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Ninita ninth on May 31, 2012 at 6:06 AM said:

Just so people understand me reading my message. I looked and researched into porn objectively, I looked at both sides viewing documentaries like 9-5 days in porn amongst many others, looking for positives about the porn industry as well as negative aspects, for me what I have found is the more you really look at the industry and the more you really listen to the stars, even the big names like Belladonna.. well it just becomes harder and harder to find any real positives about pornography at all. Sure they earn money, so what... I think the overall impact on EVERY porn stars life is sided on the negative, and that's just looking at the possible positive aspects, when you start researching into the negative, well... all I'm looking at is emotional damage, and broken lives. That's why I've had to take a back seat from looking into it, because those aspects are just damaging and it affects me too cause it's just so negative. The biggest concern for me is that young girls, I mean bright young 18 year old American girls without any major emotional background problems get into porn because the industry is shown to be harmless, glamorous and financially lucrative, but from what I can see, and I did really try to look for positive aspects, but from what I can see they will find that pornography will have a negative impact on them as people, emotionally, physically, mentally, socially, and WILL reduce their own personally values. ie How they view themselves. So what do they get for giving away all of that, well they get some money..... The bottom line is there are no real positives in porn at all, and the more you look the worse it gets.

Ninita ninth (from YouTube and Google +) on May 30, 2012 at 10:46 PM said:

I was one of those people who started off with the vanilla porn and then gradually progressed towards the harder and even dark side of today's desensitised porn world. I've also researched into porn? for a few years now, out of interest and partly because I wanted to learn about the women in the business and what things are really like. In fact I've looked into it so much I've had enough of looking into it.

It's been hard to reach a conclusion about the industry, but after 10 years of viewing and much research I can conclude that porn is nothing more than an animal instinct which is sold to us. I personally feel that the more we watch porn? or the more porn stars partake in the business, the further they go with it, the more like an animal we/they become.

I know we are animals, but as humans we have characteristics that define us differently -- compassion, empathy, love. These qualities amongst many others are what make us human, and I feel that the more we watch or they partake, the more these qualities are gradually stripped away, and leave us more animal-like than before.

To what degree depends on how far we/they go and delve into the porn world. There is proof of this with how far I went with porn. I was so desensitised by journeying deeper and deeper into porn that I downloaded a series of videos of a girl with a horse. I had become? animal-like, and so was the girl in the video and so was the horse. That's what porn can do. That's what it did to me. How far will you go?

Stephanie from New York on May 23, 2012 at 8:28 PM said:

The sex industry has taken a huge toll on my life. I've always found that as girls and women, we are under an immense amount of pressure. I've had issues of self-harming throughout my life. Eating disorders, anxiety, depression, self-harming, you name it. I always felt the sex industry was wrong, but because it's all around us and so popular and almost "normal" in America, I was forced to heed.

"When a man looks upon another woman with lust in his eyes, he has already committed adultery in a woman's heart." I've always felt connected to this statement.

Why is it OK for men to constantly go to strip clubs and watch pornography? Why is it ok for a man to do this to us women? Why is it the "norm" for these things to take place during bachelor parties, etc?

Recently, I've discovered my live-in boyfriend of 3 years watches teen pornography. As a 25 year old woman, this broke my heart, and my self esteem. As if I didn't have enough innate insecurities and pressures from the media every day of my life, I now felt this pressure and pain from my boyfriend. In my heart, I felt what he was doing was wrong and ended up leaving him because of it.

Are there any men out there that actually respect and love women? These teen pornography videos exploit very young girls, some of which are not even really 18. A man should be attracted to a woman, not a young girl. This shows that he objectifies women, dehumanizing them. This is a sickness! I truly believe it is.

Tired of Men on May 23, 2012 at 8:04 PM said:

In a nutshell men are cruel. I'm 36 and never married. I'm tired of how I'm treated as a female. I don't watch porn or go to strip clubs but I still get affected by all the people who do. I would say lonely and sad are emotions I've been dealing with since I was 12. It seems to be getting worse and I'm concerned about young boys and girls growing up today.

