Outreach co-ordinator @activeconsent. Host:@glowwestpodcast. PhD & MA in Sexuality Studies. Sex columnist: @indoweekend.Sexpert at Bumble Ireland & UK. She/they
Nov 11, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I see @MichealMartinTD is in the Daily Mail talking about protecting kids from porn in the wake of recent cases. Which is of course admirable and what I have been talking about for years. But Michael, are you funding comprehensive sex education? Are you also interested in 1/
Real action or just the usual bluster and soundbites for votes? Are you going to find comprehensive sex education that has proven results? And are you going to work to address root causes at play here, such as that of misogyny in Ireland society? 2/
Jun 20, 2019 • 19 tweets • 5 min read
A short thread on some #porn research (could be longer but I'm sick and trying to finish a PhD on porn also). We have seen a lot of media talk lately in #Ireland, for obvious reasons. I want to share some recent studies in an effort to add some research into the discussion
Im not defending porn (my personal opinion is the idea of porn is fine, however I recognise the industry has some issues- like any industry). But I am concerned with how we use porn as a lazy scapegoat, especially in the media.The last time we had a national conversation on porn,
