Psychology Today: “Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction Is a Growing Problem”

Psychology Today notes how porn use can impede sexual function. Fortunately, there is a solution. Recent behavioral addiction research suggests that the loss of libido and performance occur because heavy users are numbing their brain’s normal response to pleasure. Years of overriding the natural limits of libido with intense stimulation desensitize the user’s response to […]

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Newsweek: “The John Next Door”

Here are some excerpts from an outstanding article in this week’s Newsweek that reports on a new study by Dr. Melissa Farley, director of Prostitution Research and Education: Farley’s findings suggest that the use of prostitution and pornography may cause men to become more aggressive. Sex buyers in the study used significantly more pornography than […]

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Secrets of Relationship Happiness You Won’t Learn from Porn

If you watch a lot of porn, you might begin to think that “Use ’em, Abuse ’em and Lose ’em” is what a man should do. You might think treating your partner roughly was normal. You might think that satisfying long-term relationships are impossible to sustain and not worth it. And you’d be wrong. A […]

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December 5: 7th Annual Hot Chocolate Run for Safe Passage in Northampton

Safe Passage announces its 7th annual Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton: The Hot Chocolate Run raises funds for Safe Passage, the Hampshire County organization providing shelter, counseling, and advocacy services to women and children who have experienced domestic violence. This event is Safe Passage’s largest fundraising event. We are so fortunate to have the support of thousands of […]

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October 21-23: Anti-Pornography Conference at University of New Hampshire

The University of New Hampshire Womyn’s Club is organizing an anti-pornography conference this October. The conference will take place in Durham, NH and is free to all. See this website for more details. We have asked ourselves: what does an effective community response to sexual violence look like? When a community decides to come together to meet in […]

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Video Series: How to Talk to Your Son About Porn

The good folks at Reuniting have kindly made a short video series available free to the public, “Things You Didn’t Know About Porn”. These videos are related to an earlier article reprinted at NoPornNorthampton, “How to Talk about Porn with Your 11-Year-Old Son”. From the introduction at Reuniting: This is a three-part YouTube series we helped create, based […]

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CNN Interviews Gail Dines: “Has porn hijacked sexuality?”

CNN today interviews Professor Gail Dines, author of Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality. Professor Dines is a founder of Stop Porn Culture!  See also: Dr. Gail Dines: “Pornography Debases Men, Women & Culture” – Video (6/25/10) Gail Dines Presents: Pornography and Pop Culture (explicit) Gail Dines: “Penn, Porn and Me” (7/1/08) Now Showing at Amazing.net: The War […]

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Dr. Gail Dines: “Pornography Debases Men, Women & Culture” – Video

Dr. Gail Dines gives a 9-minute PornHarms.com briefing on “Pornography Debases Men, Women & Culture”. Dr. Dines just published PORNLAND: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality. See also: Gail Dines Presents: Pornography and Pop Culture (explicit) Gail Dines is Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Wheelock College in Boston. For 20 years she has lectured across the country […]

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First Things: “The Weight of Smut”

In the June/July issue of First Things, Mary Eberstadt discusses the latest scientific and psychological research on porn addiction and its social costs. While we don’t endorse this magazine’s conservative stance on gender roles and gay issues, we found this article valuable. The Weight of Smut As the impressively depressing cover story “America the Obese” […]

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