Jack S. from YouTube on April 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM said:

I can't believe anyone can see pornography and not see how it's dehumanizing and abusive and sexist. (And the people that can, and don't mind.......they disgust me). Just last week I got into the stage of porn addiction where I seek hardcore porn. (I used to just like softcore. JUST LIKE you said! You start getting interested in worse things :( ). And..........I'm............

I was shocked at some of the things I saw. My guilt at being addicted to porn increased even more. Even worse, it began plaguing my THOUGHTS............ Porn is doing more than just making me addicted to seeing misogynistic sexual acts, it's also ruining my mind, indoctrinating me to become misogynist....

In fact, I'm sure porn addiction is one of the main factors in my depression. :(

This feels weird. I mean, a porn addict........friends. (well, not exactly...you can only be friends with people in real life in most circumstances. I guess we're half friends or something) with a feminist, the leader of the anti-porn movement? I would expect you to hate me. but instead you feel sympathy for my addiction.....and offer help.....

I need my addiction cured now. :( I barely even get any enjoyment out of pornography (except for rare moments when my mind is completely corrupted), only shame and guilt. But I am still forced to view it, again, and again, no matter how bad I felt after the last time. I have no hope. I don't see how anything this bad could ever go away.

Trying to fight the addiction seems in vain to me. Some feminists (radical) hate men because so many view pornography, and don't see any problem with it, and enjoy it (even though it's so bad). They don't know there is small amount like me, that didn't try to find it, were completely non-perverted, it just...came to them. By accident.

I'm very sorry to women as a whole for this. Even though it isn't fully my fault (mostly PORN INDUSTRY's), I still feel very guilty. And women as a whole includes you. I'm sorry to you too. :( Your slogan, PORN HURTS PEOPLE, is true not just for the porn stars and prostitutes from the sex trade, but also addicts like me...

Dani on February 16, 2012 at 2:04 AM said:

Hi AntiPornography.org,

I am a porn actress and I happened to discover your site while searching for the documentary "Hardcore," which you feature on your website.

I've been an adult film actress for seven years, and I have never had a bad experience. I've met some creeps and chosen not to work with them, and I've never been forced into doing a scene that I didn't want to do.

I honestly love my work and have met many great people throughout my career. Because of my uniformly positive experiences, I never believed the ideas of organizations like yours -- the idea that the porn industry could be damaging and abusive seemed entirely at odds with my own experiences.

That is, until I saw the documentary "Hardcore." The scenes where the subject does a shoot for "Max Hardcore" shocked and disgusted me. I have never experienced, nor known anyone who has experienced, such abuse and manipulation in the industry, but now I know that it does exist. I can't know how common abuse of that sort is, but based on my experiences and those of friends and acquaintances, I do suspect it is relatively rare.

But rare as it may be, it is still abuse and it is unacceptable. Having seen this side of the industry, I'd like you to know that I no longer view organizations like yours as prudish and reactionary quacks.

As you may know, Max Hardcore served a prison sentence for obscenity, due to the nature of his videos. I support free speech no matter how distasteful it may be, and before seeing this documentary, I would have been appalled that a man filming consenting adults would go to prison on such a vague charge as "obscenity." Now, regardless of the questionable legal basis for his conviction, I find myself so happy that such an awful man faced consequences for his manipulation and abuse.

I will continue to work in the porn industry, because as I said earlier, I love my work. But I want to thank you for hosting the documentary that opened my eyes to the fact that abuse CAN AND DOES happen in my industry. I also want you to know that I have emailed it to many industry friends, urging them to be vigilant for such producers and not to stand for such despicable behavior should they ever encounter it.

Not all pornographers are manipulative, cruel people. Not at all porn actresses are manipulated and forced into a sort of faux-consent (as was the woman in that documentary). But I now acknowledge that such people do exist, and that the industry needs to take an active stand against it.

Even if we may disagree on many things, I want you to know that I respect the work you do.

