“Pornography is a systematic practice of gender-based exploitation and subjugation that causes various harms and problems for women...” With these bold words begins the groundbreaking anti-pornography legislation authored by writer Andrea Dworkin and lawyer Catherine MacKinnon. Their brand new legal approach, which defines pornography as sex discrimination and therefore a civil rights violation, allows anyone harmed by pornography to file a civil lawsuit against pornographers. First passed in December 1983 in Minneapolis, the law changed people's understanding of the devastating impact of pornography on women's rights. This new law also offers hope: an effective legal tool for gender equality. In this comprehensive, easy-to-read guide, the authors explain how pornography harms women, why civil rights legislation can make a difference, why pornography is so important for women's equality; tell the truth about the anti-pornography law - what it is, what it means, how it works; dispels myths about him - myths spread by the media to protect the pornography industry.