This newsletter is sent free of charge to FSC members and supporters. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please reply with "Remove" in the Subject line and you will be promptly deleted from our list. For personal contact, call 1-866-FSC-9373.   Delivering Weekly Censorship Updates to the Adult Entertainment Industry Vol. X, No. 7, February 16 & 23, 2007 (Special Combined Issue) - A Member Service of the Free Speech Coalition Free Speech X-press is researched and edited by Scott Ross. Copyright 2007 Free Speech Coalition. Permission to reprint granted to FSC members; please give credit.     This Xpress is brought to you by Bellenjoy program at www.adultprebooks.com Democratic Congress Unlikely to Change Broadcast Decency Standards As we've stressed in recent weeks, the new Democratic majority in Congress will result in many major changes to a wide range of existing laws. However, it appears that current decency standards will remain as they are for the foreseeable future (or, of course, until another unexpected "wardrobe malfunction"). As many readers will recall, Miss Jackson's stunt at the 2004 Super Bowl resulted in a tidal wave of criticism, anger, and dialogue on the changing landscape of primetime television in America. Members of Congress were quick to chime in, and Janet's five-second bit of exposure ushered in countless hours of congressional hearings and town hall meetings on decency standards. Congress ultimately decided to increase the penalty for broadcasting indecent material on radio and television to $325,000, a tenfold jump from the previous $32,500 standard (pre-Janet). Indecent material is defined by the Federal Communications Commission as sexual or excretory content of a "patently offensive nature" between the hours of 6a.m. and 10p.m., when children are most likely to be watching. Fast-forward to today and the newly-crowned Democratic decision-makers in Washington, who have already pushed through major legislation on ethics reform and an increase to the minimum wage. Will they revisit and possibly re-jigger decency standards? Unlikely, given the overwhelming support that the above-mentioned penalty increase received. Additionally, the broadcasters instituted changes of their own to further appease lawmakers, such as adding delays to live broadcasts to snare offensive material before it airs. However, if something Janet-esque were to again grace a live network broadcast, one can rest assured that Congress would dust off the alarm bell. That tenfold increase would be a pittance in the face of what would come next. — The Raben Group California State Lobbying Update: Protecting You from Yourself The Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is again asking state lawmakers to require the use of condoms in the adult entertainment industry. Through a bill proposal and personal meetings, representatives of the AHF have solicited several Sacramento lawmakers with a request that they introduce the special interest legislation. This is not the first time. A few years ago the idea was proposed, but failed to gain any momentum because most lawmakers recognize that consenting adults have the right to choose how they want to have sex. Now removed by term limits, then Assemblyman Paul Koretz was outspoken in pointing out to his peers that a democratic government does not impose itself upon the personal choice sexual relations of consenting adults. Some lawmakers see the proposal as an opportunity to advance other agendas. One leading Democrat even views the adult entertainment industry as being oppressive to women; and legislation to impose more regulations and restrictions could gain their support. Other lawmakers are genuinely concerned about finding ways to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted ideas. However, due to thousands of competing bill proposals and house rules which limit the number of bills a lawmaker may author each session, the involuntary condom usage proposal for an industry with an exceptionally low rate of transmission, has a long uphill battle and a narrow window of time. Like baby oil on a brass pole, the proposal is slipping away. Free Speech Coalition's lobbying force in Sacramento contacted each committee member of the Senate and Assembly health committees — where the legislation would go first — to discuss the embarrassing truths about the ill-conceived bill idea. No pro-choice or progressive lawmaker could avoid the stain of supporting "slippery-slope" legislation which would later amplify negative attention to sex clubs, bathhouses, swinger parties, rainbow parties, glory holes — or even the un-inhibiting mix of alcohol and hot tubs. Too many lawmakers are frequent fliers on that airline. Besides, what kind of Democrat or Republican would force their way between sexual partners and presume to interfere? Didn't communist China seek to do that for population control of its subjects? In addition, the industry has a long track record of been more pro-active than any other in requiring comprehensive health screenings, ferreting out potential dangers, addressing issues, and protecting workers. Government could never duplicate the same level of voluntary buy-in to the existing process on such a cost-effective and results oriented basis. Last but not least, there would likely be censorship challenges since the use of a condom covers and obstructs the visibility of the