What Porn Took From Us

by Freya India Excerpt: “We learned the wrong things about love. We girls learned that sex is brutal; that men are predatory and insatiable; that the only way to be loved is to become a better object. That intimacy isn’t something to be clumsily stumbled through together, but a performance to be delivered, “content” to […]

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“Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law”

Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document French visitors to the adult sites Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube will on Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country’s age verification requirements, the company said on Tuesday. Parent company Aylo, in reaction to a French […]

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Prospective Association of Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety with Pornography Viewing Frequency Among Young Adults

Excerpt: Participants with comorbid depression and anxiety (vs. no depression or anxiety symptoms) had 2.72 (95% CI: 1.66–4.46) times the odds of frequent pornography viewing (one to several times/day) compared to never watching pornography. Archives of Sexual Behavior Chithra Singareddy1 · Sambid Shrestha1 · Amy Zheng1 · Bernard L. Harlow1 · Jessica L. Barrington‑Trimis2 · […]

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“Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners

Sexual Health & Compulsivity Fakri Seyed Aghamiria , Johannes M. Luetzb,c,d and Karenne Hillse ABSTRACT Recent research on sexual addiction (SA) and compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has focused on areas of interpersonal and societal impacts. When SA/CSB is discovered in intimate partnerships, the offended partner may experience betrayal trauma (BT), which can manifest as Post-Traumatic […]

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“Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships” (The Conversation)

While pornography has been present throughout human history in various forms, such as ancient erotic art to more modernized motion pictures, research shows an increase in use over recent decades given the rise of technology and accessibility. Pornography, meaning any media intended to depict or describe sexual content to heighten sexual arousal or pleasure, can […]

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What motivates men to not consume pornography? Moving beyond themes of addiction and abstinence

Journal of Gender-Based Violence  Tyler, M., & Jovanovski, N. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1332/23986808Y2025D000000068   Comment: Have these authors confounded cause and effect? They interviewed only men who had quit porn, and perhaps did not realize that quitting shifts men’s perception, often quite radically, making them more perceptive and empathetic.   Abstract This article presents a thematic analysis […]

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