How do we talk to teens about sex in a world of porn?
Teenage boys' easy access to violent sexual images is creating a crisis for them - and for women, argues the anti-porn campaigner
Violence against women is never far from the news, but currently it is high on the agenda - and porn features again and again as a factor. From the murder of Sarah Everard to the paltry sentence handed down to Sam Pybus, the latest man to use the so-called rough sex defence", it seems the world is riven with misogyny.
Sarah's killer Wayne Couzens was attracted to brutal sexual pornography", the court heard during his trial. Pybus - who was sentenced to four years and eight months last month for manslaughter after strangling a vulnerable woman during sex - was also known to use violent porn. Tackling porn culture is clearly a key part of tackling sexual violence towards women. I have campaigned to end the sex trade for decades, and am well aware of its role in the sexual exploitation of women.
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