5 Things Sex Buyers Reveal About Prostitution

There is a myth that legalizing or fully decriminalizing prostitution (i.e. removing criminal penalties for sex buyers, pimps, and brothel keepers) makes the practice safe. Many argue that legitimizing prostitution would turn it into a job like any other: “workers” who provide “services” to “clients.”  

Well, let’s see how these so-called “clients” treat prostituted women. Let’s see what the so-called “services” entail.  

German feminist, advocate, and blogger Elly Arrow did extensive research collecting quotes from sex buyers in countries where prostitution was legalized (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). The quotes were left on buyer review boards, which are websites where men rate prostituted women like products.  

Read these sex buyer quotes and see for yourself what legalized or fully decriminalized prostitution looks like.

📣ACTION: Ask Your Local Elected Officials to Hold Sex Buyers Accountable!

Keke Palmer Opens Up About Experiences with Child-on-Child Harmful Sexual Behavior

Actress Keke Palmer has been spreading awareness about a challenging topic: that the perpetrators of child sexual abuse aren't always adults–often, they're other kids.

This is called child-on-child harmful sexual behavior. And it's not uncommon. Research shows that male adolescents aged 10-17 are responsible for 35% to 65% of child sexual abuse contacts.

Did you know that pornography is a key factor in fueling child-on-child harmful sexual behavior?

A longitudinal study following 10–15-year-olds over a period of three years found that exposure to violent pornography predicted a nearly six-fold increase in self-reported sexually aggressive behavior later on. To be very clear: violent content is not a small subset of the pornography kids are seeing. A 2022 study found that 52% of teens exposed to pornography reported seeing violent forms of pornography such as choking (36%), someone in pain (37%), or depictions of what appears to be rape (19%).

Considering that children often learn by observing and imitating the behavior of others, is it any wonder that pornography is teaching them to sexually aggress against other children?

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Start NOW saving up those points for a donation to NCOSE on Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday is a global campaign that encourages people to do good. It is a day dedicated to charitable contributions worldwide.

Please mark December 3rd on your calendar and be prepared to give! Any dollar amount you can contribute has an impact in the fight against sexual exploitation.

5 Types of Image-Based Sexual Abuse You Should Know About

Imagine you’re going about a normal day when you get a message telling you there’s a naked photo of you going around online. How would you feel?

And how would you feel if it was a photo that you had never even taken?

Gabi Belle, a 26-year-old, said she felt “yucky and violated” when she unexpectedly found herself in a situation like this. The image, which showed her standing naked in a field, had been forged using AI.

In trying to get the picture taken down, she realized there were about a hundred photos on various websites, including several pornography sites. Imagine how violated you would feel, knowing that forged naked photos of you were being viewed by potentially thousands of people on pornography sites.

Even after Belle successfully got the original images taken down, more have continued to pop up.

What if forged images of you harmed your career prospects? What if your family, friends, or coworkers saw them? What if every time you finally got one photo taken down, more popped up in their place?

Unfortunately, countless individuals—average individuals like you—are being victimized through image-based sexual abuse (IBSA).

Here are five types of image-based sexual abuse you should know about.

📣ACTION: Ask Congress to Pass Legislation Combatting IBSA!

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