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Public Sex and the Law: Silent Desire

Public Sex and the Law: Silent Desire

Name: Public Sex and the Law: Silent Desire
Brand: Routledge-Cavendish
SKU: 9780415552875
Price: 1365.00 HKD
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Author: Chris Ashford
ISBN: 9780415552875

By Chris Ashford

Routledge-Cavendish January 2026

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ISBN-13: 9780415552875
Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
Publication: January 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Public Sex and the Law examines the current legal status and regulation of public sex. Legal reform of sexuality appears to have focussed upon the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities. But whilst ‘gay’ sexual acts and identities have seen a raft of legal reform and international debate - most notably in North America - sexuality activists have been reluctant to defend public sex, let alone campaign for legal reform. The men and women who engage in public sex and their expression of desire remains silent not only in the somatic encounters that take place, but also within the policy making process. This book draws upon original and multi-disciplinary research into the operation of the ‘public sex community’ to highlight the unacknowledged battle being waged between the law enforcement and the cruising, cottaging and dogging communities.

Part 1: The Sexuality Landscape

Chapter 1: Sexuality, Policy and the Law

Chapter 2: Theorising Public Sex

Part 2: Policing Public Sex

Chapter 3: Entering the Cottage

Chapter 4: The Cruising Ground

Chapter 5: The Dogging Phenomenon

Chapter 6: Technology and Public Sex

Part 3: Commercial Sex and the Public Sex Nexus

Chapter 7: International Approaches to Commercial Space

Chapter 8: Sex Work and the Street

Part 4: The Future of Public Sex