Sexual Fascism – Sex in the Scottish media by Garry Otton
Behind news of police officers arresting a man with a snake down his trousers, the female doll with a penis, a woman warned to remove a display of male dolls from her window, a spray to detect traces of sex... is a more sinister side to Scotland's portrayal of sexuality by the media. Behind every moral campaign is the Church, sidestepping spirituality for political ambition. From the campaign to prevent a popular exhibition of erotica in Glasgow to the campaign to prevent repeal of Section 28 in Scotland. From tabloid morality campaigns like 'SmutWatch' to 'Name And Shame', the Church has been riding roughshod over the human rights of one minority and twisting and suppressing the diverse expression of sexuality in everyone else.
'Sexual Fascism' was printed after five years of the magazine column, Scottish Media Monitor. Published by Ganymede Books, priced £8.99 ISBN 0-9541131-0-1 (paperback) Distributed by AK Press Distribution Ltd. (The book is now out of print).
