There’s a global rally cry to hold Pornhub executives accountable for aiding trafficking and child sexual exploitation, evidenced by over 430,000 signatures (and rising) that have supported the Traffickinghub petition in the past month. This has resulted in a protest outside Mindgeek (Pornhub) on International Women's Day. In addition, in an unprecedented step...
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People's experiences and research indicate that yes, in many cases, porn does ruin relationships. According to a survey by Relationships Australia, one in five couples experience relationship issues triggered by internet porn. Porn is leading to a breakdown of trust and an erosion of intimacy and increasingly being cited as a...
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As an increasing number of governments around the world wake up to what's happening in our communities due to the impacts of porn on children and young people, the US state of Arizona (and many other US States) are treating it as a political football. Recently announced, Arizona is the latest...
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A common dilemma, I’ve been asked this question: “I find it hard to challenge porn when we now see so much self-created porn (where there is obviously consent, no coercion, etc). Also with "ethical" porn sites such as ManyVids gaining popularity and porn-makers using the #sexpositivity and anti slut-shaming movements to promote...
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While the rest of the world is in uproar about inequalities and violence against women, the porn industry want us to believe that women are watching "extreme" categories like "rough sex" and "hardcore" more than men. Let's test this then shall we? What we know. We know that it’s common for those who...
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It's unfathomable to think that widespread action hasn't yet been taken to reduce kids access to pornography. I'm always the first to say that porn doesn't impact all kids the same way, but the reality is that they are drifting in a river of toxic messages about sexuality; most don't...
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We have entered an era where women globally, are speaking up against injustice. A powerful collective roar has seen the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement shake systems of power and expose previously unspoken pains for all women who have been raped, violated or sexually harassed. For some, this has been therapeutic;…
The problem of sexual exploitation is enormous. But at the same time, new opportunities to take back ground are emerging as societies around the globe recognise that what is needed to beat this insidious form of exploitation is a proactive, co-ordinated, multi-agency approach. Now, more than ever, the growing movement to...
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Originally published by Generation Next A new conversation is happening in educational circles, with many speaking up about the need for kids and teens to become ‘porn literate’. It is increasingly evident that kids cannot cope with the onslaught of hyper sexed, supranormal, graphic, abusive, body punishing, downright degrading images…