What does it
mean to…

Young people
Seeing porn might seem normal. But what does porn say? Who makes it and why? And what does it all mean for you?

Parents
What do parents need to know about porn? How can you support your child in this new reality of pervasive porn?

Schools
Pornography has become an issue schools can’t afford to ignore. How can your school equip students for healthy, safe and respectful relationships in the 21st century?

Community organisations
What does the mainstreaming of porn mean for your organisation? How can you support young people, parents and schools to address porn’s influence?
New research confirms that Australian young people are seeing pornography years before their first sexual experience




* Our Watch 2020, Pornography, young people and preventing violence against women, Our Watch, Melbourne.
** Office of Film and Literature Classification 2019, Breaking Down Porn: A Classification Office analysis of commonly viewed pornography in NZ, Office of Film and Literature Classification, Wellington.
*** Similar Web, https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/, accessed 17 June 2020.
Pornography is now the most prominent sexuality educator for many young people. Most young people discover porn well before they encounter sex – perhaps even before they have kissed or held a partner.
