How the UK benefits system seems to have abandoned the law that bans it advertising sex industry jobs and is pushing female claimants into building income on OnlyFans. Read More
Is the DWP morphing into a pimp?
Everything you need to know about OnlyFans
How OnlyFans has changed the world, common myths, risks, and the ecosystem of agencies joining in on the sexual exploitation of (mostly) young women. Read More
Bonnie Blue – 1000 Men and Me. Where will these extreme stunts end?
Jenna, a prostitution survivor, discusses ‘1000 Men and Me – the Bonnie Blue Story’, drawing parallels with her own experiences of paid sex. Read More
Raising Kids in a Pornified World: An online workshop led by Helen McDonald
The recording of our webinar for parents, carers & teachers, providing practical strategies for age-appropriate conversations, helping kids to form healthy relationships, set appropriate boundaries & speak up about abuse. Read More
Pornography, Prostitution, and Violence Against Women and Girls
Why the Home Secretary will not succeed in reducing male VAWG unless she urgently addresses the porn and prostitution industries. Read More
Evidence of the harmful impact of online pornography on viewers and society
Based on our response to a government consultation, this post provides detailed evidence of the harms of pornography. Read More
Porn, prostitution and the public understanding of consent
Fascinating talk from prostitution survivor, Esther, about how porn and prostitution are confusing people’s understanding of sexual consent. Read More
Breaking the Cycle: Exposing the links between male violence, pornography and prostitution
Transcripts and recordings of Nordic Model Now’s ‘Breaking the Cycle’ conference that was held in central London on 11 November 2023. Read More
Child sexual exploitation material and ‘mainstream’ pornography: Overlapping content, constructs, and ideologies
Michael Sheath explores the terrifying overlap between mainstream pornography and child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). Read More
Porn is killing sex and what to do about it
Review of Gary Wilson’s brilliant book, Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction. Read More
Sign the petition: Change the sexist police culture. Ban cops from paying for sex.
Why you should sign and share our petition calling for a change in the sexist police culture by banning police from paying for sex. Read More
The end of sex robots, porn robots and representational technologies of women and girls
Kathleen Richardson argues for the end of sex robots and that we should problematise the use of the term ‘sex’ associated with them, and push back against attempts to dilute the meaning of ‘sex’. Read More
“As long as porn exists, we don’t stand a chance of creating a fair and equal world”
Thoughts on “He Chose Porn Over Me”: Women Harmed by Men Who Use Porn, edited by Melinda Tankard Reist Read More
Feminism and Prostitution: Beyond ‘The Happy Hooker’
The text of Professor Robert Jensen’s brilliant speech at the ‘Students for sale: Tools for resistance’ conference in London on 15 October 2022. Read More
Pornography as crime scene videos: Suzzan Blac discusses her Pornhub research
Suzzan Blac explains why she spent years investigating the pornography that is available to anyone (including kids) for free on Pornhub and the disturbing reality that she found. Read More
Suzzan Blac discusses her life, trauma and extraordinary art
Suzzan Blac introduces a selection of the extraordinary paintings she did as a way of processing the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and young adult, and as a sex trafficking victim in the pornography industry. Read More
An open memo to men
Subtitled, ‘A brief reflection on pornography leads to a reflective tirade in statistical mode,’ this article by Elizabeth Matz was first published in Women & Therapy in 1994 and is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Read More