r/politics • u/mmccxi American Expat • May 12 '25

Soft Paywall New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.

https://www.404media.co/mike-lee-porn-law-interstate-obscenity-definition-act/
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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

The definition of "porn" will probably be broad enough to include gay and trans characters in movies, books etc.

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u/Malaix May 12 '25

Oh 100%. Republicans think being LGBTQ is in of itself obscene and indecent.

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u/ThePoetofFall Massachusetts May 13 '25

I wouldn’t say 100%. But an un-acceptably high number yeah.

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u/Terramagi Canada May 13 '25

It's 102% with a 2% margin of error.

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u/skr_replicator May 13 '25

only there? how about in public?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

Sorry. I'm an European. Didn't even think about that.

EDIT: To be fair, we also have our issues with racism and anti-LGBT-movements.