Last week during the presidential election, a myriad of controversial issues from the legalization of marijuana to same-sex marriage equality were listed on particular state ballots across America. One issue on the ballot that many Michiganders may not have heard of, though, was California’s ‘Measure B,’ or the ‘Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act’—a [...]

My History of Witchcraft lectures have been the most graphic in nature of my entire U of M career. Images of naked womyn appear in just about every lecture, and the occurrences of images depicting rape or other representations of violence against womyn do not fall far behind.

Feministing recently tackled the question “Can porn be feminist?” Female pornographer Tristan Taormino identifies herself as a feminist porn producer in that her films are highly dependent on the actors involved. She tries to tell a story and remain respectful to the desires and comfort of everyone involved in the process. To her, this makes [...]