An outstanding article from The Prostitution Experience rebuts the notion that prostitution somehow becomes OK at the age of majority, or that child and adult prostitution can be disentangled. FreeIrishWoman writes: This is the dichotomy of adult and child and they are viewed as very separate, very distinct, so that there is a clearly perceived […]
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Pimps put up a fog of propaganda around what they do, but they can’t fool prostitution survivor Stella Marr. Here’s an excerpt from her invaluable post of June 28: Pimp-affiliated groups such as the IUSW, SPOC, SWOP USA, COYOTE, the Erotic Services Providers’ Union and PONY must disband and reform as new organizations that are […]
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 […]
Continue reading Psychology Today: “Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction Is a Growing Problem”
Sam Benjamin, porn director, reflects on the industry’s attitude towards women for AlterNet: …in due time, I came to learn that within the context of the heterosexual L.A. industry, while my overt task at hand was to make sure that the girls got naked, my true responsibility as director was to make sure the girls […]
Continue reading Porn Director: “My true responsibility was to make sure the girls got punished”
Welcome news from Massachusetts State Senator Stan Rosenberg: On November 21st, Governor Patrick signed into law a House-Senate anti-human trafficking bill that is being hailed as one of the toughest laws of its kind in the nation. The new law includes criminal sentences up to five years in prison for attempted human trafficking, up to 20 […]
Continue reading Massachusetts: Anti-Human Trafficking Bill Signed into Law
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Continue reading Shocking Footage of Women Abused on the Porn Set (a California workplace)
Porn defenders like to claim that “choice” and “consent” shield the industry from criticism, but the lived experience of porn performers suggests the validity of this consent is often questionable. Jessie Jewels tells her story at the Pink Cross Foundation: First thing, gives a cocktail beverage on the scene. I took it. I was nervous […]
We’ve created a new Tumblr blog to give our concept of Green Sexuality its own space to develop. Have a look!“It’s a fascinating concept and reflects some new thinking in the anti-porn movement.”– Voices of American Sexuality
Reported yesterday on ABC Nightline: A porn actor’s positive HIV test, which prompted a temporary shutdown of Los Angeles’ billion-dollar adult film industry Monday night, has reignited the debate over mandatory condom use in X-rated productions…“Testing is not a substitute for condom use, and it never will be,” said Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS […]
Continue reading ABC News: “HIV-Positive Performer Shuts Down L.A. Porn Industry”
Laura Johnston provides an excellent rebuttal of pro-prostitution arguments in The F Word: The argument that decriminalizing prostitution will improve conditions for prostituted women sounds appealing on its surface. The first time I heard it I thought it made sense. But when I began volunteering in a rape crisis centre and shelter and met women […]