Sex and the Judge: sex negativity in court

Check out the latest issue of our ezine Public Sex. It examines the judge's decision in our case against Canada Post and what it reveals about judicial attitudes towards sex.

Our case raised for the first time in a court in Canada the issue of institutionalized prejudice against sexuality.

SEX PARTY DEFEATS CANADA POST

Tuesday January 15, 2008

Judge Orders Canada Post to rewrite regulations

The Sex Party, a registered political party in BC, has succeeded in its litigation against Canada Post.

We won!

EARN A TAX DEDUCTION - DONATE TO THE SEX PARTY

It is that time of year.  Consider donating to The Sex Party, a registered political party in British Columbia, and earn the best tax deduction available on your 2007 income taxes!

Donate up to $100 and get back 75% in a tax deduction.
Donate between $100 and $500 and get back 50% in a tax deduction.
(Available only to BC taxpayers.)

Trial Concludes - Worldwide Attention Ensues

Justice Beaudry of the Federal Court of Canada reserved judgment on Wednesday October 17, after a 2.5 day trial. Decisions can issue as soon as a week after a hearing or as much as months afterward.

There were no surprises at the hearing. Both parties followed closely their written arguments that had been filed months earlier.

Sex Party in Court Next Week (October 15)

Greetings from the Sex Party.

Our lawsuit against Canada Post goes to trial next week in Federal Court in Vancouver. It starts Oct 15 and goes for three days.

The case has generated a mountain of documents and an enormous amount of work for the Sex Party.

Recent articles in our e-zine

Greetings from The Sex Party.
We are now posting at least weekly in our e-zine Public Sex: The politics of Erotic Life. They are outlined below. If you want to submit artilce or comment, please get in touch!

February 2007 - Our New Website Launches

Greetings from The Sex Party. We have spent much of the last six months working on our new site. Thanks to the efforts of Edgard and others, the site is up. It is powered by open source, community-oriented Drupal software.
 

March 2006 Newsletter

Greetings from The Sex Party

Sexosopher's Café this Sunday night

A reminder to attend our next Café this Sunday evening (Feb 26th) from 7-8.30pm at the Grind Café 4124 Main Street (at 25th). The subject? Does our society have a sexual double standard? Are sexually adventurous women more stigmatized than men? Come tell us your story, or what you think.

January 2006 Newsletter

Membership drive and free Sex Show tickets

December 2005 Newsletter

The Federal Election

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