Stop the Government's
Censorship
The Home Office has begun a process to make it illegal to possess extreme adult images.
These plans could lead to people being imprisoned for viewing images on the internet.
This is a step too far from a government determined to regulate every aspect of our lives and quash individual expression.
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Backlash is the campaigning organisation bringing together individuals and activist groups to oppose this legislation.
Backlash won a Campaign award at Erotic Awards in recognition of its efforts to challenge the government's proposed new anti-pornography legislation.
Backlash is an alliance of diverse groups, representing tens of thousands of British people, campaigning against the government's proposed new legislation to outlaw the possession of 'extreme pornographic material'.
Backlash believes that this legislation contravenes the civil liberties of individuals wishing to view images of non-harmful activities engaged in by consenting adults.
It notes that there is no scientific evidence to support claims of a link between viewing such material and committing criminal acts. It is concerned that people may be criminalised for harmless fantasies just because other people find those fantasies distasteful.
Backlash asserts that the proposed legislation has dangerous implications for the individual's right to privacy.
The Erotic Awards were established in 1993 and offer recognition to individuals and organisations involved in campaigning for sexual freedom. Previous winners have included the broadcaster Dr Petra Boynton and the writer and lecturer Susie Bright.
Backlash has been short-listed alongside Belinda Brooks Gordon, who campaigns for the legal rights of prostitutes, and Ruth Morgan Thomas, who runs the Scottish Prostitutes' education project.
This year's Erotic Awards ceremony will take place at The Night of the Senses on Saturday the 2nd of September, from 7pm to 11pm at Club SeOne on Weston Street, London SE1.
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