Mike Stabile is a journalist and documentary filmmaker and ol’ gay activist who has written about and advocated for sex workers and sexual speech for twenty years.

2:00 - I was an anonymous hand once

6:00 - why Twitter is relevant to free speech and liberties

8:00 - Polari - slang speak of gay sailors and sw’s

10:00 gay porn film history and Chuck Holmes

15:00 - what is KOSA and why should we hate it?

18:00 do u want the government to see your searches?

21:00 age verification doesn’t work

25:00 THEYTALK20 for 20% off MayerLabs.com

29:00 do journalists fear cops?

32:00 more fear about retribution?

35:00 why journalists are fooled by cop press releases

40:00 Tim Ballard and Operation Railroad is a scam

42:00 “ending modern slavery” is a red flag 

46:00 protecting safety and privacy

49:00 if a journalist contacts you as a SW

53:00 GetTheLayer.com - ELLE code for 10% off

54:00 haters?

58:00 conspiracy theories AGAIN

1:02:00 be your own expert on your life

1:04:00 Lorelei Lee tweet (they/them)

Find our guest on: IG @fauxjob and Twitter/X @mikestabile and https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/staff

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