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Pornography researcher at the University of Sydney

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The Australian PM just attacked anal sex as not "normal". "we see anal tearing growing at [a]...horrific rate...what too many young men are seeing online is normalising behaviour that is anything but normal.” Don't tell gay men. Some of us quite enjoy it.
https://t.co/tGI1NN30g9

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We spend so much time talking about young people and porn: would you be interested in LISTENING to some young people giving their thoughts about porn? They're creative, political, sex-positive and inclusive, and they've got a lot to say. Full paper at
https://t.co/OGAugOmqVA

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... Terrifying that Trump is weaponising the US federal government against trans kids. Can you imagine being a kid - or a parent - in that situation? Thank goodness that people are fighting back. And - so far - winning. Full story at https://t.co/O6mlpA3VcC

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"On Wednesday morning, a federal judge granted patients’ request to block the Justice Department from seeking or obtaining invasive patient information about transgender minors who received gender-affirming medical care in New York City"...

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Gardening Australia star proud to be out after being 'de-gayed for TV for 26 years' https://t.co/PBOW2D3uEv via @ABCaustralia

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So proud of my friend Jerry Coleby-Williams for telling his story. He's right: LGBTQ+ visibility is still important, when our trans family are under horrific attack. Particularly true in the US but some bigots are pushing trans hatred in Australia too.

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TLDR:
1. variety of sexual practices
2. variety of body types, genders and races
3. negotiation of consent
4. ethically produced
5. pleasure for all participants
6. safe sex.

Full paper at https://t.co/ZfaATwf2Tz

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If you're concerned about the effects of pornography, you might be interested in our findings on the criteria to identify healthy pornography, drawing on the expertise of global leaders in adolescent health, sexual health, sex education and pornography....

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... Things like this remind us why we get up every morning, sit at our computers and keep trying to wrangle the stuff in our heads into words.

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Just got the loveliest email from an HDR student in Japan: "I just finished reading your book called "Fun!" ... Thank you for writing it. I was at a dead end in my PhD thesis for the literature review. Now that missing piece is found"....

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... and if there is a relationship, what's the causality? Do people who dislike queers become religious? Or does being religious lead to people disliking queers? Or is there a third variable driving them both?

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.... perhaps this is relevant? % of people who say that religion is "very important" to them by country. US - 38%. Australia - 14%. Do we see a pattern, perhaps? https://t.co/ivIZ7R33GR…

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I noted last week that "More than twice as many Americans as Brits, Australians or Canadians say that homosexuality is 'morally unacceptable'" - 39% in US compared to, eg, 15% in Australia - and wondered why that might be ...

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Do you have thoughts about sex online? Want to tell us what you read, watch and post about sex? Cos we would LOVE to know for our academic survey. It's for Australians, available at https://t.co/cbE0k83dzS

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Source: Pew Research Centre, "In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad", https://t.co/KC00ArDfYw

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UK, 16%. Canada 15%. Australia 15%. US 39%.
What makes the US so different from other English speaking democracies?

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More than twice as many Americans as Brits, Australians or Canadians say that homosexuality is "morally unacceptable" ...

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... ‘[n]o man who regularly uses pornography can have a healthy sexual relationship with a woman’".
Chapter available here if that sounds interesting https://t.co/6r4FJVw5zI

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Our research shows lots of young people are feeling shame about masturbating while looking at porn. That worries me, and upsets me, because I know what it's like to be shamed for masturbating.

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... We can ensure there are few voices in academia or the news to contradict the assertion of Clive Hamilton, currently a Professor of Public Ethics, who states with confidence in a newspaper story that ...