Sex has always been a battleground. From extremist woes over queer and trans identities to the ongoing attack on reproductive rights, the lack of protection for and slew of harmful laws targeting sex workers, and the struggle to even teach young people how their bodies work, it’s clear that pleasure has long been political. That’s especially true now, as the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the dawn of FOSTA-SESTA (the 2018 law touted as an anti-sex trafficking measure while, in effect, actually targeting consenting adult sex workers), and the barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation rush to invade every inch of progress that’s been made in the last few decades.
But people still have sex — and with porn sites reportedly pulling in 450 million unique visitors each month, they definitely still watch it, too.
