Blog - Free Speech Coalition

The SCREEN Act, the federal age-verification legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) failed to advance out of the Senate Commerce committee today during a mark-up session focused on children’s online safety. Despite a party-line vote in favor of advancing the bill, a number of legislators were not present for the vote. As such, the committee could not meet quorum and t...

West Virginia’s age verification law, HB 4412, takes effect on Friday, June 12, 2026. Sites accessible in West Virginia should review the law and take steps to comply in order to avoid potential enforcement.

For years, public conversations about the adult industry have been shaped by politicians, advocacy groups, news headlines, and people who have never done the work themselves. The voices of performers are often missing from the discussion, even when the policies being debated directly affect their lives.

Pride has always been about more than celebration. It has always been about visibility, resistance, and the fight to exist openly in the face of censorship and discrimination.

Today, LGBTQ+ people and adult industry workers are facing renewed attacks online and offline. Across the country, lawmakers are pushing policies that threaten privacy, restrict speech, and make i...

Late last week, two United Nations volunteers (known as Special Rapporteurs) issued a press release calling for the prosecution of adult platforms that allow user-generated content. They accuse adult pl...