CHINA — The ancient and venerable nation of China has an equally historic tradition of appreciating and indulging in the pleasures of the senses. Modern history has been hard on Chinese sensualists, however, and although things have come a long way since the brutal...

WASHINGTON, DC – In its ongoing efforts to “cleanse” American society, nobody can accuse the Religious Right of lying down on the job.In separate actions yesterday, the Parents Television Council (PTC) and Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) called on the federal government...

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD – As anticipated, three Maryland clubs have filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a set of strict new ordinances regulating “adult entertainment clubs” passed by the county council in July.The three clubs, the Showcase Theater of Beltsville, the Nico...

ENGLAND — After Liz Longhurst’s daughter Jane was killed by a 36-year-old man who claimed that his violence was fueled by a love of violent online pornography, the bereft woman vowed to fight for a ban on the scapegoated content, in the hopes of preventing similar...

SARASOTA, FL – The Cheetah Lounge in Florida’s Sarasota County finds itself in a familiar pickle; the Cheetah’s decade-old agreement with the county is coming to an end and the club may be forced to either cover up its dancers or lose its liquor license, if it cannot work out a...

WASHINGTON, DC — A lot has been said about the broadcast of indecent, obscene, and profane words and images since Janet Jackson’s infamous Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction.” Much of what has been said has been accompanied by large dollar fines.Thanks in...

ENGLEWOOD, CO — EchoStar unit Transporter Encryption Services Corporation (TESC) — which the average American knows as DishNetwork — added two new adult services to its satellite menu on Tuesday.Along with other business deals, a U.S. Securities and Exchange...

FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Local authorities had no idea what to expect when they learned that the Joe Frances’ infamous Girls Gone Wild bus was going to pull into town and look for young, thrill-seeking women. Whatever their wildest fears may have been, the reality has...

ENGLAND —In discussions of sexually explicit depictions, visual or otherwise, a question often posed in some form or another is “Where and how does one draw the line between ‘art’ and ‘pornography?’”According to Alan Moore, the English graphic novelist who created such...

NORTHEAST FULTON COUNTY, GA – Johns Creek, the city that’s not yet a city, is already lining up for its first legal battle; a fight to prevent the Love Shack, an adult shop and tobacconist, from opening its doors at the corner of Jones Bridge and State Bridge roads.At a public...