892
edits
The Joy of Gay Sex: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
RachelShuman (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
RachelShuman (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
'''Location:''' Canada | '''Location:''' Canada | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Joy of Gay Sex'' contains just about everything one needs to know about being gay. It is straightforward and illustrated and designed like the others in the series - [The Joy of Sex],' More Joy of Sex,' | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Joy of Gay Sex'' contains just about everything one needs to know about being gay. It is straightforward and illustrated and designed like the others in the series - ][The Joy of Sex]], ''More Joy of Sex'', and ''The Joy of Lesbian Sex''. | ||
'''The Incident:''' Two Toronto police officers citing a customs ban were able to have the book removed from virtually every bookstore in Canada. Glad Day Bookstore in Toronto appealed the action. The deputy minister of customs turned down this appeal, ruling that the book's depictions and illustrations of anal sex make it obscene. At the time, the book did not appear on the monthly Canadian customs list of over 3000 titles which were denied entry to Canada. | '''The Incident:''' Two Toronto police officers citing a customs ban were able to have the book removed from virtually every bookstore in Canada. Glad Day Bookstore in Toronto appealed the action. The deputy minister of customs turned down this appeal, ruling that the book's depictions and illustrations of anal sex make it obscene. At the time, the book did not appear on the monthly Canadian customs list of over 3000 titles which were denied entry to Canada. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
[[Category:1985]] | [[Category:1985]] | ||
[[Category:1980s]] | [[Category:1980s]] | ||
[[Category: 20th century]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
[[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | [[Category:Explicit Sexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
[[Category:Dr. Charles Silverstein | [[Category:Dr. Charles Silverstein]] | ||
[[Category:Edmund White]] | |||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||