About the Free Speech Coalition
Founded in 1991, the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is the trade association of the adult entertainment industry based in the United States.
Our Mission is to protect the rights and freedoms of both the workers and businesses in the adult industry.
Our organization functions as a resource, an advocate, and a leader for the communities that we serve. We take pride in fighting to alleviate the social stigma, misinformation, and discriminatory policies that affect those who work in and adjacent to the adult industry.
Though the adult industry is often used as a scapegoat for society’s ills, our industry is made of workers who deserve the same liberties, freedoms, and opportunities as any other worker or business owner in this country. Despite the stigma we face as an industry, our resilient and powerful communities have been able to survive and thrive even in the face of discrimination and harassment.
When we harness that power, and aim it toward a common goal, we’ve shown we can succeed.
For over 30 years, FSC has fought for the rights of producers, distributors, performers and consumers of adult entertainment and pleasure products through battles in the legislature, the courts, regulatory agencies, at the ballot box and in the press.
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From creating programs like the Performer Availability Screening Services (PASS) and the Performer Subsidy fund–which enable adult film performers to work safely while maintaining medical privacy and mitigating costs–to the David vs. Goliath battle we successfully waged to defeat California’s Proposition 60, the FSC has been, and continues to be the foremost organization fighting for the rights of adult industry workers, and we plan to continue doing so in perpetuity, until our industry is given the rights and respect it has been historically denied.
The history of advocacy, litigation and legislation around adult entertainment and sexual rights is as old as the medium itself. Although FSC views litigation as a last resort, it has not hesitated to take serious, swift action when required, in order to defend the rights of its members.
The adult industry is continually evolving, and working to secure workers’ rights within, as well as outside of, the industry is one of our organization’s top priorities. We recognize that, especially in the adult entertainment industry, the safety and well-being of adult film performers and content creators is of the utmost importance, which is why informed consent, respect of choice and control, and the protection of privacy and identity are non-negotiable tenets of our industry.
FSC staff battling California’s Proposition 60 in 2016
Our Issues
FSC’s mission to protect the rights and freedoms of the adult industry compels us to tackle some of the most difficult challenges facing our community:
Banking Fairness
Adult industry members experience financial discrimination at alarming rates, putting already-stigmatized and marginalized workers at extreme risk of exploitation.
Freedom of Expression
The First Amendment protects the right of adults to create and enjoy sexually-explicit content. We defend that right in legislatures, courts, and the media.
Online Safety
FSC’s members are on the forefront of the fight against CSAM, non-consensual deepfakes, and other forms of intimate image abuse. Many of them are also subject to doxxing, extreme harassment, and worse. FSC is a partner in the fight for safer online experiences for everyone.
…and much more!
FSC logos throughout history
