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Marvel Universe To Introduce First Transgender Character

Blockbuster superhero movie powerhouse Marvel has revealed that the Universe’s first transgender character will appear in an upcoming film. Read the article here.

What Is Online Porn Teaching Our Children?

Decades of research document myriad harms of pornography, hardly justifying a laissez faire attitude toward adolescent exposure to sexually explicit material. Read the article here.

How Social Media Is Transforming Teens’ Ideas About Sex May Surprise You

This the first in a series that looks at how social media has changed the way teens learn about, and engage in, sex. Read the article here.

Dangers Of Second-Hand Drinking: Teen Drinkers At High Risk Of Assault And Sexual Harassment

More than 70 percent of teenage girls who are risky drinkers report unwanted sexual attention from other drinkers. Read the article here.

Adolescence In The Age Of Internet Porn

The role of loneliness and attachment style in teen porn use. Read the article here.

What 10 Parents Learned When Their Child Was Caught In A Porn Trap

10 parents give their unique perspective on helping a child overcome the addictive pull of pornography. Read the article here.

When 6th Graders Can Access Rape Porn On Their Smartphones, School Becomes Toxic

No 11-year-old should have to deal with, or even know, about things like this. Read the article here.

Study: Most Millennials Believe Gender Exists On A Spectrum

52% of millennials now believe that gender exists on a spectrum, according to a new report from Forrester. Read the article here.

Instagram Just Took Its Divisive ‘Hidden Likes’ Experiment Global

Instagram is removing the visibility of other peoples “likes” on the platform. Read the full article here.

Trans Teen Regrets His Transition

Less than a year after having gender surgery, Nathaniel now says, “This whole thing was a bad idea. I am 19 years old, and I feel as though I have ruined my life.” Read the story here.

More People Think It’s Fine for Unwed Couples to Live Together. Here’s Why Many Still Think Marriage Is Better.

Time magazine shares a fascinating look into our culture’s current views regarding cohabitation and marriage. Read the full article here.

PayPal, Kraft, And Unilever: Why These Big Companies Recently Stopped Working With Pornhub

In a continuing wave of public controversy for one of the world’s biggest free porn sites, a few huge consumer brands have announced that they will no longer advertise on Pornhub given recent reports about nonconsensual and exploitative content being posted to the platform. Read the full article here.

Revenge Porn Victims Have This Big Challenge To Overcome: Search Engine Results

Fight The New Drug talks about the repercussions of revenge porn in regards to google and other search engines. Read the full article here.

Instagram’s Plastic Surgery Filters Were Removed From The App

After announcing they were going to ban plastic surgery selfie filters last week, Instagram officially removed them from the app. Read the full article here.

Engaging In Sexual Intercourse In Early Adolescence Associated With An Increased Risk Of Attempting Suicide

Adolescents who engage in sexual intercourse tend to face higher odds of suicide attempts, according to new research. Read the article here.

What Is Cyber-Flashing?

Netsanity shares information about a disturbing new trend, Cyber-Flashing. Read the full article here.

A Global Snapshot Of Same-Sex Marriage

Same-sex marriage has become legal in a growing number of countries in recent years. Read the report from Pew Research here.

More People Think It’s Fine For Unwed Couples To Live Together. Here’s Why Many Still Think Marriage Is Better

More Americans have lived with a romantic partner than have married one, a new study from Pew Research shows. Read the article here.

Admissions To ER’s For Adolescent Sexual Abuse Have More Than Doubled

From 2010 to 2016, emergency department admissions for confirmed adolescent sexual abuse in the U.S. doubled, even as rates of child sexual abuse have steadily declined for decades. Read the article here.

Katie Couric’s New Podcast: Teens’ Easy Access To Hardcore Porn Could Hurt Them… Literally

In a preview episode of her new podcast, “Next Question With Katie Couric,” the longtime journalist says that no matter what precautions parents take, children and teens have free, easy access to porn and that it is shaping a culture of violence against women. Read the full article here.