Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.165-168). Testimony of Gary Kaplan I am the Executive Director of […]
Testimony in Minneapolis: “Prevalency of pornography amongst our offenders”
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.161-165). Testimony of Cheryl Champion I have worked in the field […]
Connecticut: State, City and Citizens Cooperate to Combat Porn Shop Sited Next to Berlin Homes
Very Intimate Pleasures is trying to open up a large porn shop within 250 feet of a residential area in Berlin, CT. Citizens have protested, and the state has now joined city officials in efforts to get V.I.P. to comply with Berlin ordinances that forbid such a site to adult enterprises. Today’s Hartford Courant reports: […]
Gazette: “60 days to porn on King? Permit in hand, shop eyes spring opening”
Today’s Gazette reports that Northampton has issued Capital Video a building permit (PDF) for a porn shop on 135 King Street [see a PDF of the floor plan]. Due to its proximity to homes, the store may have no more than 1,000 square feet of adult material on display. The Gazette notes that an appeal […]
Assault and Abuse Against Women Epidemic
Echoing a long-held canard that activists on these issues are just uptight, a member of the opposition suggested yesterday that we lighten up. It’s true that some pornographers, such as Hustler, think domestic violence is funny. However, in light of the facts, we don’t think “lighten up” is the right attitude. The National Domestic Violence […]
Testimony in Minneapolis: “Pornography is frequently stated as a hobby of the abuser”
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.152-153). Some of the testimony below describes sexually explicit events that […]
Victim’s “Precocious Knowledge of Sexuality” Blocks Child Rape Conviction
Northampton’s Daily Hampshire Gazette reports today that a Hampshire Superior Court jury has acquitted Hubert Jaundoo, a local man accused of raping his then-girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter in 2001, after Jaundoo’s lawyer attacked the child’s credibility on the grounds that she was too sexually experienced: His defense lawyer, David Hoose, argued the girl’s precocious knowledge of sexuality created […]
Testimony in Minneapolis: “Pornography is probably the most extreme example of anti-women socialization that men receive in this society”
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.149-151). Testimony of Wanda Richardson, Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter If you […]
Testimony in Minneapolis: Pornographic Materials Often Found in Homes with Child Sexual Abuse
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.143-145). [emphasis added] Testimony of Bill Neiman, Assistant County Attorney in […]
Testimony in Minneapolis: Likeness of TV Star “Rhoda” Misappropriated by Pornographers; Aspiring Actresses Vulnerable to Being Enticed into Porn
Minneapolis city officials heard testimony about peoples’ encounters with porn, those who consume porn and those who produce it at a hearing of the Minneapolis Government Operations Committee on December 13, 1983. This account appears in In Harm’s Way: The Pornography Civil Rights Hearings (p.140-142). The following letter was submitted by Valerie Harper, star of […]