We are pleased to share this bulletin from Stop Porn Culture: Hello everyone,We have a lot of exciting news here at Stop Porn Culture.Our new website is up and running. Take a look at www.stoppornculture.org. We have an “Anti-porn News” feature to keep everyone updated on pornography in the news. You can send us news […]
Author: email@tunnel7.com
The Case for Marriage, Gay and Straight
Reprinted by kind permission of JendiReiter.com: Ted Olson Makes the Conservative Case for Gay Marriage Prominent trial lawyers David Boies and Theodore Olson are arguing the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 in California federal court this week, in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Day-by-day trial coverage is available on the Firedoglake blog and the Courage […]
Guardian: “Why men use prostitutes”
From the January 15 Guardian, Julie Bindel continues her outstanding coverage of this subject. This article is based on an international study of 700 men who buy sex: Why men use prostitutes Research published in 2005 found that the numbers of men who pay for sex had doubled in a decade…… most of them told […]
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. 80% of transnational victims of human trafficking are women and girls. Visit the Polaris Project‘s page on Change.org to get informed and help pass anti-trafficking legislation.The Reverend Elizabeth Kaeton, an Episcopal priest in New Jersey, blogs at Telling Secrets about social justice and feminist issues in the […]
Dear Abby: “Explicit photos send words of warning”
“NAMELESS in Georgia” writes to Dear Abby (1/5/10): Dear Abby:Shortly after college and a bad breakup, I met someone I thought was a “nice” guy. I allowed him to take sexually explicit photos of me. I realize now that I did it because I had very low self-esteem then.The moment he snapped the pictures I […]
YouTube Video: “Quotes on Porn & Sex for Sale”
We recommend this 5-minute presentation from JoinPornBusters:See also anti-pornography videos and more as compiled by AntiPornographyBlog.
Center for Public Integrity Report: Sexual Assault on Campus
The Center for Public Integrity published a valuable report on campus sexual assault on December 1. In an email to members they write: Students who have been the victim of sexual assaults on college campuses face a depressing litany of barriers that often either assure their silence or leave them feeling victimized a second time, according […]
Hugo Schwyzer: “A Note on Homosociality and Strip Clubs”
We recommend Hugo Schwyzer’s 12/1/09 article, “Bonding through revulsion and desire: a note on homosociality and strip clubs”. A few excerpts: Homosociality is the notion that for American men in particular, the approval of other males is of paramount concern, even more sought after than validation from women…Men in our society, as countless scholars of […]
January 15-17: Stop Porn Culture Slideshow Training, Bellingham, WA
We are pleased to share this announcement from Stop Porn Culture: Our next slideshow training will be January 15-17, 2010, in Bellingham, WA. Come and get the experience, knowledge, and confidence to talk publicly against pornography in your community. The training will include in-depth presentations on topics such as: the links between pornography and violence […]
Springfield Republican: “Strip clubs need Sarno ultimatum”
The Springfield Republican published this editorial today: Strip clubs need Sarno ultimatumAfter two murders and countless testosterone and booze-laced disturbances, Springfield’s strip clubs have presented the city’s License Commission with a plan to bolster security…We have said in the past that the city should shut the clubs down because of the trouble they attract.Sarno himself […]