Thank you for your time,
Dani

Shelby P. on February 2, 2012 at 9:39 PM said:

I may be only 15 but the porn industry has a major effect on me. I have talked a LOT with my boyfriend about porn, and how it makes me feel, and he hasnt watched it since we started dating. But just the thought of him watching OTHER women having SEX with men disgusts me. It makes me feel insecure about myself.

I am his first time experiencing sex and he told me after actually experiencing making love that porn is just disgusting, and it really grosses him out knowing that they are acting.

I always seem to start a fight with him about what he used to watch and how it makes me feel. This hurts his feelings, but I CAN'T control it. Whenever the slightest thing that reminds me of porn comes up I automatically think of him watching porn, and I start to cry because I feel as though I don't match up to the "sexy" women that he has seen, or I'm not making the right noises or positions.

My feelings get really hurt by it and I don't know what to do. I have tried forgetting and forgiving. I have forgiven him, but the emotional effect porn has on my mind I can't forget. I have been battling an eating disorder because I feel as though i don't look "sexy" or "hot" enough. I have physically harmed myself because of how frustrated I have gotten knowing that MY boyfriend has just seen people having sex.

I believe that the human body should be shared with the person you love, NOT the ENTIRE world.

Danielle from New Zealand on January 15, 2012 at 10:32 PM said:

I am writing this to tell you that pornography is not okay. That it is cheating, and that to support it is to support prostitution with a camera. If you are with someone who uses pornography, do not simply accept this usage as a fact of life; you deserve better than that.

I am with someone who does not use it, but pornography still bothers me. It bothers me because it is unethical; it is cowardly because there is no cause and effect. Men who would feel perverted and disgusting if they were to go to a brothel feel fine with their pornography habits, even though it is still contributing to the demand for prostitution; because pornography is prostitution, with a camera. It does not matter how much you pay for it, if you are contributing towards the demand, you are a supporter and you are part of the problem.

I do not believe in turning sex into a commodity, as the sex industry does, however, if there are people who will use it as a commodity, it is slightly better for those who are exploiting others to be doing it in a way in which they take responsibility for what their own actions are causing, such as if they were to go to brothels, strip clubs, or live sex shows, which would in many cases have better protection from abuse for their workers.

It is bothersome that pornography is clearly a form of cheating on one’s partner. These women in pornography are real women. It is a double standard to say it is cheating to masturbate over someone other than your partner on webcam, and then to say pornography is okay, when it’s masturbating to real people. Those who say that all men do it, and to “get over it” are ridiculous. If we simply accept behaviour that we do not enjoy, it reinforces it as a social norm and people will continue to believe it is okay to act that way.

If your partner is using porn and it is bothering you, do not accept it. Even if only a microscopic percentage of the male population doesn’t watch porn, it’s still millions of men. And surely there are also more of them who are smart enough to quit once they have a think about it, because they would understand why it was wrong. You won’t die a lonely spinster, and you won't have regrets if you do what you know is right. Be strong, and remember to stand to your convictions.

Danielle

NOTE: Please see the HARM STORIES page of this website to read my full personal story about my experiences with a boyfriend who used porn and lied to me, how I then broke up with him, and how I later found a GREAT boyfriend who does NOT use pornography. (The story is listed under my name, Danielle, and is dated Jan. 15, 2012)

S on December 13, 2011 at 6:08 AM said:

I love the actresses and the porn starlets that choose their direction in life- It's free will. I love porn and will continue loving it for that fact.

But I'm also glad that sites like this exist. I support strong voices against exploitation and abuse, especially domestic abuse.

Thanks.

Tom on December 11, 2011 at 9:50 PM said:

There is a thread on the topic referencing this site at www.quatloos.com. I look forward to read more exposures of this industry.

Tom on December 11, 2011 at 9:35 PM said:

Thanks for exposing the realities of this sick industry. A new thread was started at www.quatloos.com, the anti-fraud site on legal regulation of the porn industry. The more exposure you do of the other side of porn, the better. We need to hear from more people who have been hurt and abused by porn.

