Should teens read more porn?
Do young people need to read porn themed novels? That was the argument put by Age social affairs writer Michelle Griffin in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald...
View ArticleTeens have hearts, not just bodies
‘Encouraging teens to wait until they feel ready for sex is not to promote oppression. It is to promote empowerment’ By Dr Emma Rush Clueless, to say the...
View Article50 Shades of Grey spin offs for teens: MTR on Morning Show
Does teen ‘erotic fiction’ help develop respect-based relationships? This morning I appeared on Channel 7’s Morning Show with Dr Nikki Goldstein to discuss the rise in ‘erotic fiction’...
View Article50 Shades of Grey damages young men too: and other great commentary by men
I wonder if men like Jackson Katz and Jonah Mix and Chris Hedges (mentioned in this piece by Meghan Murphy and by me in this post on ABC...
View ArticlePorn before first kiss: MTR on ABC 7:30 Report
Porn’s distortions need addressing in schools say educators The ABC filmed me addressing students at Healthdale Christian College in Melbourne last Wednesday. Some of the students were interviewed...
View ArticleLove, sex and no regrets for teens: MTR endorses new book
Sex is too intimate to compromise. – Melinda Tankard Reist By loveandnoregrets May 8, 2017 Sex is too intimate to compromise. ‘I’d already decided that teen sex was...
View ArticleLife imitating porn: Girls injured by boys acting out porn scenes
‘Porn is presenting rough sex and anal sex as something normal, and teenage boys are learning from their screens that it often involves violence and humiliation’ – Nikki...
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