penis. That the same conduct occurs in other businesses and social venues, but the government does not seek to interfere even though the outcome is the same, strongly suggests this is really an attempt to censor the adult film industry in violation of the First Amendment. Under the guise of preventing disease, the AHF's prudish fundamentalist agenda is fraught with pitfalls. This same organization is attacking drug manufacturer Pfizer for distributing the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, because it is "fueling the spread of sexually transmitted diseases." Rumor has it that AHF may in the future also seek to outlaw the penis altogether. — Matt Gray ICRA Begins New Era, New Mission as FOSI WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Internet Content Ratings Association (ICRA) officially re-launched this week with a new name and an expanded mission. Now known as the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), the organization will work to improve child safety online and protect speech through public policy, education and events, according to ICRA founder, Stephen Balkam. FOSI, which has the backing of Internet and technology notables such as AT&T, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and AOL Europe, is part of the solution to what ICRA founder Stephen Balkam called . . . "the larger problem of protecting children online." "We don't believe labeling is some kind of silver bullet," Balkam said. "Labeling is one tool in a range of tools that's going to be needed to tackle this problem." ICRA began as a voluntary self-labeling tool for webmasters. To date, more than 200,000 websites have registered with ICRA, with 70 percent of the sites displaying content that does not contain nudity, sex, adult language or violence. With the launch of FOSI, the organization's budget is expected to double its revenues to $1 million within the year. Balkam, who is the institute's CEO, said his group would host a series of round-table discussions involving educators, lawmakers and corporate executives in the U.S., Mexico and Europe. Attorney Lawrence Walters, who represented the adult entertainment industry at the inaugural FOSI meeting, told XBIZ he was encouraged by some aspects of the meeting, but concerned about others. "All of the major players were there, and it's a good thing that the adult industry was represented there, too," Walters said. "That's a good thing. And it was good to see so many people talking about free speech concerns; it makes you realize that maybe the government has started to learn its lesson over the years, but it was disheartening to be the only adult industry representative in the room." Walters said the goal of FOSI should be to educate children about child protection. "We spend a lot of time teaching kids about technology, but we don't pay very much attention to teaching them how to protect themselves online," Walters said. http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=19650 Gay Adult Production Companies Fight Piracy in New York NEW YORK, N.Y. - Several of the largest gay adult video companies combined forces last week to combat DVD piracy at a pair of New York City retail storefronts, an effort that resulted in the seizure of more than 4,000 DVDs. Dark Alley Media, Falcon Studios, Hot House Entertainment, Jet Set Productions, Pitbull Productions, Raging Stallion Studios and Titan Media filed suit last Friday, successfully winning a U.S. judge's decision to raid two Manhattan retailers. Two teams of U.S. Marshals raided Peep Show XXX and The Blue DVD, Inc. , prompted by alleged charges of duplication, importation, distribution and sale of pirated DVDs. The initial discovery was made by Dark Alley Media, which notified the other studios and called for a clamp-down in New York City of counterfeit gay video merchandise. Titan's Keith Webb, reached over the weekend by XBIZ, said a coalition against piracy could be the next step for the gay video community. "This cooperative action by the top gay studios shows that the industry can successfully work together to combat piracy," Webb said. "My hope is that this is just the first step in many more to come. Unless we find ways to band together to fight piracy, we will all lose in the end." Jet Set Men's Mark Hovanec said adult content is the subject of piracy far more frequently than theatrical films. "If we are to survive the natural course of business evolution, we must be even more aggressive than Hollywood," Hovanec told Xbiz. http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=19589 Utah Officials Support Anti-Porn Awareness Campaign SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Governor Jon Huntsman and mayors of cities across Utah have endorsed a campaign to declare February "White Ribbon Against Pornography Month" in the state of Utah, according to a Brigham Young University website. "We cannot take the issue of pornography lightly; it is poison," said Cindy Moreno of Communities for Decency, a non-profit organization spearheading the effort. "A little bit of poison is bad for you, just like a little bit of pornography is bad for you." As part of the campaign, Communities for Decency is sponsoring an art contest in which students are invited to submit "an original art piece with slogan, which effectively illustrates internet dangers and/or safety tips." The organization is offering a $500 prize for