Daniel Ginn, England on November 28, 2011 at 1:30 AM said:

My addiction was never an addiction to me for many years. It was just what boys did. Although I spent a great deal of money on sex chat lines, my parents never recognized my behavior as a problem. They just thought I was being disrespectful for using their phone.

From around the age of 16, when the free porn sites started taking off, my access to all the different kinds of material widened, and without searching for anything in particular, I found myself starting to view the more extreme and bizarre sexual material. I was never sexually abused as a child, and I was never subject to violence, yet the nature of the porn I was using was becoming all the more aggressive.

Like any addiction, over time the user's emotions and physical reactions aren't impacted in the same way as when one used the same level of material previously. The body and mind begin to demand more in order to reach the same pinnacle of release and euphoria. Unfortunately with porn, real people's vulnerabilities are being exposed in order to keep the addicts hooked. Men and women are being paid to lose all sexual morals and dignity, and have become slaves to the people who need their fix of sexual stimulation. But of course the addict is equally as much the slave as the performer. We are pulled into a false sense of security, told what we want to desire, and are given a hit of our favorite drug at the simple click of a button.

The fact of the matter is the companies with all the money are the ones that are truly destroying lives. Not the insecure girl in front of the camera, (who could have had many troubles in her own personal life, i.e. drugs, abuse, neglect, etc.), or the “alpha” male guy alongside her, or the depressed lonely addict who has been so easily exposed to the material like you and me. It’s the greedy, power-hungry control freaks who want to poison the world throughout. And as long as we click and their businesses makes money, for them there is not an issue! And why would our governments bother to intervene? While the average person is an addict and buying taxable pornography, the governments' wallets are increasing too. We have all seen the statistics -- nearly 5 billion (at least) is earned world-wide. OK, those porn taxes may not turn into the biggest source of income for the governments, but it’s a nice wedge of cash all the same.

The fact of the matter is I’m really scared of my children becoming addicts, or sexually tormented by some of the things that are so legally accessible on the Internet. Our addiction is so taboo that many of us suffer alone -- due to shame. If we push our struggle to the mainstream, and do it in force, then we really do have a chance of saving the health and lifestyles of so many generations to come!

I’m not trying to be a cult hero, or push people into situations they would rather not be in, but let’s use our suffering and turn our extreme negativity into relief and extreme positivity, by making sure we protect ourselves and the lives of others. Let’s give the middle finger to the greedy, and take control of the controlling.

I refuse to be held back by these people any more. I WANT TO FIGHT FOR MY FREEDOM AND THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS!

Stay strong and please share with others. :)

california 19, on November 19, 2011 at 8:36 PM said:

As a young women, i am afraid of where this world is comming to, no longger are women respected, no longer do ypung girls respect them themselves, it upsets me so much. amd i am happy to have found this website.

Ahmed on November 10, 2011 at 10:13 PM said:

I am so happy and surprised that this site and your YouTube channels are WESTERN, because as you guys know so many people in the Middle East don't know much about Western people. They think that all Western people love free sex, porno and alcohol. I know many Western friends, so I can say that they're so wrong. They think in a superficial way, exactly like those Western people who say that every Muslim is a terrorist.

God bless you and all who support what you're doing. I swear it made me so happy to view your YouTube channels, especially your AntiPornographyBlog channel.

Peace to you.

Ahmed

TheNishnish1 at YouTube on November 7, 2011 at 8:47 PM said:

Hi. When I first chanced upon your YouTube videos I honestly thought your videos were too righteous for their own good... I mean I always thought porn was ok ... at least it keeps men from raping women and other men, etc.

But I was wrong. After doing extensive research and talking to a lot of people, I've realized porn is terribly wrong, and there's a lot of exploitation involved. I never ever thought that the actors would be doing it against their own will...

