Russia is continuing its affront on queer rights and freedoms by cracking down on “LGBTQ propaganda”. Book publishers are important conduits of queerness as archival and educational tools, and they are under attack in Russia. Below we are linking you to two stories where you can find more context on this developing story. READ THE […]
A slippery slope for sex and censorship
In this rather astonishing story an Australian female author was charged with child pornography for having written a fictional novel about an 18-year old woman’s relationship with a man who has fantasized about her since she was a toddler. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to possessing, disseminating, and producing child abuse material. The case […]
Last remaining LGBT-free zone in Poland has been revoked
HARD COPY: By 2020 about a third of the country had established “LGBT-free” zones, which were set-up to eliminate any “propaganda” that promoted queer identities and lifestyles. Two years ago, the far-right Law and Justice Party, responsible for having initiated these policies, was defeated in national Polish elections. Ever since, their anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been […]
The “Take It Down Act” passes through Congress
HARD COPY: Have you heard of it? It’s a bill with a ton of bipartisan support that is about to be signed by the president. The bill responds to the new-age phenomenon of “revenge porn” and other similar instances of sexual abuse in which non-consensual intimate imagery is circulated. In addition to stricter penalties, the […]
Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers.
HARD COPY: The slippery slope of pornography regulations Baroness Bertin, a conservative member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom, has completed her review of the pornography industry. Depictions of strangulation are on the list of sexual tropes that the report suggests should be censored in porn. What English legislators do with the […]