Episode 70: In Other News...

2016-03-14

This week we are all by our lonesomes in the O Face Podcast studios. We're talking about Pearling and a new Federal Court ruling in Virginia that basically says that "the Constitution 'does not prohibit the regulation of BDSM conduct.' In other words the precedent implied by bans on anti-sodomy and anti-adultery laws—that adults have a constitutional right to freedom of noncommercial intimate conduct—doesn’t protect us. (I say “noncommercial” because, of course, professional sex workers have also never been protected.)" -- According to Court... published March 9, 2016 on Salon.com

This week we are all by our lonesomes in the O Face Podcast studios.

We're talking about Pearling and a new Federal Court ruling in Virginia that basically says that "the Constitution 'does not prohibit the regulation of BDSM conduct.' In other words the precedent implied by bans on anti-sodomy and anti-adultery laws—that adults have a constitutional right to freedom of noncommercial intimate conduct—doesn’t protect us. (I say “noncommercial” because, of course, professional sex workers have also never been protected.)" -- According to Court... published March 9, 2016 on Salon.com

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Miss Jenga and Freckles!

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