Before reading the "About Antipornography.org" section further down on this page please note that AntiPornography.org is:
~Anti-Censorship, Pro-Free Speech~
~~~~ Nonreligious,Anti-Banning~~~~
~~~ Anti-Sexism, Anti-Exploitation ~~~
~~ Anti-Slavery,Anti-Violence, Pro-Education ~~
Pro-Safe, Respectful, Equality-Based Sexuality
~Pro-reasonable regulation of the pornography industry for the health & safety of performers~
Also please note that AntiPornography.org is against the harms of pornography, prostitution, sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking, but is not against personal private nudity, gay or bisexual people, pornography performers, non-compulsive, non-porn-facilitated masturbation, non-public sex between consenting mature adults, age-appropriate sex education, or private access to completely respectful, non-objectifying, non-degrading and non-exploitative erotica, (see definitions here), by single mature adults, or by individuals involved in relationships who have the full knowledge and consent of their partners in regards to what they are viewing.
*Please see FAQ and below for more information on all of the above. Thank you!
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About AntiPornography.org
AntiPornography.org is a nonpartisan, nonreligious, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit public service organization working to prevent and combat the devastating harms of pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking, as well as all other forms of sexual exploitation.
The specific goals of this organization are to:
Reduce the demand for pornography, prostitution and sex trafficking by educating the consumers, or "Johns."
Reduce the supply for the pornography industry and all forms of commercial sexual exploitation by educating those who make up that supply -- mostly socially and economically disadvantaged young women.
Document the harms of pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking, as well as all of their connections with each other.
Raise awareness among the general public and educate them about the harms of pornography and all forms of commercial sexual exploitation so that they can make more informed choices and act to prevent those harms on themselves, their loved ones, and others.
To inspire, create, and support new and longtime activists in their important work to help build a better world for everyone with less sexual exploitation and abuse, and with greater safety, equality, love, humanity and compassion for all.
These goals, especially reducing the demand and supply, are accomplished by mass public outreach with accessible materials such as videos, at the places where those who make up the demand and supply spend a great deal of their time: social networking sites on the Internet such as YouTube and MySpace, etc.
In order to change the hearts and minds of those who most need to receive the message it is necessary to reach out to them, rather than expect them to seek out information and help, as due to the sensitive and very personal nature of pornography use, sexual abuse and sex industry involvement, etc., the likelihood of them looking for and reaching out to others for education and assistance is very small indeed.
AntiPornography.org acknowledges the harm that pornography does to everyone in our society, whether male or female, adult or child. However, since the majority of the harm done to those in the sex industry and in society in general, in regards to pornography and sexual exploitation and abuse, is unquestionably to women and children, most of the content of this website and related ones focuses on that harm rather than the harm done to men and boys.
Pornographers themselves acknowledge that pornography is most harmful to women and that that is intentional. For instance the former pornography director Sam Benjamin states, "As a director of heterosexual porn, I came to learn that while my overt task was to make sure the girls got naked, my true responsibility was to make sure the girls got punished." (Ref: "Why I Had to Stop Making Hardcore Porn") And the pornographic website GagFactor.com once proudly proclaimed, "Porn destroys women. That's why we love it!"
So it is very clear that in the world of pornography men are openly acknowledged as the oppressors, destroyers, punishers and predators, and women and girls are very clearly identified by pornographers themselves and their products as the sexual prey of men and as the intended victims of their very intentionally targeted destruction and punishment. And it is important to also note that women and girls are apparently targeted for this cruelty and abuse for no other reason other than having been born female. (Note: For more examples of how pornographers themselves identify men as the abusers in pornography and women and girls as the clearly intended victims of that abuse, please see our examples of the many pornography spam advertisements that are constantly posted on our YouTube videos that we have collected here.)
So make no mistake, although pornography is occasionally overtly oppressive and degrading towards men, and although it definitely harms many males who use it, (if not most or all males who use it), pornography is unequivocally mostly full of hate propaganda squarely directed towards females and as such is unquestionably a full-scale war against women and girls. It is therefore only appropriate that the focus of any comprehensive anti-pornography organization would be and should be on addressing that specific harm. (While still acknowledging the harm to everyone.)
