It's incumbent upon all of us to push back against the #traffickinghub narrative created by evangelical Christians like Exodus Cry. It is and always has been a front to censor — or in their words, the abolition — of sexually explicit media.
Exodus Cry and NCOSE are both antiporn/anti-sex work organizations that misrepresent their true goals, and use victims of trafficking as a means to an end — banning adult content and sex work.
The #traffickinghub campaign not only hurt sex workers, it hurt the people who they claimed they were helping. When @RoseKalemba — once the face of the movement — spoke out about her own sex work, they disowned and attacked her.
#Traffickinghub is a loosely disguised ministry that has consistently misrepresented itself and the facts behind its campaign. If anything should be taken down, it's #Traffickinghub.
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A lot of people are going to be watching "Money Shot" tonight. Many of the claims in the doc — especially those from the evangelical #traffickinghub campaign — are confusing or deceitful. If you're not familiar with the industry, here's what you need to know: 1/
The #traffickinghub campaign is not neutral. It is the byproduct of an evangelical ministry, International House of Prayer (IHOP!)) of Kansas City. Exodus Cry, the org behind the hashtag, emerged from an IHOP prayer session. 2/ thedailybeast.com/inside-exodus-…
#Traffickinghub is not IHOP’s first foray into morality politics.
The 2013 doc ‘God Loves Uganda' follows IHOP missionaries in Africa fueling the rhetoric that ultimately leads to Uganda's controversial ‘Kill the Gays’ law. hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-n…
🚨 German creators posting on @Twitter are getting hit with large fines and potential criminal penalties, as the country's new "age verification" mechanism springs into action. Since Twitter do not verify visitors' age, posting on the site leaves creators legally liable.
About a year ago, @WIRED's @mattburgess1 reported on 60 or so German accounts being shut down by @Twitter after notifications from the German government. Since then, there have been sporadic reports of adult creators getting hit with large fines. wired.com/story/twitter-…
There has also been fear that the German government could bring criminal charges for dissemination of pornography to a minor, under Section 184, but it's unclear if that's an actuality right now. Currently talking with @FSCEurope to try and get more information.
Anti-trans "LGB without the T" activists now coming for asexuals. SWERFS/TERFS are becoming increasingly hostile to any articulation of sexuality that's different than theirs, positioning them as a threat to whatever gains they've secured. Disgusting.
It's a playbook. An unending series of pathologizing ("they're damaged, they need treatment"), denial ("they have no oppression"), fear ("they're pedos claiming this to get close to us"), and greed ("they're diluting Pride"). And, of course, intimations of child grooming.
This is the head of public policy at NCOSE theorizing that the legal adult industry turned a man into a pedophile — thus absolving him of blame. It’s absolutely bonkers, and why faith-based organizations are ill-equipped to handle abuse.
This is the same thinking that was used to absolve Josh Duggar and countless sex abuse scandals in the church, as well as justify the Atlanta massage parlor murders. By externalizing it to some immoral outside force, they excuse and enable it.
If you can focus on some “evil” outside force — porn, queers, trans, social media — you don’t have to reckon with the fact that the vast majority of abuse is happening within the family, or from trusted authority figures like clergy, who bring with them the authority of God.
Louisiana has quietly passed a bill allowing parents to sue companies and creators who post porn on social media sites (or really, anywhere on the internet).
"Act 440" has been signed into law by the Governor, and takes effect on Jan 1.
Lawrence v TX — which Thomas explicitly wrote was one of the next 3 to fall — prevented the state from prosecuting private sexual acts. It rests on the same principle as Roe.
Same with Stanley v GA, which allowed private possession of pornography.
People don't realize that as late as 1989, LA police would arrest you for shooting porn. The FBI would prosecute you for sending it through the mail. For decades, people sold it out of the back of their cars, or under counters, and went to jail for years.
Porn production is only specifically legal in two states — California and New Hampshire — everywhere else, it's prosecutable as under prostitution law. You still can't send 'obscene' material through the mail.
Busts stopped bc the courts weren't complying. But now?