Sexual Wellness: Capacity for expressing sexuality in ways that are deemed safe, consensual, & satisfying.
The Podcast
The project & the program
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The Positively Porncast™ explores the sex and porn-positive movement through conversations centered around the adult film industry, and the wider market of services and products associated with ‘in-door’ sex work. We discuss topics relevant to the production and consumption of pornography, including ethical and feminist porn. Read more………
The Hosts
Abby Somers (she/her) & Dr. Jordan (he/him)
SW.h was co-founded by intimacy expert & adult film actress Abby Somers and Dr. Jordan Schaul, a health science educator. Ms. Somers, a mom of three young adults, was a corporate sector manager before becoming an adult film actress. Dr. Schaul is the founder of the trauma-informed relationship and family systems consultancy Scapegoat Strength. Read more……..
“Sexually progressive cultures gave us literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust.”
— Alan Moore, 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom
The Controversy
The pros & cons of porn…
While antipornography activists claim that porn is exploitative to individuals and detrimental to society on moral grounds, peer-reviewed research indicates that porn consumption is not biologically addictive. In fact, pornography offers educational value and has a positive impact on sexual health and well-being. Furthermore, today’s adult film professionals have resources that weren’t historically available. The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee is a labor group that offers an array of support for performers. Pineapple Support specifically provides affordable mental health services for producers and performers working in the porn industry. Read More……
“I try my hardest to push the point that I am a feminist. I really think it’s important that people know that the women in this industry are empowered. They run it, man. It’s awesome.”
— Jenna Jameson
The Data
The science…
In her new book The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession (2023 Bloomsbury), Kelsy Burke cites studies, which challenge commonly espoused values and beliefs held by antiporn activists. The antiporn agenda is the abolition of pornography. Read more…….
“The pornography wars are never about pornography alone. They are instead about navigating how we should best live and relate to one another in our shared social world.”
— Kelsy Burke, The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession
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