: Academic articles, such as those hosted on ResearchGate , examine how the 1960s and 1970s "sex districts" were a new phenomenon driven by shifting legal definitions of "obscenity" and the libertinism of the era. 3. International Context
The phrase in the context of 1970s articles typically refers to two distinct topics: the legal movement to "bar sex discrimination" in public spaces and the rise of the commercial sex industry in urban districts . 1. Legal Efforts to "Bar Sex Discrimination" Bar Sex (1970s)
: By the mid-1970s, New York’s Times Square featured over 100 sex shops and topless bars . Articles from the period and retrospective analyses, such as those in the New York Times , describe this as a "boom time" for the sex industry. : Academic articles, such as those hosted on
: In the United States, journalism of the era focused on efforts to bar sex discrimination through Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the push for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) . 2. The 1970s Urban "Sex District" : In the United States, journalism of the
: Historically, many bars and restaurants either excluded women or required them to be escorted by men. A landmark 1975 article in the New York Times detailed how Britain put laws into force to bar sex discrimination in places like the El Vino bar, a popular gathering spot for journalists.