I apologize for my previous lack of support towards your cause. Good going and you've got my support. : )

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RESOURCES, FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS AND ALLIES:

NOTE: All those marked with * are friends, subscribers or followers of AntiPornography.org at Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, or one of our other social networking websites, or have demonstrated support for our work otherwise, such as providing content for this website or linking to us or to one of our blogs and/or social networking projects. Also please note that the below list is a work in progress and that it is not complete. Please share any errors, omissions or suggestions here. Thank you!

WOMEN AND GIRLS FOCUSED RESOURCES:

(For family, children, men and addiction focused resources, please scroll down.)

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ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY ORGANIZATIONS GROUPS AND WEBSITES:

*Culture Reframed Pornography FAQ *ResistPorn Culture (UK) No Porn Pledge *Against Pornography

*Anti-Porn Feminists (Anti-Porn London) Men Against Porn / Prostitution / Patriarchy *The Violence of Pornography (Graphic)

*No Porn Northampton Playboy: Talkin' Trash *Girls Against Porn Bin the Bunny Stop Patriarchy

*JoinPornBusters YouTube Channel The Price of Pleasure Documentary Film Website

*Come Back From Your Fantasy (Sex-Positive Anti-Porn Feminist Tumblr, by young feminist Kelsey Ruane)

*Make Love Not Porn (Not technically anti-porn but shows differences of porn vs. real life.)

Somebody's Daughter *Fight the New Drug *pornTRUTH

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'ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY ACTIVIST INDIVIDUALS, AUTHORS AND FILMMAKERS:

*Diana E. H. Russell, Ph.D *Gloria Steinem *Dr. Robert Brannon *Gail Dines *Robert Jensen

*Petra Bueskens *Rebecca Whisnant Chyng Sun D.A. Clarke Mary Anne Layden Sunsara Taylor

*Laura Lederer Phyllis Chessler *Meredith LeVande . Julie Bindel .. *Dr. Catherine Mann

*Ex-Porn Star Shelley Lubben *Shelley Lubben MySpace *Shelley's YouTube Channel *Kat Banyard

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ANTI-PROSTITUTION/TRAFFICKING/SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/ABUSE SITES, ETC:

*Say NO to Prostitution YouTube Channel *END Sex Traffic DEMAND YouTube Channel

The above channels are AntiPornography.org pjts with MANY videos & helpful resources!

*Prostitution Research and Education Protection Project Sex Trafficking Survivors United

*Coalition Against Trafficking in Women *GEMS GIRLS *Gabriela Network USA

*Anne Bissell The Silver Braid 4Sarah

Polaris Project Breaking Free SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation)

The Lola Green Baldwin Foundation Stop Demand Foundation Genderberg

*SCASE (Scottish Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation) Our Voices Matter

*CAASE (Chicago Coalition against Sexual Exploitation) StopTraffickingDemand.com

*BSCC (Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition) Beauty from Ashes *Not for Sale Campaign

New York Anti-Trafficking Coalition Coalition for Action on Sexism and True Equality

*Is There Something I Can D o? *StAT (Stand Against Trafficking) *Stop Slavery Here

*Artists United for Social Justice Freedom & Justice Center (For Prostitution Resources)

Donna M. Hughes, PhD (Dignity List) Chicago Coalition for the Homeless

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

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FEMINIST, WOMEN & GIRLS ADVOCATE ORGANIZATIONS & GROUPS, ETC:

*Equality Now *The F-Word *Off Our Backs *Women for Women International

*Global Fund for Women *London Feminist Network *Feminist.com

*The National Organization for Women (NOW) Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF)

*Feminist Campus Ms. Magazine *Safe World 4 Women *Women's Law Society

*WomensLaw.org *U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Women's Issues

*SIGI.org *GlobalSister.org FeministGifts.com *The Date Safe Project *VAWNet

*No Statute of Limitations *RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)

*The National Domestic Violence Hotline *Guard Yourself Now *UK Feminista

Chicago Foundation for Women *The Women's Media Center The F-Files

*Free Girl Foundation *Girls Fight Back *The Girl Effect *Girls for Gender Equity

*Girl Fest Hawaii *Rain & Thunder Daughters of the Sun - A Youth Leader Project

*Biting Beaver *No Excuses / No Mercy *RadFem Hub

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MEN AGAINST SEXISM, VIOLENCE, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION & ABUSE, ETC.

