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Prostitution legislation must include women in the porn industry
I remember when I was first struck by the question: If prostitution is against the law in the US, why isn’t porn? A frie…
‘The Sex Trade’ reveals Montreal as a hub for prostitution
Is Montreal Canada’s Las Vegas? A film by Ève Lamont called The Sex Trade (Le commerce du sexe) reveals that the s…
All porn is revenge porn
In recent years, there has been growing media coverage, academic research, government interest, and public anger about w…
Will treating porn like a drug addiction help?
Last week CTV’s W5 aired a two-part series on internet porn. Part one focused on the way in which ever-younger chi…
Amy Schumer’s comedy should dismantle the power of the dick
Question: How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: That’s not funny. The “humour̶…
Review: Watching 50 Shades of Grey is torture
The last time two hours felt this long, I was in labour. Was I having a triple root canal sans anesthetic? Was I having …
Ghomeshi played the role of a feminist ally, but in private he was fully enmeshed in porn culture
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been interviewed by male journalists who have been clearly antagonistic to m…
PODCAST: Gail Dines on Iceland’s proposal to ban hardcore pornography online
Iceland has been called the world’s most feminist country. Ranking first in the 2012 Global Gender Gap Report, the…