the winning entry, which will be displayed on an interstate highway billboard. Moreno and her supporters have also produced "Pornography - The Great Lie for All Faiths," an educational anti-porn DVD for high school classroom use. WRAP campaigns are normally organized by New York-based Morality in Media, which organizes similar efforts nationwide, though usually reserving their efforts for the last week in October to coincide with National Pornography Awareness Week. http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/63030 New Jersey Adult Businesses Gear Up to Fight New Legislation TRENTON, N.J. - The New Jersey Adult Cabaret Assn. (NJACA) is seeking help to ensure that three state bills targeting the adult industry, two of which have already been approved by the state Assembly's Housing and Local Government Committee, don't get passed. One bill seeks to require the state to post a police officer or "adult school crossing guard" at "every school, child care center, or school bus stop located within 3,000 feet of any sexually oriented business ... during those time periods when a school, child care center, or school bus stop is in operation and children are outside" and that the adult business is "in operation." That means not only when the adult business is open for business, but simply any time that the business exists at that location. The same bill also gives the municipality the power to levy a tax on the adult businesses to pay for the guards, a power which Daniel Aaronson, the NJACA's attorney, told AVN.com he believes will lead to constitutional challenges if the bill passes without amendment. "If we have to go to court, it will be an applied challenge," Aaronson explained. "You see, if the cities had to pay for it [the guards], then it wouldn't be, but now it's going to be applied to the businesses; the bill says the cities may pass it [the 'fees'] on. So now, when they try to pass it on to the individual adult establishment, that adult establishment is going to raise that, 'This is unconstitutional as applied to me. I have never caused any of these things. There have been no sexual assaults,' and we'll have a good crime study, and we'll say, 'This is unconstitutional as applied to me. It's a tax on my speech where I don't create any problem.'" Aaronson warns that the legislature's other bill, A3693, may be even worse for adult businesses - and more clearly unconstitutional. "The bill requires that nobody's allowed to be licensed unless you get a variance, and almost every variance procedure I've ever seen anyplace in the country gives [the governing body] unbridled discretion," Aaronson stated. "The essence of it is that no place - no new place will be allowed in existence; it can only can be zoned in a certain zoned area and cannot be there as a matter of right but has to be there by variance and there needs to be a procedure set up where the people from the city and the surrounding area can come in and complain about it." The variance process would apply even if the municipality already has a specific zone designated for adult use. "The bottom line of it is, there's no criteria set up," Aaronson explained. "So you give notice to the surrounding people - at the business's expense - and they come. But there's no criteria by which the variance board needs to live by. So therefore everybody comes in and says, 'We hate that place,' and because of the way the statute is written, it also says they can impose other conditions they feel are necessary, so the next thing you know is, 'We want x amount of lighting; we want x amount of parking spaces; we want this buffer; we want the sign to say this.' They can mandate enough conditions that nobody would ever want to open up." A third bill that would have placed time, place and manner restrictions on all adult businesses, and required dancers to be at least six feet from customers at all times has been tabled. "These bills will have very serious and harmful negative effects upon all adult nightclubs in N.J. and will place our entire industry in jeopardy," NJACA executive director Jeff Levy wrote to his association's members. "The NJACA can not afford or allow bad bills to become bad laws and we must, as concerned business owners and operators, take action immediately, before it becomes too late! Once law, it will cost hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to fight it out in the courts, with no guarantee of a positive result." Levy is asking that all adult businesses in the state contribute to fight these bills, which he fears could force more than half of existing clubs and bookstores out of business. He's requesting that each nightclub contribute $1,000 per month to the fight, and would request similar contributions from adult book and video stores. Levy assures that the funds will be used only for legal defense, academic studies, a monthly newsletter, outreach efforts designed to keep the adult industry in New Jersey informed of all negative challenges, tracking and monitoring all bills and legislation that maybe harmful to adult businesses in New Jersey, and hiring lobbyists. Contributions can be sent to: NJACA c/o Delilah's Den, 4630 State Route 35 North, South Amboy, NJ 08879, and the envelope should note, "Attn: Jeff Levy, Executive Director." And those who wish to receive more information about the NJACA, as well as notices of upcoming meetings, can email Levy at njcabaret@yahoo.com. http://avn.