Fighting the Crusade Against Sex - Being Sex-Positive in a Sex Negative World (Paperback)

Take an attractive young blonde, a sex shop, a political candidate...add a Catholic church, and you have the recipe for a riveting controversy that riddled a wealthy Philadelphia suburb and divided a community. Follow the quandaries of Jill McDevitt, a determined recent college graduate with a degree in sexuality and a love of pushing the envelope. After opening a sex shop and education center with a focus on female pleasure at just 21 years old, Jill and her shop, Feminique Boutique quickly become the center of a firestorm in conservative West Chester, Pennsylvania. When the pastor of a neighboring Catholic parish, a Republican candidate for State Representative, and town officials fight to shut the boutique down, the townspeople revolt in a sexy, modern day version of David and Goliath. Part memoir, part social commentary, Jill reflects on a series of romantic relationships that sparked her interest in sexuality while contending with insulting catcalls from parishioners, navigating a legal battle, and managing an unexpected local media craze and the ensuing cause celebre. Fighting the Crusade Against Sex is a compelling story that exposes our culture's archaic shame of sexuality, the dangerous ability of the self-righteous to control the law, and the power of the American entrepreneurial spirit.

General

Imprint:	Open Door Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Jill McDevitt
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-9838750-1-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography Books > Social sciences > Psychology Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Sexual behaviour Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Sex & sexuality Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-9838750-1-4
Barcode:	9780983875017

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