"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares …

In 2022, adult sites regularly outperform the likes of Netflix, and sexualised content is omnipresent on social media. So why is talking about it so taboo? Here, an ethical porn director and a …

Mar 1, 2021 · Some psychologists, sex educators, and public health experts are now pushing back with a new tool: porn literacy aimed at teaching teenagers to think critically about …

Aug 7, 2025 · Representation and Diversity: Mainstream pornography often presents a narrow range of body types, sexual practices, and relationship dynamics. Porn literacy means …

In 2016, in response to concern about the impact of pornography on adolescents, the Boston Public Health Commission partnered with a university researcher to develop a nine-session …

Participants will learn about the history of obscenity and pornography in Europe and in the U.S., and learn that media can be classified as dangerous, acceptable, artistic, or obscene by those …

Aug 1, 2025 · This article aims to both introduce the “Navigating Realities” curriculum and advocate for an expanded approach to pornography literacy education that integrates …

Learn about the impact of porn on cultural biases, the importance of distinguishing fantasy from reality, and how to approach sexual content with a critical, informed perspective.

Pornography literacy, then, involves teaching people to think critically about the messages about behavior that they receive from pornography and building their capacity to choose whether to …

Dec 29, 2022 · The second section then examines the specific ways in which pornography has been taken up as a pedagogical tool within classrooms, particularly through porn literacy …