Category: Pornography

Porn is an emotionally charged, sometimes controversial, and always personal issue. That’s a fact. If we’re not careful, how we talk about porn’s harms can turn people off to learning, preventing them from truly listening to important facts vital for their health and happiness in today’s porn-influenced world.

Author and activist Naomi Wolf has traveled all over the United States, talking with college students about relationships. “When I ask about loneliness, a deep, sad silence descends on audiences of young men and young women alike,” she says. “They know they are lonely together … and that [porn] is a big part of that loneliness. What they don’t know is how to get out.” But what does porn have to do with loneliness?

The knowledge that porn harms individuals, relationships, and society is no longer a secret. For anyone paying attention to recent research findings and current events, a quick Google search will bring up multiple articles reporting on the considerable negative effects that can come from watching porn or porn culture in our society, including on our sexual health.

Instead of age restrictions, pornography should be banned and a New York Times writer agrees.

“We’re pleased that the court agreed with our view that [the law’s] true purpose is not to protect young people, but to prevent Texans from enjoying First Amendment protected expression,” Boden added. “The state’s defense of the law was not based in science or technology, but ideology and politics.”

Despite decades of research showing potential relationship harm, couples are being led down a...

The FBI’s “Operation Cross Country” recently recovered 59 child trafficking victims and identified more than 125 suspects. While the 13-year operation has saved hundreds, the sex trafficking industry continues to grow.