh
2 min read

Freedom Groups File First Challenge to FOSTA

photo: Thought Catalog on Unsplash Several groups have banded together and filed a lawsuit challenging a controversial piece of legislation that was passed by the...
Allison Leigh
2 min read

Faking a Headache – is there a Gender Gap…

The oversexed fraternity brother, the pushy husband, the housewife who feigns a headache — familiar stereotypes, derived from an assumption that men have a higher sex...
Allison Leigh
2 min read

Sex Workers Celebrate Stoppage of Pandering Bill

image: US PROS Collective In a move being celebrated by sex workers and their supporters, California’s SB1204 has been temporarily halted and is being...
Allison Leigh
1 min read

The Sinister Effects of SESTA

If you’re at all concerned about US politics or internet freedoms, you’re likely to be aware of SESTA-FOSTA. The controversial sex trafficking bill was...
Allison Leigh
3 min read