The alarming trend of the normalization of strangulation during sexual intimacy is dangerous—and possibly fatal. A domestic violence expert explains why.
Jack’s journey into pornography began innocently at age nine but quickly escalated into an addiction. What started as curiosity turned into compulsive consumption, leaving him struggling with intimacy. Psychotherapists highlight that this escalating behavior resembles substance addiction, revealing the significant emotional and mental health toll many experience.
We fight because we can’t ignore what research is telling us about how porn is harming relationships and fueling domestic violence.
Hear from popular performers who experienced sexual assault on porn sets to understand that exploitation is not rare in the porn industry.
“Toward the end of the relationship, when his obsession with porn seemed to be at an all-time high, he got more controlling and sexually assaulted me.”
It shouldn’t be societally normalized for any industry or medium to misrepresent, exploit, or fetishize LGBTQ+ folks and their relationships—yet the porn industry certainly does, and unfortunately often gets away with it.
About 42% of surveyed men aged 18 to 34 didn’t consider “hitting, punching or restraining” another person to be “a type of domestic violence.”
Sexting is becoming more common among youth. In fact, 34% of 13-17-year-olds said they thought it was “normal” for kids to share their own nudes.
Porn is often the primary provider of information about sex for many adolescents, but how is this exposure to sexual violence impacting teens?
“I thought I was strong enough to fight through what was occurring but instead it was eating away at me. Porn has warped that man’s mind and hurt his abilities to have a fulfilling relationship.”
OnlyFans markets itself as a platform for authentic connections between creators and fans, but for many subscribers, that connection is an illusion. Third-party “chatters” often impersonate creators, leading to emotional manipulation and privacy risks.
Due to a variety of factors, LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately vulnerable to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. Here’s why.
