Political Attacks

In recent weeks, a new campaign to push back against the anti-sexual expression rhetoric of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has emerged online. Dubbed “Expose NCOSE” by its co-founder, who goes by “John Smith” and carefully guards against being doxxed, the campaign’s participants…

“The idea of teenage boys watching my porn makes me want to vomit, and I know my colleagues share my sentiment,” writes porn superstar Cherie DeVille

Free Speech Coalition is meeting with members of Congress this week in an effort to combat the financial discrimination faced by adult businesses.

Conservative legislation framed around “protecting children” from adult content could also block critical information about sexual health and gender

The Republican governor of Indiana signed into law last week a budget amendment defunding Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute, the U.S.’s most historic academic center for sexual research.

The center-right French government led by Emmanuel Macron confirmed over the weekend that it will attempt to bypass the courts to force the five largest adult sites in the country to comply with a controversial, vaguely worded 2020 age verification law.

A new bill in North Carolina would increase the penalty for certain obscenity offenses; would it also be used to target drag shows?

Free Speech Coalition, the national advocacy organization for the First Amendment rights of adult businesses, filed suit today in the United States District Court for the District of Utah to overturn the state’s unconstitutional antiporn ban. The complaint asks for declaratory and injunctive relief

May 2, 2023 The Honorable Todd D. Weiler 1248 W 1900 South Woods Cross, UT 84087 Subject: Compliance with SB287 Dear Senator Weiler, I am writing to express my concerns about the bill you sponsored, SB287, which takes effect on May 3. As the Executive Director of the Free Speech Coalitio