By Gail Dines Read full article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/28/porn-syphilis-money-shot-condoms?newsfeed=true The Guardian August More pornography is produced in the Greater Los Angeles area than any other part of the English-speaking world. So when a US-based porn performer recently tested positive for syphilis, the news prompted a self-imposed 10-day moratorium on porn production. Oh, the irony of it. The [...]
Associated Press August 17, 2012 See original article here: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/17/la-county-investigates-syphilis-in-porn-industry/ LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a possible cluster of syphilis cases among adult film industry performers. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/PB14XI ) the county Public Health Department has received reports of at least five possible [...]
Former porn performer, turned anti-porn activist, Shelley Lubben and renowned scholar and activist, Dr. Judith Reisman put together this Backgrounder to help others understand the long-term effects on employees in the porn industry. They explain: “Although this backgrounder focuses on the secondary negative effects of the pornographic industry on its employees, we also understand the [...]
by Daily Mail Reporter Mail Online Dec. 19, 2011 Girls as young as 15 are taking part in group sex, with more than half being coerced into doing it, a study has revealed. Researchers at Boston University’s School of Public Health found one in 13 teenage girls reported having a ‘multi-person sex’ (MPS) experience – [...]
Adult film performers would be required to use condoms in order for porn filmmakers to obtain Los Angeles city permits under a measure that AIDS activists hope to put on the city’s June 2012 ballot. The proponents must submit a petition with at least 41,138 qualifying signatures (15% of all votes cast in the last [...]
Dawn Worswick, a survivor of trafficking herself, lays out the truth behind the porn industry. She shares cold-hard facts about the porn industry, the performers, the work conditions. She shares insight from performers themselves, many of whom are forced or pressured into the industry against their will with no way to get out. She also [...]
Health officials say two male porn actors were HIV-positive when they had sex with Derrick Burts, an adult film performer whose HIV diagnosis in October caused several large production companies to suspend filming. The report indicated that adult film companies were stymieing the public health investigation into the HIV infection. “Limited cooperation from many adult [...]
Introduction to Article: “Scott, a successful lawyer with a wife and two children, showed up at my office for his first session confused and angry about his relationship with pornography. He could see the damage his Internet porn habit was having on his marriage, health, and career, but he couldn’t stay away from it. His [...]
This study explored the extent of internet pornography use among men and women who were students at a conservative Christian university. A major goal of the study was to investigate if religiosity can act as a protective factor against the use of internet pornography. Large gender differences were found with males viewing pornography over three [...]
Dr. Reisman is a specialist in the communication effects of images on the brain. She presented impressive results of some of her data indicating that pornographic images produce changes in neurochemistry which create intense emotional responses, including fear, shame, lust and/or violence and hostility. She calls these actual changes in brain structure and functioning “erototoxins”, [...]
