10:00 am – 6:00 pm ET
May 14, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Kendra Albert
Organized by
Initiative for a Representative First Amendment
Hosted by
Livestream
ComstockCon is happening right now! Watch the conference livestream to catch the conversations. And don’t worry if you have to step away—all talks will be posted after the event. Click here for the full livestream page and information about accessing captioning.
In 1873, Anthony Comstock convinced Congress to pass a broad, powerful law to “suppress vice” in all its forms: obscenity, abortion, nearly anything involving sexual health or expression.
Now, 150 years later, the act that bears his name is back to haunt us, once again being used to limit and criminalize bodily autonomy.
It’s time to put Comstock—and his legacy—in the grave for good.
Featured Speakers
ComstockCon will bring together organizers, historians, attorneys, journalists, artists, writers, and others to trace the connections between the political context in which the Comstock Act was passed and how it constrains our present.
And many more!
Program
10:00 am – 11:15 am
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
2:45 pm – 6:00 pm
ComstockCon is a convening inspired by the fallout from the Dobbs decision and broader attacks on bodily autonomy.
We imagine (and want to build) a constituency as broad and interconnected as those Anthony Comstock sought to harm. We hope you’ll tune into our livestream on May 14th.
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