NOMAS (National Organization of Men Against Sexism ) *Men Can Stop Rape *My Strength Campaign

*Men Stopping Violence *A Call to Men UK *The White Ribbon Campaign (CA)

*Reclaiming Sex From XXX *Byron Hurt Jackson Katz

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MEDIA, FREE SPEECH, & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS & SITES:

*Media Education Foundation Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press

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MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS FOR HELP, INFORMATION & SUPPORT:

There are MANY anti-porn groups and pages at Facebook.

Just search GROUPS and PAGES for "anti-porn," "antiporn," "anti-pornography" & "antipornography" and similar terms.

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FAMILY, CHILDREN, MEN & ADDICTION FOCUSED RESOURCES:

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ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, AND WEBSITES:

*National Center on Sexual Exploitation *Pornography Harms *Enough Is Enough ProtectKids.com

*Pornversations - College tour of an ex porn performer and an ex porn addict Protect Young Minds

National Law Center for Children and Families *Traffic Control, the Movie Maryland Coalition Against Pornography

It's Time We Talked Utah Coalition Against Pornography BraveHearts Diamond Heart Foundation

Report Online Child Pornography/Exploitation at CyberTipLine.com or 1-800-843-5678

*Darkness 2 Light *XXX Church Department of Justice ThePornTalk.com

Social Costs of Pornography: Conference Videos Papers Report of Findings

*Safe Eyes (InternetSafety.com) *Convenant Eyes Internet Filter Review *Women for Decency AntiChildPorn.org

Say No to Pornography Pakistan - Let's Wage a War Against Pornography Blogspot

Canadians Addressing Sexual Exploitation (C.A.S.E.) (Canada)

CANADA - List of other anti-pornography and related Canadian organizations

(Scroll down on above link to get to the list of organizations)

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ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY ACTIVIST INDIVIDUALS, AUTHORS, AND THERAPISTS:

*Pat Trueman (Founder of Pornography Harms) Pamela Paul (Author of "Pornified")

Dr. Jill C. Manning (Author:"What's the Big Deal about Pornography? A Guide for the Internet Generation")

Dr. Judith Reisman *Dr. Robi Sonderegger

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ANTI-PROSTITUTION/TRAFFICKING/SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/ABUSE SITES, ETC:

*Shared Hope International Free the Slaves

*IJM Institute (International Justice Mission) *Global Centurion *Live2free

*ECPAT - USA (End Child Prostitution & Trafficking) *Beyond Borders (ECPATCanada)

*T-Stop (Texas Sex Trafficking Obliteration Project) *Love146 NYC Task Force

*End Slavery NT (End Slavery in Tennessee and Beyond) *Chab Dai Coalition

*Justice and Care (South Asia) *Rock Against Slavery End Demand

Overexposed, the Movie Call and Response, the Movie *Nowhere2Hide

CASEY (Community Against Sexual Exploitation of Youth. Canada)

*S.A.F.E. Network *Child Abuse Survivor Monument *Protect Children Inc.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking

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OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, WEBSITES & CAUSES:

*Parents Television Council *Web Wise Kids *InternetSafety.com

*ClearInternational *Cyber Safety Book (Ken Knapton) *Optenet PC

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PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION AND COMPULSION HELP AND SUPPORT:

*PornAddictionHelp YouTube Channel - AntiPornography.org project with MANY videos & resources!