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Articles&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=283387 Texas Adult Club 'Sin Tax' Proposal Resurfaces HOUSTON, TX - A plan to place a $5 state fee on admissions to adult entertainment clubs has been resurrected by two lawmakers. State Rep. Ellen Cohen, a freshman Democrat and executive director of the Houston Area Women's Center, and Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, are sponsoring the new legislation, which earmarks the "sin tax" for sexual assault programs. Gov. Rick Perry proposed a similar fee in 2004, but earmarked the funds for public schools. Perry's bill went nowhere, in part because the public ridiculed the idea as "tassels for tots." "When it was tied to education there was a visceral response, it was like, 'eww,'" Cohen told the Houston Chronicle. "Money from adult clubs going towards education didn't quite sound right." Although Cohen insists that she is not suggesting that people who frequent strip clubs commit sexual assault, she argues that money generated by sexually oriented businesses should pay for sexually oriented crimes. "We are talking about a service that does objectify women and it seems like an appropriate place to raise those kinds of dollars," Cohen said. "It's apples to apples." Strip club owners believe they are being unfairly targeted. "What club owners are opposed to is being unduly punished with an excessive tax designed as a ruse because someone finds the industry morally reprehensible," said Angelina Spencer, executive director of the Association of Club Executives, which represents adult nightclubs. "This is a stretch. They are trying to make a connection where one does not exist to further stigmatize the industry. When you talk about sexual assault you are trying to make this connection that women who work in adult entertainment are victimized," she said. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4551844.html Raben Group Launches New Practice Groups WASHINGTON, DC - The Raben Group, a full-service public affairs firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles , today announced they are launching several new practice areas to better serve their growing family of clients. "We're delighted to be organizing the firm around practice areas that reflect the issues and the work we love," said Robert Raben, the firm's president. "Our teams are led by some of the most talented people in Washington , with real policy depth and great strategic minds. I'm thrilled to be able to put this kind of talent behind our clients." Raben's highly respected legislative career began with eight years on the staff of Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). The quality of his work led him to the House Judiciary Committee, where he served as Democratic Counsel to the Constitution Subcommittee and, later, the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. He later served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs before founding The Raben Group in 2001. The firm's new practice groups: Commerce and Regulation - The group's professionals put decades of experience on Capitol Hill and the administrative agencies to work helping clients navigate the public policy process, from legislation through regulation and implementation. Constitution and Justice - A shared commitment to social justice is at the heart of The Raben Group. The Constitution and Justice group serves nonprofit organizations and other private- and public-sector entities focused on constitutional and justice-based policy issues. Intellectual Property and Entertainment - TRG's experienced attorneys understand intellectual property law, policy, politics and trends. They provide counsel to owners, creators, consumers, networks, third-party carriers, trade associations and leading corporations. LATINStrategies - The Raben Group serves a long and growing roster of clients who need to effectively engage fast-growing Hispanic communities. TRG designs holistic strategies that include everything from grasstops and grassroots to direct lobbying and policy development. LGBT Community - The Raben Group is committed to full equality for all Americans, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They help clients reach the growing LGBT market, identify new gay or straight allies, build coalitions of unlikely partners and move policy agendas. Political Activities - Moving a policy or political agenda means showing public support for clients' ideas. TRG helps build and demonstrate that support through their strong network of relationships and deep roots in the political, policy and advocacy worlds, both nationally and locally. Strategic Communications - TRG applies outside-the-box thinking with "inside the Beltway" experience to design the most forward-thinking communications strategies. They offer a full suite of services including message development, media relations, initiative rollouts, litigation support and crisis communications. "It's a challenging and exciting time in Washington, and I look forward to navigating the coming years with a great family of clients and a terrific team here at TRG," said Raben. Canadian Company Removes Adult Content for Cell Phones; Keeps Adult Cable Service VANCOUVER - Canadian communications company Telus Corp. announced earlier this week that it would no longer offer