NCOSE 2018 Impact Report: The Fall of Online Trafficking Titan Backpage; Walmart Removes Cosmo; Comcast Safer for Kids; And More!
2018 was our most successful year to date, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Whether your support was financial, taking actions through our website, praying for our movement, sharing our social media posts, or simply telling your friend about the issue of sexual exploitation, you helped make 2018 the strongest year for our organization…
VICTORY! Another Hotel cancels ‘Black and Blue’ event eroticizing violence against women
We asked our friends, Love People Not Pixels, in Houston if they could lead the charge directly in getting an event that eroticized violence against women canceled. Our CESE Summit has energized and united many of the groups in Houston and they were eager (and hopeful) to take it on.
Bethany Shares Her Story: Porn is Not Just a “Guy Problem”
Twenty-four-year-old Bethany MacDonald says it isn’t just men who suffer because of online pornography. She says she became addicted and was unable to have relationships because of it. Watch Her Explanation Here: Bethany told BBC she first saw it when she was nine years old. She said she became afraid of relationships and was watching it two…
“These Videos Put my Life at Risk” – a Sri Lankan Journalist Targeted with Porn Shaming
I am Dilshy Banu, and I am a victim of a unique form of revenge porn [also known as “porn shaming.”] I was once a journalist for the Sunday Times in my native country of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a beautiful nation that I’ve always felt proud of, and I’ve strived to use my writing…
“Never Give Up.” A College Student Shares Her Inspirational Story
By Nicole Dailey Sexually abused as a little girl. Behavior issues in elementary school. Anti-social childhood. Constantly fearful and frequently suicidal at age ten. A teenager full of anxiety. Panic attacks first year of college. Nervous breakdown age 19. Hope lost. Can’t handle life. That is my story. But not all of it. Here is…
Vanna White Regrets Appearing on the Cover of Playboy Magazine
The Wheel of Fortune icon, Vanna White, appeared on The Wendy Williams Show recently and confessed that she regrets her 1987 cover on the magazine Playboy. “I wasn’t on there because I wanted to be,” She admitted. “When I moved to Hollywood I was too embarrassed to ask my dad for money for rent. I…