Backlash is an umbrella group formed in 2005 to coordinate opposition to the “Consultation on the possession of extreme pornographic

Extreme pornography

Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 is a piece of legislation in the United Kingdom that criminalises possession of what it refers to as "extreme pornographic images". The law was enacted from 26 January 2009...

 material” issued in the UK jointly by the Home Office

Home Office

The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...

 and the Scottish Executive

Scottish Executive

The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...

. Its stated belief is that the proposals underlying the consultation represent an unjustified assault on freedom of speech

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...

 and freedom of expression http://www.backlash-uk.org.uk/qcopinion.html.

See no evil is provided by Backlash as an independent platform for the discussion of the proposed UK law on the possession of 'extreme pornography'.

Organisations

Backlash consists of Feminists Against Censorship

Feminists Against Censorship

Feminists Against Censorship is a large network of women founded in 1989 to present the feminist arguments against censorship, particularly of sexual materials, and to defend individual sexual expression....

, Unfettered, Ofwatch, The Spanner Trust

The Spanner Trust

The Spanner Trust is a United Kingdom organization set up to campaign for the right for adults to take part in consensual BDSM activities without fear of prosecution. It was set up after the Operation Spanner court case...

, the Libertarian Alliance

Libertarian Alliance

The Libertarian Alliance comprises two libertarian think tanks in Great Britain that promote free-market economics and civil liberties...

, the Campaign Against Censorship

Campaign Against Censorship

The Campaign Against Censorship is a Fareham, England-based political pressure group that opposes censorship and promotes freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. The group was formerly named the Defence of Literature and the Arts Society and was founded in 1968 to assist writers and artists...

, the Sexual Freedom Coalition

Sexual Freedom Coalition

The Sexual Freedom Coalition is a pro-sex campaign organization and political pressure group based in the United Kingdom that challenges the laws which take away the sexual freedoms of consenting adults and also challenges the media and official bodies that show disrespect for sex.The Sexual...

, the Society for Individual Freedom

Society for Individual Freedom

The Society for Individual Freedom is a United Kingdom-based association of libertarians, classical liberals, free-market conservatives and others promoting individual freedom....

, SM Dykes and the International Union of Sex Workers

International Union of Sex Workers

The International Union of Sex Workers is a United Kingdom based trade union for sex workers. It campaigns for the decriminalisation of prostitution, and to have sex work acknowledged as viable labour. In 2002, members voted to affiliate with the GMB, a general workers union. The union now has...

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External links

• http://www.backlash-uk.org.uk
• 'Extreme' porn proposals spark row
• Violent porn ban 'a memorial to my daughter'
• Backlash wins erotic award for campaigning