By Josh Gilman She felt brittle. A bird is what immediately came to mind. And I was filled with anger. It was her friend who said “we gotta get a picture” because we had all been interviewed for the same documentary on how pornography harms children. She, as an ex-porn star, I as a young father trying to fight for … Read More
An open letter to porn
Dear Porn, You’re going to lose. Oh, you will have more victories. Of course. People will fall for your lies and your traps. I have been one of them. I know how easy it is. But I also know the truth. So do so many of my friends. Even the ones currently ensnared by you. humans were made for more … Read More
How to talk to your friends about porn, when they don’t want to talk about porn
By Josh Gilman: For all the wonderful breakthroughs the anti-porn movement has made in the last few years, it still is true that the majority of people aren’t comfortable talking about porn. So how can we break-through people’s barriers? If pornography is truly as bad as we think, and causes as many problems as we believe it does, I believe … Read More
It’s time to normalize not watching porn
By Josh Gilman Last week, former radio host, Jian Ghomeshi was back in the news after an essay of his was published by NewYorkBooks.com . I’m not going to pretend I was happy about that. Call me judgemental but I tend to believe that men who believe that violence is simply a sexual preference are better off out of the … Read More
7 Great Gifts To Fight Porn
By Strength to Fight Staff: This Christmas, like so many Christmas’ past, many many many gifts will be exchanged. Some will be lovely and thoughtful, others will be gaudy and poorly thought out. Some sadly will be problematic: iPads given to kids unprepared for the internet; smartphones given to teens with no thought to how it might affect them. There … Read More
Dear National Post and Other Publications – Please Stop Publishing Garbage Articles About Porn
By Josh Gilman: Dear National Post. I appreciate your desire to print a diversity of opinions. But as a father of four, a husband, and….. actually no, caveats don’t matter, I don’t need additional qualifications. As a human. Who respects others humans. I am perplexed as to why you have for the third time, printed a mind-numbingly ignorant article on … Read More
The Lonely Legacy Of Hugh Hefner: The Playboy Who Didn’t Learn How To Tango
By Josh Gilman: The top trending story around the world this morning was the death of the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner. The death of every human is a sad day, but unfortunately today’s memorials to the man who made pornography so mainstream he nearly put himself out of business, are in their very adulation a condemnation of his life’s … Read More
3 tips to stay away from porn this summer.
by Josh Gilman: What do you think is the number one reason people tell us they watch porn? Not the reason they first see it, but why they return to it. Boredom. Yup. It’s one of those feelings we don’t like to feel. In a world where almost everyone is addicted to their screens and the shots of dopamine received … Read More
“The Dirty Dozen 2017”, and how to fight back against the porn industry
Every year, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) puts out out their Dirty Dozen. 12 Companies that while not necessarily an official part of the porn industry benefit greatly from it, or contribute to it’s growth and influence. This year, the list includes well known companies such as Amazon for their continued sale of hardcore pornography and “eroticized child nudity” (among other issues), Twitter for … Read More
Singleness, Marriage, Contentedness, Porn & Pavlov
By Josh Gilman: Happy Valentines Day! Depending on your personality and life circumstances, today is the best/worst/happiest/horrific/lovely/sickening/romantic/depressing day of the year. But for nearly everyone it is definitely one thing. Triggering. I’ll explain why. Contentedness One of the most common terms that is thrown around when we come upon anything that reminds of relationship statuses is the word “content”. Usually … Read More
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