Sex trafficking shares a variety of symbiotic connections with porn. Often they’re one and the same. Even in the production of mainstream porn, sex trafficking can still occur—and it happens more often than most people think.
As long as there’s a demand for porn—especially porn that is extreme, abusive, or degrading—the porn industry will continue to meet that demand. Consider before consuming, and help Stop The Demand for sex trafficking.
In this episode, we hear from experts Donna M. Hughes, Valiant Richey, and Mahri Irvine, Ph.D., who share the science and connection between the porn industry and sex trafficking.
This episode is part of our Truth About Porn series. Truth About Porn is a current, ever-growing database dedicated to research on the harmful effects of pornography. Learn more at https://truthaboutporn.org/
Episode resources:
Video: Donna M. Hughes Interview, Truth About Porn
Video: Dr. Marhi Irvine, Ph.D. Interview, Truth About Porn
Video: Valiant Richey Interview, Truth About Porn
Podcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep. 96: Valiant Richey
Article: How Porn Can Fuel Sex Trafficking
Finding the Light: My Journey from Addiction to Freedom from Pornography
How The Normalization of Pornography Impacted My Life
Supporting Youth in the Age of Internet Pornography
You Asked, We Answered: A Conversation with Fight the New Drug
Building Lasting Connections in a Porn-Infused Culture
She Is Not Your Rehab
My Journey to Recovery from Porn Addiction Through Healthy Habits
Julie Whitehead on How She Became the Sex-Trafficked Mother Next Door, Pt. 2
Julie Whitehead on How She Became the Sex-Trafficked Mother Next Door, Pt. 1
How Porn Harms Individuals, Relationships, and Society
Breaking The Shame Cycle
Carmen, Drug and Alcohol Counselor and Former Porn Consumer
Trauma and Coping Mechanisms with Matthias J. Barker
Do Women Struggle With Porn?
How To Protect Kids In The Digital Age
What You Can Do To Help Prevent Sexual Exploitation
How Porn Impacts Relationships
How Porn Impacts the Consumer, Their Brain, and Their Behaviors
My Experience Being a Girl Addicted to Porn for 13 Years
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