That being said, countless men have shared stories with us of how pornography has harmed them also, mostly through pornography addiction or compulsive or excessive pornography use. For anyone who is interested, you can see many such stories on our personal stories page here.
So while keeping the focus on the harm done to women and children, it is very important to acknowledge that pornography harms everyone, and to do everything possible to help those who are reaching out for help to end their use of pornography, prostitution, and all other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. It is these men and boys who create the demand for pornography, and without whom there would be no supply, (exploited women and children), so helping them to stop their use of pornography and thereby reduce the demand for pornography is critically important in addition to helping the women and girls in society who are harmed by pornography.
AntiPornography.org promotes the concept of courtesy and goodwill among all those who are against the harms of pornography and other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, regardless of their different backgrounds or social or political perspectives. Although we all have our differences, it's important to not let them get in the way of our common goal of a better society for everyone. Precious time working to fight against the harms of pornography should not be lost by dealing with disagreements among ourselves. Or, as the very wise and trailblazing anti-pornography activist One Angry Girl of the One Angry Girl Anti-Porn Resource Center and the Anti-Porn Activist Network once put it: "The point is to support each other. We're a small group of people up against a multi-billion dollar industry, and we don't have time for infighting." Indeed. Truer words were never spoken. (And to those who might confuse courtesy and goodwill with "being in bed with" others of different social and political views, please see here.)
So please let us all focus on what we have in common and reach out to each other with kindness and compassion so that we can get as much done as possible to stop the harms of pornography and sexual exploitation that are created by those who are really causing those problems, (the ones that are the mostimportant to deal with): the "Johns," the pimps, the traffickers, the domestic abusers, the child molesters, the sexual abusers and predators, the rapists, etc.
Because the entire job of fighting against all of the harms of sexual exploitation and abuse can never be done by a few individuals or organizations only, AntiPornography.org is specifically designed to be an interactive website, which welcomes the participation and involvement of all visitors in a number of different ways. (Such as sharing this website with others, sharing personal stories with us, etc.)
Please see the links further down this page for many quick and simple ways you can help. Additionally, if you are in the position to financially contribute to supporting the goals and activism of this organization, please feel free to make a fully tax-deductible donation at our donations page here.
Thank you in advance for whatever you are able to do to help. Your support is very much appreciated. All helpful actions are important and they will all make a difference.
Also please note: If you have any further questions or concerns about the goals and activities of this organization, please read the full footer of this page, our home page, our page on the connections between pornography and sex trafficking, as well as our full "Frequently Asked Questions and Responses to Pro-Pornography Arguments." please click here. Thank you!
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Board of Directors:
Diana E. H. Russell, PhD - Dr. Diana E. H. Russell is one of the foremost experts on sexual violence against women and girls in the world. For the past 25 years she has been deeply engaged in research on this topic and has produced numerous books and articles that have become authoritative sources on rape (including wife rape), incest, the misogynist murder of women, and pornography.
Founder -The founder of AntiPornography.org is a humanitarian educator and a longtime activist against the harms of pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking and all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse. She has done many years of research, educating and organizing about the harms of pornography and has engaged in numerous types of successful activism such as public speaking, protests and campaigns, book publications, counseling, mentoring, group formations, workshops, and conferences. She has personally helped many people come to a new awareness of the harms of pornography and has often turned them from being in favor of pornography to being opposed to it. She has also inspired and facilitated a number of new anti-pornography activists, prevented some young women from entering into the sex industry, and has assisted many people to stop using pornography. Please see some examples of the last three sort of results here.
Board Director #3 - An activist against sexual exploitation for many years, particularly sex trafficking, who has worked with and formed a number of successful nonprofit organizations.
