Supporting your partner with affirming words like “I am so proud of you! I never doubted you,” will allow your partner to feel comfortable telling you when…
The 2024 Dirty Dozen list calls attention to 12 mainstream companies that are facilitating, enabling, or profiting from pornography and sexual exploitation.
What’s consumed in porn is often processed as reality—seared into memory as an unforgettable picture of what sex is and should be at its ideal. But what…
Many people argue in favor of ethical porn that allegedly guarantees performers’ consent, fair pay, and enjoyment. But is ethical porn really exploitation-free? Let’s discuss.
Modern-day life with the internet has many benefits from convenience to connections. But like any tool, it can be used by people who choose to harm others,…
Many victims of deepfakes and revenge porn suffer similar trauma as sexual assault survivors. If you've experienced this, we invite you to consider the following options.
This 2021 survey from the UK found that an estimated 99.3% of female respondents reported being repeatedly subjected to sexual violence including assaults, harassment, and rape.
Countless studies consistently show that porn consumers tend to struggle in their relationships. From poorer relationship quality to an increased likelihood of cheating, research suggests that porn…
Porn is incomparably more accessible and more extreme than anything available before the internet. A couple of ratty old centerfold magazines found in the park are nothing…
Many porn consumers use porn as a self-soothing technique when they’re feeling lonely or depressed, but research suggests that porn may actually fuel mental health issues, rather…
Research indicates that porn consumers can become desensitized to porn, often needing to consume more porn, more extreme forms of porn, or consume porn more often in…
Research indicates that consuming porn can normalize sexual objectification, which can have profound consequences in the ways porn consumers view and treat others.
Ironically, despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, there is growing evidence that porn consumption is linked to sexual dysfunction and less sexual satisfaction.
Because of neuroplasticity, our brains constantly change in healthy ways that help us learn and complete tasks more efficiently. Yet, supernormal stimuli such as porn can trigger…
Sex trafficking shares a variety of symbiotic connections to pornography. Even in the production of mainstream porn, sex trafficking can still occur—and it happens more often than…
When a person is suffering from an addiction or compulsion, their stress response and their addiction can become intertwined in unhealthy ways, thus creating an unhealthy coping…