*Inner Gold *Fight the New Drug *Compulsion Solutions The Mindful Habit

*Porn Game Over MeadowCrest Your Brain on Porn HealthySex.com (Wendy Maltz) Reboot Nation

Sexual Recovery Institute *Just Be Well *No-Porn.com No-Porn.com Message Board

*Impulse Treatment Center (Sex Addict Treatment - Don L. Matthews) *Covenant Eyes *Stepping Inward

*Mindful Recovery My Porn Addiction Story - Porn Addiction Help from a Former Addict

Porn Addicts Anonymous Porn & Relationships Q&A (By "Porn Trap's'" Wendy Maltz) Addicted to Internet Porn

Porn Addict Hubby (Relationship Rescue for Wives & Girlfriends of Internet Porn Addicts)

Partners of Sex Addicts Resource Center The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH)

Don't Reward Bad Behaviour - Guidance for Partners of Porn Addicts Desert Solace

Petra Bueskens of PPMD Therapy (Australia) PPMD Therapy Facebook Guilty Pleasure

QuitPorn Group Text Hotline - "To become a member and join our group text community, start by texting QUITPORN to 23559" Twitter: @QuitPornHotline YouTube: QuitPornTextHotline

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LOOKING FOR A SEX OR PORN ADDICTION THERAPIST OR COUNSELOR?

Check out this very helpful directory of over 1,000 entries in the United States!

http://www.abattleplan.com/counselors-therapists-sex-addiction-directory/

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ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE:

Saavi Accountability -- The only online accountability program that works with all online addictions. It is also the only program that sends notifications instantly via text message to an accountability partner so that they can be supportive when an individual needs it the most at the point of weakness, while they are accessing the online content. The software was created by a young man (26) who overcame his addiction and is trying to help others.

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ADDICTION MESSAGE BOARDS & DISCUSSION FORUMS FOR HELP & SUPPORT:

No-Porn.com Message Board

Porn Addict Hubby Discussion Board (For Wives & Girlfriends of Internet Porn Addicts)

NOTE: There are MANY anti-porn and porn addiciton discussion groups and pages at Facebook.

Just search GROUPS and PAGES for "porn addiction", "pornography addiction", "sex addiction", "anti-porn," "antiporn," "anti-pornography" & "antipornography"

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For more than 50 personal stories documenting the harms of compulsive and/or excessive pornography use and/or pornography addiction please see our "Porn Harm Stories" page. Thank you.

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NEED HELP WITH PORN ADDICTION?

CHECK OUT THE MINDFUL HABIT!

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OTHER HELPFUL FAQs & Q&As: (By other anti-pornography organizations, etc)

*Gail Dines Q&A *Against Pornography FAQ Pornography FAQ - By Pro-feminist Michael Lovan

*Shelley Lubben Q&A (Ex-Porn Star) Prostitution FAQ at Genderberg Fight the New Drug FAQ

(Note: The No Porn Northampton FAQ is in the bottom half of their sidebar. In addition to the usual questions about pornography it addresses questions and concerns about activism against sexually oriented businesses such as "adult bookstores.")

AntiPornography.org's "Frequently Asked Questions & Responses to Pro-Pornography Arguments"

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Shared Hope International specifically focuses on fighting the demand for commercial sexual exploitaiton, including addressing pornography as a very significant demand factor for sex trafficking.

Please see their excellent report on this issue:

Pornography: Creating Demand for International Sex Trafficking

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"Pornography is a marketing device for sex trafficking: It normalizes degradation and violence as acceptable and even inevitable parts of sex, and uses the bodies of real women and children as objects. The difference between pornography and erotica is clear in the roots of the words themselves -- porne means females slaves, eros means love -- so pornography, like rape, is about violence and domination, not sex. Millions of lives depend on our ability to separate pornography from erotica, and to disentangle violence from sexuality."

Gloria Steinem, 2006

For information about Gloria Steinem's important work of fighting against the harms of pornography, sex trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, including videos and an audio interview, please see our page on Gloria Steinem. Click here.

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For more information on how pornography fuels prostitution and sex trafficking, please see our page on Pornography and Trafficking. Click here. Thank you!

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So thank you in advance for whatever you are able to contribute to the cause, whether in the form of a tax-deductible donation or your actions. What you do does matter, so for the sake of all those across the world who are being exploited and abused, and for the sake of the future of humanity, please do what you can to create a more compassionate and safer society for all.

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