Gustavo Turner: The Politics of P*rnogr*phy
Channel: Holly Randall Unfiltered
Date: 2022-12-05

Episode 272: The adult industry’s investigative journalist is back on the podcast! Gustavo Turner is a reporter for industry publication Xbiz and has a wealth of knowledge about the adult industry — and the people who are trying to take it down. He and Holly discuss what the midterm elections mean for the industry, the difference between obscenity and pornography, and the active court cases that could dictate the future of porn. Plus, Holly reminisces about “Leisure Suit Larry” — the adult video game that made you take a history test to prove you weren’t a kid!

SHOW NOTES: 
1:27 introducing Gustavo
2:37 his feelings on recent election results
4:16 most surprising political developments this year
8:22 what the conservative right considers pornography
9:56 difference between obscenity and pornography
12:47 the legislation specifically targeting the industry
18:58 what is SESTA/FOSTA?
21:25 what can non-sex workers do to help?
23:32 the idea that any woman in sex work is being trafficked
28:00 how can sex workers fight for labor rights without the message getting twisted?
32:30 why the industry hasn’t unionized
38:06 was MasterCard the villain in the OnlyFans situation?
50:52 why sex shops are always on the outskirts of town
52:01 thoughts on keeping kids away from internet porn
59:08 how porn and anti-masturbation have always coexisted
1:02:43 how porn was not made to be addictive
1:04:38 Leisure Suit Larry video game
1:08:01 how he started writing about the industry
1:09:28 is there a stigma for porn journalists?
01:12:58 how can writers from mainstream publications improve their pieces about the sex industry?
1:16:26 thoughts on the article about a sex-free internet

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