The first ever state-based inquiry into the impacts of porn challenges simplistic ideas in favour of nuance, and calls for better sex ed.
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‘Problematic’ pornography use has been linked to an array of health and relational issues – and more young people than ever are being exposed at early ages.
The law passed by Tennessee legislators that banned many drag performances violated the First Amendment. A legal scholar explains the judge’s decision in the case.
Movies carrying the NC-17 rating have traditionally been difficult to screen and promote, as they were locked out of some movie theater chains and traditional advertising.
Studies about warning labels aimed at protecting privacy raise red flags about Apple’s efforts to keep kids from sharing sexually explicit material.
One scholar spent a decade studying the ways everyday people drew, carved, glued, sewed and baked their own pornography.
We can teach young people to respond more critically to pornography, helping them assess and respond to pornography’s influence.
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