downloadable adult content for cellular phones in response to a threatened boycott by religious leaders. Telus suspended the wireless adult-content service, which it began offering in January, following hundreds of complaints from customers, shareholders and religious leaders. Vancouver Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Roussin, who had called the situation a `grave concern,' and urged his parishioners to boycott Telus, commended the company's decision. "This decision is for the greater good of the community as a whole, a fact I am glad Telus is recognizing," Roussin said. "The company has listened to the voices of its customers and Canadians in general, who were quite clear that this was not something that serves the public in any beneficial way." Telus spokesman Jim Johannsson said that despite the company's decision to drop their wireless adult content service, they will continue to offer several adult channels on its fledgling television service delivered over land lines. "It appears that the general public is more comfortable with that medium for accessing adult content at this time," Johannsson said. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=95d2f305-4919-4d13-b58b-e50b1bfbfaf7&k=75386 Conservative Leaders Request Federal Investigation Into Hounddog WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two prominent leaders of Christian conservative groups have requested U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prosecute the makers of the controversial movie Hounddog, which depicts the rape of a child, according to WorldNetDaily.com. Hounddog gained notoriety at this year's Sundance Film Festival due to a simulated rape scene featuring the 12-year-old Dakota Fanning. The letter, written by Ted Baehr and Larry Klayman -founders of MovieGuide and Judicial Watch, respectively - proposes that the film violates the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, the Child Pornography Prevention Act and the PROTECT Act. "It is imperative that the producers and collaborators to the movie be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," reads the letter. "The American public deserves no less, particularly since your administration was elected with the promise to enforce child decency and anti-pornography laws." The conservative leaders wrote the letter to Gonzalez after efforts to convince prosecutors in North Carolina, where the movie was filmed, to investigate the movie failed. "I am aware that there is an outcry from some who find the content of the film disturbing and distasteful," Rex Gore, a district attorney in North Carolina, told World Net News after the movie's Sundance screening. "However, public opinion is not the test we must apply as prosecutors; we must apply the law. North Carolina's child exploitation statutes do not apply because none of the acts depicted in the film meet the legal definition of 'sexual activity' under our current law." The letter to Gonzales insists that the film is guilty of containing "an obscene visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct" and, therefore, all those involved in its making should be "prosecuted to the full extent of the law." The letter further accuses North Carolina prosecutors of not investigating the legality of the film due to "a desire of the State of North Carolina to lure the film industry to the state and promote and enhance the economy." http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54312 Man Claims Porn Addiction in Labor Dispute with IBM WHITE PLAINS, NY. - Claiming that he was addicted to pornographic material, a man fired by IBM for visiting adult chatrooms while at work has decided to sue the technology company for wrongful termination with the argument that as an addict, his actions are shielded by the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). IBM, which filed a motion for summary judgment against James Pacenza, said the employee's use of Internet chatrooms is a clear violation of company policy. Michael Diederich, Pacenza's attorney, said his client visited an adult chatroom, but that the issue in the case has to do with IBM's treatment of the plaintiff's illness, not whether the discussion was pornographic. If the case goes to trial, employers around the country will likely take note because a decision could affect how firms regulate Internet use at work and how so-called online addictions are categorized medically. A Stanford University report from last year found that 14 percent of computer users neglected work, school, family, food and sleep because of Internet use. Dr. Elias Aboujaoude, who directed the study, said he was most concerned about the number of users who either hid their use of the Internet, or turned to online activities to cope with negative mood swings, adding that both behavior patterns were akin to those of alcoholics. Attorney J.D. Obenberger told XBIZ he doesn't see excessive use of the Internet or pornography as classic addictions. "I don't believe that either one exists," he said. "If you believe Internet addiction, then you have to believe in porn addiction, but how do you get a meaningful standard between pleasure and addiction? People use the Internet and watch porn because they are fun; neither one is a disease." But Obenberger said claims of Internet and pornography addiction are serious concerns for the adult entertainment industry. "I'm extremely