Some Good Recent Articles on Porn, Especially the New British Laws

As you may have seen, some very restrictive new anti-porn laws were passed in Britain recently. It's a feminist issue because, as many of the links below explain, the new laws disproportionately target female sexual expression.

Here are a whole ton of articles about it that we meant to post a while back. First, some general news stories:

• The Guardian
• The Mirror
• The Telegraph

Here are some legal statements:

• From an attorney who specializes in obscentity law
• From Backlash UK, "an umbrella organisation providing academic, legal and campaigning resources defending freedom of sexual expression"

And here is a bunch of commentary:

• From Erika Lust, in the Independent
• From Mark Joseph Stern, at Slate Outward
• From Joel Golby, at Vice
• From Pandora Blake, who runs the site Dreams of Spanking, we have four posts (1, 2, 3, 4)
• And another piece from her on the Dreams of Spanking blog
• From Zoe Stavri, at Another Angry Woman

On a different note: Rebecca Vipond Brink talks about "Representation In Porn, Or A Lack Thereof, And Why It Matters" on The Frisky (seen on XO Jane).