An evening with Criminal Art Photographer Barbara Nitke with panelists John Wirenius, pro bono attorney for the lawsuit and Susan Wright, spokesperson for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.

Barbara Nitke presents an erotic slide show of two decades of photographs of SM lovers and candid behind-the-scenes moments with porn stars. Nitke's slide show will be followed by a panel discussion of her landmark lawsuit - Nitke and the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom vs. John Ashcroft (now Gonzalez) - which challenges the Communications Decency Act. The CDA criminalizes free speech on the Internet.

On the panel with her are John Wirenius, pro bono attorney for the lawsuit, and Susan Wright, spokesperson for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom. They will discuss the current status of this lawsuit, recently filed with the US Supreme Court, and why it's vitally important to anyone interested in sexual rights in America.

Nitke is best known for her compelling images of SM lovers, celebrating their deep bond and intense passion for one another, which were published in 2003 in the book, KISS OF FIRE: A ROMANTIC VIEW OF SADOMASOCHISM. Her second book, AMERICAN ECSTASY: MEMOIRS OF A PORN PHOTOGRAPHER will be published this year by ReganBooks/HarperCollins. www.BarbaraNitke.com

The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom is a national organization committed to creating a political, legal, and social environment in the United States that advances equal rights of consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression. www.ncsfreedom.org

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