Gary Kinsman, an activist against state sexual censorship, introduces 12 arguments for the "Repeal the Youth Porn Law" campaign against section 163.1 in the Criminal Code of Canada which was passed in August 1993. The arguments are made on the basic premises that instatement of Section 163.1 limits artistic freedom, discriminates against consensual sex between homosexuals or couples of drastic age difference, and complicates the education for sexuality and safer sex.

These summarized statements from artists, youth and sexuality educators, sex workers, sex-positive feminists and activists alike were made on a rally in March 12, 1994. A salient issue within this article is the prosecution of Matthew McGowan and Eli Langer for creating artwork that supposedly broke the law according to this section of the Canadian Criminal Code. Rally organizer and International Socialist member Nancy Nicol describes the law as a "moral sex panic" (1994,22) scapegoating marginalized groups such as artists, homosexuals, sex workers and single mothers.