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The archive link shared by heythere22 (which seems to be a different story) discusses this. The published plan from the heritage foundation includes a few mo

by hedora 1y ago

The archive link shared by heythere22 (which seems to be a different story) discusses this. The published plan from the heritage foundation includes a few more steps: (1) redefine obscenity to include pornography, effectively banning it via interstate commerce laws (2) extend this to anything that could “be harmful to minors”, which will certainly include information about groups they don’t like, starting with LGBTQ+.

spondylosaurus 1y ago
Considering another of today's rulings came down in favor of religious opt-outs for kids in public schools, and that that case came out specifically because parents didn't want their kids exposed to books with LGBTQ characters in them, then yeah—I'd say we're scarily close to redefining an entire class of people's existence as obscene. (Never mind the fact that other recent anti-LGBTQ rulings and policies have heavily implied as much, but I don't think they've been quite so explicit. Yet.) https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-...
heavyset_go 1y ago
This is already laid out in Project 2025. > Transgender people will see their existence denied and their rights stripped away under Project 2025. The authors equate ‘transgender ideology’ to pornography, calling for it to be outlawed. While the far-right policy agenda cannot directly ban transgenderism, it aims to do so indirectly by labeling it as pornography, and then outlawing pornography itself – effectively erasing transgender identity from the U.S. https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/project-2025-lgbtq-rights/ https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/project-2025-lgbtq-rights...
- Evil_Saint 1y ago
  This shit is genuinely terrifying and it seems like no one is doing anything to stop it.
metalcrow 1y ago
Does obscenity not already include pornography? Porn most definitely doesn't pass the Miller test, so the only reason it's not currently illegal is because the federal government doesn't enforce that law.

by hedora 1y ago

spondylosaurus 1y ago

Considering another of today's rulings came down in favor of religious opt-outs for kids in public schools, and that that case came out specifically because parents didn't want their kids exposed to books with LGBTQ characters in them, then yeah—I'd say we're scarily close to redefining an entire class of people's existence as obscene. (Never mind the fact that other recent anti-LGBTQ rulings and policies have heavily implied as much, but I don't think they've been quite so explicit. Yet.) https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-schools https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5430355/scotus-opt-out-...

heavyset_go 1y ago

This is already laid out in Project 2025. > Transgender people will see their existence denied and their rights stripped away under Project 2025. The authors equate ‘transgender ideology’ to pornography, calling for it to be outlawed. While the far-right policy agenda cannot directly ban transgenderism, it aims to do so indirectly by labeling it as pornography, and then outlawing pornography itself – effectively erasing transgender identity from the U.S. https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/project-2025-lgbtq-rights/ https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/project-2025-lgbtq-rights...

Evil_Saint 1y ago
This shit is genuinely terrifying and it seems like no one is doing anything to stop it.

metalcrow 1y ago

Does obscenity not already include pornography? Porn most definitely doesn't pass the Miller test, so the only reason it's not currently illegal is because the federal government doesn't enforce that law.