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FOUNDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: AntiPornography.org would not have been able to come into being without the kindness, support, patience and co-operation of my family, Ty, Sandi, Tom, Captive Daughters, and most especially the inspirational and incomparable Diana E. H. Russell, Phd. Many thanks to all of you and to everyone else who assisted but who has not been individually named. You know who you are and your contributions are deeply appreciated. Special thanks to original content contributors Dr. Robert Brannon, Phyllis Frank, Devyn Devine, Estela Lopez, Michael Z, Raina, Krystal Fleischman and attorney Michelle R. Adelman. The important truths that you have shared have the power to meaningfully change the world for the better, so may your profound words of wisdom reach many thousands of people through this website.
Special thanks also to all YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and Twitter friends and supporters, especially the consistently helpful Ian, and courageous YouTube activists such as JoinPornBusters, who give us all hope that it's possible for young people to see through the pornified brainwashing of our culture and to stand up to it and just say "NO." You are all setting an excellent example to everyone of fearlessly marching forth on the front lines of this battle and speaking out under extremely adverse conditions against the harms of pornography, sexism, degradation and dehumanization, despite the never ending assaults that you are subjected to by those who relentlessly harass you and try to intimidate you into silence. Your efforts for the cause and for the future of humanity are profoundly important and are very much appreciated.
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DEDICATION
May 2010
AntiPornography.org is dedicated in memoriam to the Founder's father W.H.B. with love and gratitude. AntiPornography.org would not have been able to come into being and would not have been able to go forward into the future without his kindness, compassion and generous support over the past year. W.H.B. set an example throughout his life of dedicated public service and was an inspiration through his many contributions to humanity to all who knew him. R.I.P. W.H.B. Your legacy will live on through all those who were touched and helped by your many contributions and through the work of AntiPornography.org.
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Note: AntiPornography.org has recently obtained it's IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. During the next few months while we adjust our financial administration, nonprofit fiscal sponsorship to facilitate tax-deductible charitable donations to AntiPornography.org is being provided by the anti-sex trafficking organization CaptiveDaughters.org.
"A day’s worth of nationwide headlines inevitably brings up stories of children encountering pornography at the local library, child pornography arrests, and school incidents in which teachers are caught looking at pornography on school computers during school hours. It is terrible enough that adults are suffering the consequences of a pornified culture. But we must think about the kind of world are we introducing to our children. Certainly everyone – liberals and conservatives – can agree with the statement, “It wasn’t like this when we were kids.” And I can’t imagine anyone would have that thought without simultaneously experiencing a profound sense of fear and loss."
Pamela Paul, "From Pornography to Porno to Porn: How Porn Became the Norm," a paper for the conference "The Social Costs of Pornography."
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BELOW IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR WEBSITE FOOTER WITH SOCIAL NETWORKING LINKS, NEWSLETTER FORM, DONATION BUTTON, AND COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY, ANTI-PROSTITUTION, ANTI-SEX TRAFFICKING AND RELATED RESOURCES
Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexualitytakes an unflinching look at today’s porn industry: the stories woven into the images, the impact on our culture, the effects on us as men and women, the business machine that creates and markets porn, and the growing legitimacy of porn in mainstream media. Above all, PORNLAND examines the way porn shapes and limits sexual imaginations and behaviors.
Although we are surrounded by pornographic images, many people are not aware of just how cruel and violent the industry is today. PORNLANDshows how today’s porn is strikingly different from yesterday’s Playboy and Penthouse magazines — how competition in the industry and consumer desensitization have pushed porn toward hard core extremes. And, with the advent of the internet and other digital technologies, users don’t have to wander far to access porn; todaythe average age of first viewing is about 11 for boys, and studies reveal that young men, who consume more porn than ever before, have difficulty forming healthy relationships.
PORNLAND also looks at how our porn culture affects the way women and girls think about their bodies, their sexuality and their relationships. PORNLAND: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality argues that rather than sexually liberating or empowering us, porn offers us a plasticized, formulaic, generic version of sex that is boring, lacking in creativity and disconnected from emotion and intimacy.
Fall 2011: Please pardon any errors, omissions, or technical problems, etc., while this website is under construction. Also please feel free to help us out by informing us about them here. Thanks. And if you would like to contribute to this website being developed more quickly, please feel free to donate here. Thank you! Your support is very much appreciated and will definitely make a difference.
