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America's War on Sex The Attack on Law, Lust and Liberty
Marty Klein
Foreword by Nadine Strossen
Book Code: C8785
ISBN: 0-275-98785-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98785-5
232 pages, figures; table
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/2006
List Price: $29.95 (UK Sterling Price: £16.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Related Web Pages: Awards:
  • Best Professional Sexuality Book of 2006 AASECT--the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
  • 2007 SSTAR Consumer Book Award Runner-Up
Reviews:
  • Although Klein does not provide an easy fix to the vexing problems posed by erotophobes, crusaders, the Christian-American Taliban, or religious terrorists, terms not guaranteed to assuage the opposition, he does offer sufficient examples of the war on our fundamental liberties to energize even the most laid-back of his readers. This book will infuriate people on both ends of the political spectrum, if for different reasons. That is a rare accomplishment, and one that deserves to be experienced. If America's War on Sex helps to begin to redress the balance between individual freedom of expression and the society's responsibility to protect the well-being of its citizenry, it will have made a major contribution to life in this land of the free.
    —Psyccritiques     April 2007
  • Adding to his already impressive roster of works on human sexuality, renowned author, sex educator, and therapist Marty Klein has surpassed all previous efforts with this incisive exploration of the sexual battleground that our country has become.
    —The Gay & Lesbian Review     March-April 2007
  • The book is a great resource for anyone trying to come to grips with society's turmoil over sexuality as well as for anyone interested in understanding their own sexuality in a social and political context. If knowledge is power, readers will feel quite empowered after reading Klein's book.
    —www.curledup.com     2006
  • Endorsement From Sue Johanson
    Host of "Talk Sex with Sue Johanson":     Marty Klein shows exactly how abstinence-only sex education programs are hurting American kids. This great new book is a must read for everyone who cares about healthy sexuality.
  • Endorsement From Susie Bright
    Author:     Marty takes apart American sex panics with surgical precision, and delivers a sex-positive blueprint of what sane public health policy would look like.
  • Endorsement From Barnaby B. Barratt
    President, American Association of Sexuality Educators:     Exactly what America needs, at exactly the right time, and [written] with a talent that is absolutely extraordinary.
Description: "In our free society, people have the right to choose how they live their lives."-- President George Bush, June 3, 2006
So why does our government
  • want to censor what you read, hear, and see?
  • try to limit your access to contraception?
  • attempt to legislate "good moral values"?
  • try to brainwash your kids about "abstinence"?
    These are the kinds of questions Dr. Marty Klein asks--and answers--in his new book, America's War on Sex. With hundreds of examples ripped from today's headlines, he names names, challenges political hypocrisy, and shows the financial connections between government and conservative religious groups that are systematically taking away your rights.
    Dr. Klein isn't shy about it. He demands to know--as you should demand to know--
  • If 50 million Americans consume pornography, why does the government dare to regulate it without consulting any consumers? Why do Congressmen listen to "victims of porn" but not healthy adults who use porn?
  • Now that "abstinence-only" sex education has been proven a failure, why does the government still give it $200 million each year? And how can most of that money go to "faith-based" groups who tell your kids how God feels about their sexual choices?
  • Why do hundreds of American communities feel they have the right to eliminate legal adult entertainment, claiming "we're not that kind of city"?
  • Why do family courts have the right to judge the private sexual habits of each parent when making custody decisions?
  • How can licensed pharmacists and physicians claim they have the right to deny you legal medical care if it violates their "conscience"?
    Our glorious Constitution guarantees us the widest range of rights civilization has ever seen. Why are those rights systematically undermined and revoked when it comes to sexual expression?
    Is there a conspiracy to deny us our sexual rights? No, says Marty Klein: "It's worse than a conspiracy. It's a war. They're very open about it--it's a War on Sex."
    It's a war that threatens the very fabric of our secular democracy. The American Taliban, our own sexual jihadists, want to replace our government with laws based on the Bible, creating a country in which "normal sex" is narrowly defined and no one has the right to alternative sexual information, health care, or personal expression.
    America is fighting a war on terror to prevent the overthrow of our way of life by fanatics who want to base all law on their strict religious beliefs. It is completely unacceptable that a group of conservative Americans is trying to accomplish the same thing right here.
    • LC Card Number: 2006015708
    LCC Class: HQ18
    Dewey Class: 306
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