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by DANMILLER
Making Progress FSC, industry leaders weigh in at The Phoenix Forum
most of his platform at
Eric Paul Leue made the
The Phoenix Forum,
summarizing the direction
of the Free Speech Coalition in no
uncertain terms.
“As an industry I want us to play
offense, not defense,” Leue said
April 2 during a seminar titled
“2016: Make or Break of the Adult
Industry” at the Tempe Mission
Palms.
Wearing a white shirt and black
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tie on a warm afternoon in the
desert, the new FSC executive
director gave an overview of several
pressing matters facing the adult
industry as the three-day conference
neared its conclusion.
“We want to be directing the
wave rather than being crushed by
it,” added Leue, who took the reins
of the FSC on February 1.
He was joined on the panel by
attorneys Karen Tynan and Corey
Silverstein, who along with Leue
conveyed their passion about
helping the adult industry overcome
its ongoing challenges through
diligent activism.
Among those challenges are
various health policy issues, data
privacy concerns and censorship
battles.
Leue noted that FSC recently
joined the National Coalition
Against Censorship and is now one
of 56 organizations representing the
artistic, educational, religious and
labor communities that all share
the same interest of protecting First
Amendment rights.
The former director of sexual
health and advocacy for Kink.com
may have just stepped into the job
previously held by Diane Duke, but
he was far from new to the lobbying
scene. Leue had been a fixture at
Cal-OSHA hearings, legislative
events, rallies and producer
meetings during the past two years,
working closely with Duke, whom
he lauded for her service.
The Detroit-based Silverstein
noted that FSC, the non-profit
industry trade group in its 25th
year, has “withstood the test of
time.”
He urged audience members and
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