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John Stagliano faces jail in the US
A surprisingly informative show on Fox (presented by the excellent John Stossel) interviews pornographer John Stagliano on charges of obscenity that he faces in court. Few places in the world have truly durable rights to sexual expression, including the US which has otherwise remarkable judicial protections on free speech.
Doing the stats on unpopular law
The previous Government no doubt tabled the extreme pornography measures expecting wide popular approval. There was a recent court case that seemed to demonstrate its risks, and a fifty-thousand vote petition condemning violence against women and the pornography which ‘promoted’ it. A clear vote-winner, surely. But from the outset, the […]
Backlash Press Release: Tiger Porn defendant miscarriage of justice averted
BACKLASH PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 28 May 2010 “Tiger Porn defendant miscarriage of justice averted” The sexual civil liberties organisation Backlash have assisted in averting a miscarriage of justice. Andrew Holland was charged with one count of possessing extreme pornography under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 […]
LGBT filmmaker could be deported to face death in Iran
Via Harry’s Place, an Iranian-born asylum seeker, Kiana Firouz, is threatened with deportation where she may face execution. You can protest the Home Office’s decision to reject her asylum application in a number of ways, including signing this petition, and joining this facebook group. Letters can be sent to the […]
Gender crossing in academia
Via the Oxford Libertarian Society, here is an interesting personal account by Deirdre McCloskey. She is the most prominent economist to undergo a gender transition during her academic career.
The LibCon’s Great Repeal Bill
The new LibCon Coalition presents the best opportunity to repeal the prohibiton on so-called ‘extreme pornography’ that is likely to emerge for some time to come. Both parties had shown interest in removing some of the more dangerous civil liberty threatening legislation introduced by the Labour Government in recent years. […]
Man criminalised for offensive tweet
Via Charlotte Gore, Jack of Kent reports that Paul Chambers has been found guilty under the Communications Act 2003 for messaging a somewhat bad taste joke about blowing up an airport from his twitter account. He has received a large fine, a criminal record and lost his job. The case […]
The Sun proclaims free expression!
Via Mr Eugenides and Guy Fawkes, we learn that The Sun today has taken a sudden stand on freedom of expression. Page 3 girl, Poppy, even quotes some John Locke (please note, this linked page contains some nudity, as you would expect). They claim that if the Tories do not […]
Jane Fae in politics.co.uk
Jane Fae criticises the ‘prudish, nay-saying and restrictive’ approach to sexuality amongst the current political establishment.
Erotic Awards 2010
Congratulations are in order for Clair Lewis of CAAN, and Jane Fae (who writes as John Ozimek for the Register). They have been nominated respectively for campaigner and writer in the 2010 Erotic Awards. Much of their work relates to opposing the recent ban on extreme pornography. Professor of Law, […]