skeptical of these claims," he said. "But, porn addiction is the new wave of censorship, and it's what they're screaming about in Congress. All that is just poppycock." http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=19711 Anti-Porn Documentary Claims Porn Epidemic PROVO, UT. - A new documentary produced by film company Living Biography in conjunction with anti-porn group CP80 details what it calls the rampant rise in Internet pornography and the fight to stop it. According to a report in the Deseret News, CP80, the group behind the TruthinPorn campaign that seeks to move all adult sites into a single, clean Internet port, released the film at the end of January to coincide with a resolution from the Utah House of Representatives urging the U.S. Congress to do more to curb online porn. "I can't tell you how many stories I've heard, how many lives I've seen destroyed by pornography," Rep. Bradley Daw, the resolution's sponsor, said. "This is an absolute scourge on our society." Ralph Yarro, founder of CP80, called the Utah resolution the "shot heard around the world. Utah is standing up and saying, 'Porn is a problem,'" he said. Yarro added that Utah is one of seven states with similar resolutions on the table, adding that Oregon legislators will soon debate a measure that would label Internet pornography a public health emergency. The film details the experiences of Shelley Lubben, a former porn star turned anti-porn activist who used the stage name Roxy, as she battled a drug and alcohol addiction and contracted herpes while working in the adult entertainment industry. The film also reports that access to pornography by minors is a big problem, with nearly 57 percent of those aged 9 to 19 having viewed adult content online. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660196104,00.html Michigan County Seeks Stricter Adult Zoning Rules PETOSKEY, MI - Emmet County's current ordinance for adult businesses will likely become stricter as the Planning Commission held the first of three public meetings this week to consider proposed zoning changes. According to the Petoskey News-Review, the county began the process of updating its adult business ordinance after a federal judge approved a settlement earlier this month between Emmet County and the owners of Xpectations, an adult store that now operates in a previously restricted area. The store filed suit against the county last year, arguing that zoning provisions violated its constitutional rights. Emmet County is using a team of officials to argue for stricter zoning laws, including attorney Scott Bergthold, a Tennessee-based attorney that specializes in crafting restrictive adult businesses ordinances for counties across the country. Kathleen Abbott, the county's legal counsel, and Brent Michalek, the county's zoning administrator, are also involved in the attempt to create new stricter regulations. According to the News-Review, Bergthold, who has won several landmark cases in the field, pointed out that federal courts have held that adult businesses need not be in "sensitive land-use areas," but are more appropriate to "high intensity districts" such as industrial and business zones. "You can't just say 'No' to anywhere," Bergthold said at the meeting. "The zone that would allow an adult business has to be reasonably part of the real estate market, where someone might put a business on a parcel." The next public hearing on the subject will be held on March 1. http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2007/02/20/news/news03.txt Free Speech Coalition, Canoga Park, CA ---We're on the move!!! (Literally) That's right! Free Speech Coalition is moving its offices to a new home just down the road in Canoga Park. As a result, FSC will temporarily close for the move February 23rd and will reopen March 1st. Email Xpress@freespeechcoalition.com for more information. New Member Benefits for 2007, adding value to your membership. Successful litigation, protecting you from unconstitutional censorship. FSC's website and publications, keeping you informed. Federal and State Lobbying, affecting legislation before it becomes law. Invitations to seminars and parties, helping you stay informed and to network within the industry. Member Survey scheduled for Spring, 2007. Watch for more information here! Because of 2257 litigation, it's critical that we have your company's information complete in our database. Are you SURE your company's information is complete? Email UpdateInfo@FreeSpeechCoalition.com to update your company's information now. NOTE: The data we're tracking, related to 2257, has changed. Please update NOW. FEB 23-25 - Sex and So Much More Show, Denver FEB 22-24 - GAYVN Summit, San Francisco, CA MAR 23-25 - ADULTCON, Los Angeles Convention Center MAR 23-25 - Taboo: The Naughty But Nice Sex Show, Red Deer, CN APR 16-18 - International Lingerie Show, Las Vegas APR 23 - California Lobby Day, Sacramento, CA MAY 11-13 - Sex and So Much More Show, Phoenix JUNE 22-24 - Erotica L.A., Los Angeles Convention Center AUGUST 27-30 - Annual Gentlemen's Club Owners Expo, Las Vegas, NV AUGUST 27-30 - STOREROTICA Convention and Tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV SEPT 21-23 - ADULTCON, Los Angeles Convention Center The media: Bold sex and violence, timid politics and morals. - Mason Cooley By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. - Oscar Wilde