▁female ▁esc ort ▁in ▁C air ns , ▁Queensland , ▁Pat ten ▁quit ▁sex ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁sex ▁education . ▁ ▁E ros ▁Association ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Pat ten ▁and ▁her ▁partner , ▁Rob bie ▁Sw an , ▁established ▁the ▁E ros ▁Association , ▁a ▁peak ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁adult ▁industry . ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁extended ▁its ▁interests ▁into ▁publications , ▁public ▁relations , ▁business , ▁and ▁political ▁advoc acy . ▁E ros ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁editing ▁and ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁hum our ▁and ▁sat ire ▁magazine ▁entitled ▁Mat ilda , ▁an ▁adult ▁magazine ▁entitled ▁E c st acy , ▁and ▁launched ▁their ▁own ▁" sex ▁and ▁politics " ▁them ed ▁magazine ▁E ros . ▁ ▁The ▁E ros ▁Association ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Br ind abel la ▁W ilder ness ▁Project , ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁preserve ▁wild life ▁in ▁the ▁Br ind abel la ▁Valley ▁and ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁E rot ica , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁er ot ica ▁and ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁er otic ▁art , ▁literature , ▁film ▁and ▁phot ography . ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Kate ▁Car nell . ▁While ▁the ▁physical ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁collection ▁remained ▁preserved ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁grow , ▁with ▁over ▁ 4