“In Young’s footage, the script writer comes across as relaxed about the grim reality that children watch pornography, and pretty sanguine about the fact that it might shape their sexual script as adults. He seems proud of his job, arguing that for “12-year-olds” who’ve “not yet figured out” their sexuality or gender it might be “helpful to see” their nascent desires represented. But while Rice’s words might expose a mindset that’s shocking to the outside world, the idea that pornography can be used as a path to self-discovery is baked into Pornhub’s public relations.
“Analysis from Pornhub states that in 2022 “the transgender category grew by +75% to become the 7th most popular category worldwide”. Within the gay category, “Trans searches for ‘FTM’ (female to male) grew by +202%”. This is soothingly spun by the porn giant as evidence that “society has become more inclusive of diverse gender identities”.
Thank you for your important work, Stephanie. I have learned a lot from your interviews and am glad to have supported you. But, since you have shifted your focus to your ROGD Parents work, I have decided to end my support here at Locals. Godspeed.
I want to thank each of you for your time here, encouragement, and donations.
You've probably noticed it's pretty quiet around here, without much happening. In contrast, the ROGD Repair Course and Community, for parents of gender-confused youth, has been getting a lot of active engagement. It addresses a powerful need and gives its participants a lot to work with.
So, I've been thinking about migrating the perks of Locals membership over to ROGD Repair and closing this site down after a while. If I do that, it means ROGD Repair members get access to new episodes early, and opportunities to ask questions of future guests.
Please feel free to share your feedback and thoughts on this. I don't expect to see much come in, since it's so quiet here. That, itself, would be feedback for me to consider too.
If you want to join ROGD Repair but haven't yet, and have been a loyal Locals subscriber or otherwise donated, please email [email protected] and I'll make sure you have a coupon ...
