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The Stereotyped Rattle Of A Simple Man

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This 1960s culture-clash social commentary comedy is never quite sure of what it wants to be.

Scottish Strippers Win A Fight For Their Right To Undress

A rare victory for sexual freedom in the ongoing moral panic.

The Political Fixation With Shifting The Blame Onto Porn

In the desperation to find something to blame apart from the obvious, sexual expression is always a go-to distraction.

Homocult – The Anarcho-Queer Provocateurs Of The 1990s

The anti-capitalist, class war art collective who infuriated the straight and gay establishment alike.

The Deadly Results Of Sex Shaming And Guilt Transferrence

Why are we surprised that years of demonising the sex industry and pushing ‘sex addiction’ as a problem that is caused by outside forces is resulting in violence, abuse and discrimination?

The Happy Whore

Reducing all sex workers to homogenous groups of victims to satisfy society’s desire to see them as such is insulting and misguided; everyone is an individual.