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*All donations made will go to support the work of AntiPornography.org in fighting against the harms of pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking, and other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse. While our own 501(c)(3) nonprofit status is in progress donations are routed through the anti-sex trafficking nonprofit organization Captive Daughters, a sister organization who is our IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit fiscal sponsor. Captive Daughters does not fund our work but they currently facilitate nonprofit tax deductible donations for AntiPornography.org because some of our work is a continuation of Captive Daughter's work addressing pornography as a demand factor for sex trafficking. For more information about Captive Daughter's important work on this issue please see the Captive Daughters conference: Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking and their book: Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking.Thank you.
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For more information about the documented harms of pornography please visit the extremely informative new websitePornography Harms at PornHarms.com.
"Dedicated to providing the most accurate peer-reviewed research on the harm from pornography, along with relevant news and opinion."
This outstanding website comprehensively addresses the harms of pornography in regards to all of the following categories: addiction, brain science, children, cybersex, family, Internet, Internet safety, marriage, men, psychological, prostitution, relationships, research, self image, sex trafficking, sexting, sexual violence, societal, STDs, teens, and women.
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"Pornography is everywhere, and as it becomes more common in all forms of media, it is also becoming more sexist, violent, and graphic. These forms of pornography are also becoming more and more common among children and teens. Why we should worry about pornified America."
Have you taken the NO-PORN PLEDGE at NoPornPledge.com yet? If not, now would be a really great time to do so! Please click here or the banner below.
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See the list of many people from all around the world who have signed the No-Porn Pledge. Click here.
Read the reasons why they have signed in the No-PornPledge Guestbook. Click here. Don't forget to join them by signing the pledge and sharing your reasons why in the guestbook there as well!
From NoPornPledge.com:
"Join a growing number of people who have made a decision to eliminate porn from their lives. Sign your name, and publicly declare that you won't use porn, or have an intimate relationship with anyone who does."
At AntiPornography.orgwe are working to prevent and combat the devastating harms of pornography, prostitution and sex trafficking, as well as all other forms of sexual exploitation, through public education and advocacy. We are:
Note for clarification: This is not an AntiPornography.org petition and the concerned citizen who started the petition is not affiliated with this organization. A link to the petition is posted here at the request of the petition author.
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RESOURCES, FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS AND ALLIES:
(All those marked with * are friends, subscribers, or followers of AntiPornography.org at our social networking projects at YouTube, MySpace, or Twitter 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 or omissions 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:
AntiPornography.org supports the CP80 Internet Pornography Solution that provides an option for Internet users to protect children and others from unwanted exposure to pornography. (For those who choose it only.) Please click on the button below to find out more information or to learn how you can support CP80 also.
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PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION AND COMPULSION HELP AND SUPPORT:
Saavi Accountability (www.saaviaccountability.com) -- 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:
(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.")
"The only way to impede sex trafficking is to end demand—to stop buyers from buying."
Shared Hope International, "DEMAND: A Comparative Examination of Sex Tourism and Trafficking in Jamaica, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States"
"DEMAND" - A Documentary by Shared Hope International
This excellent documentary by the anti-sex trafficking organization Shared Hope International is about demand factors for sex trafficking, one of the most significant of which is pornography. It also addresses how all forms of commercial sexual exploitation such as pornography, stripping and prostitution are connected to all other forms such as sex trafficking and sex slavery. Please visit EndDemand.org to learn more about how demand for sex trafficking is created by those individuals (mostly men) who purchase women and children for sex.
For 2 minute and 12 minute versions of the above video, as well as more information from Shared Hope about demand, please click here.
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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.
"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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Please remember that it is not up to AntiPornography.org, the other organizations listed on this page, the government, or "someone else" to do the entire job of fighting against the harms of pornography, prostitution, trafficking, and other forms of sexual exploitation or abuse. It is an enormous job and the responsibility lies with each and every one of us to do our part as part of the bigger team of those who are choosing to be part of the solution of creating a more just and humane world for everyone rather than the problem. 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.
Thank you for whatever you are able to give or do to help create a better world for everyone, especially for women, children and future generations.
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