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  • Original Sin: Sex Government in the Bedroom (Season 1, Episode 3)
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    TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Original Sin: Sex

Government in the Bedroom (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Lawmakers have tried to make their way into bedrooms in an attempt to regulate the most intimate human behavior. Meet the relentless rebels who pushed back - fighting rules that restricted everything from sex toys to same-sex marriage. ...See moreLawmakers have tried to make their way into bedrooms in an attempt to regulate the most intimate human behavior. Meet the relentless rebels who pushed back - fighting rules that restricted everything from sex toys to same-sex marriage. Despite victories, there continue to be lawmakers and citizens who oppose sexual freedoms. Laws about sex are rarely - if ever - just about the sex. See less
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Cinematographers
David Y. Chung (as David Chung) | Robert Hayes
Status
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Updated Jul 17, 2016

Release date
Jul 17, 2016 (United States)

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47 cast members
Name Known for
Gloria Allred
Self - Civil Rights Attorney Self - Civil Rights Attorney   See fewer
John Arthur
Self - ALS Patient Self - ALS Patient   See fewer
Bill Baird
Self - Birth Control Activist Self - Birth Control Activist   See fewer
Eric Berkowitz
Self - Attorney & Author Boundries of Desire Self - Attorney & Author Boundries of Desire   See fewer
Taina Bien-Aime
Self - Executive Director, Coaliton Against Trafficking in Women Self - Executive Director, Coaliton Against Trafficking in Women   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - NBC News 1982 (archive footage) Self - NBC News 1982 (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Cho
Self - LGBT Activist & Comedian Self - LGBT Activist & Comedian   See fewer
Andy Cohen
Self - TV Host Self - TV Host   See fewer
Bernard S. Cohen
Self - American Civil Liberties Union (as Bernard Cohen) Self - American Civil Liberties Union (as Bernard Cohen)   See fewer
Lynn Comella
Self - Dept. of Gender & Sexuality Studies, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas (as Lynn Comella PhD) Self - Dept. of Gender & Sexuality Studies, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas (as Lynn Comella PhD)   See fewer
Anthony Comstock
Self - US Postal Inspector (archive footage) Self - US Postal Inspector (archive footage)   See fewer
Ann Coulter
Self - Political Commentator Self - Political Commentator   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS Evening News 1973 (archive footage) Self - CBS Evening News 1973 (archive footage)   See fewer
John D'Emilio
Self - Co-Author, Intimate Matters (as John D'Emilio PhD) Self - Co-Author, Intimate Matters (as John D'Emilio PhD)   See fewer
Brad Davidorf
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Kim Davis
Self - County Clerk, Rowan County, Kentucky Self - County Clerk, Rowan County, Kentucky   See fewer
David Eisenbach
Self - Dept. of History, Columbia University Self - Dept. of History, Columbia University   See fewer
David Ermold
Self - Same Sex Marriage Activist Self - Same Sex Marriage Activist   See fewer
Michele B. Goodwin
Self - School of Law, University of California, Irvine Self - School of Law, University of California, Irvine   See fewer
Ruchira Gupta
Self - Sex Trafficking Activist Self - Sex Trafficking Activist   See fewer
Katie Lynn Hall
Self - Model Self - Model   See fewer
Nina Hartley
Self - Sex Educator / Former Adult Film Actress Self - Sex Educator / Former Adult Film Actress   See fewer
Phil Hirschkop
Self - American Civil Liberties Union Self - American Civil Liberties Union   See fewer
Mike Huckabee
Self - Governor of Arkansas, 1996 - 2007 (as Gov. Mike Huckabee) Self - Governor of Arkansas, 1996 - 2007 (as Gov. Mike Huckabee)   See fewer
Penn Jillette
Self - Entertainer Self - Entertainer   See fewer
Marty Klein
Self - Certified Sex Therapist (as Marty Klein PhD) Self - Certified Sex Therapist (as Marty Klein PhD)   See fewer
Don Lemon
Self - News Anchor, CNN Self - News Anchor, CNN   See fewer
Joseph McCarthy
Self - US Senator (R) Wisconsin 1954 (archive footage) Self - US Senator (R) Wisconsin 1954 (archive footage)   See fewer
Titus Montalvo
Self - Stonewall Demonstrator Self - Stonewall Demonstrator   See fewer
David Moore
Self - Same Sex Marriage Activist Self - Same Sex Marriage Activist   See fewer
James Obergefell
Self - Spokesman Self - Spokesman   See fewer
Joseph Palacios
Self - Catholic Priest (as Joseph Palacios PhD) Self - Catholic Priest (as Joseph Palacios PhD)   See fewer
RuPaul
Self - TV Host & Model Self - TV Host & Model   See fewer
Dean Rusk
Self - US Secretary of State- Johnson Administration 1965 (archive footage) Self - US Secretary of State- Johnson Administration 1965 (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Sanger
Self - Birth Control Advocate 1928 (archive footage) Self - Birth Control Advocate 1928 (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Savage
Self - Sex Advice Columnist Self - Sex Advice Columnist   See fewer
Jerry Springer
Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host   See fewer
Whitney Strub
Self - Author, Perversion for Profit (as Whitney Strub EdD) Self - Author, Perversion for Profit (as Whitney Strub EdD)   See fewer
Tristan Taormino
Self - Sex Educator Self - Sex Educator   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Feng Wang
Self - School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine (as Feng Wang PhD) Self - School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine (as Feng Wang PhD)   See fewer
Robert Weiss
Self - Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (as Robert Weis LCSW) Self - Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (as Robert Weis LCSW)   See fewer
Carol Williams
Self - ABC News Self - ABC News   See fewer
Anita Bryant
Self - Singer (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Singer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self - US President (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - US President (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Stopes
Self - Author, Wise Parenthood (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Author, Wise Parenthood (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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