Consent and Porn: How Porn Has Shaped Us

How is your relationship to porn? Is it joyful? Stressful? Exciting? Routine?

Does your relationship with porn feel consensual? Or are there aspects of porn’s impact on your life that you wish you could change? Do you close your browser in shame, disgust, or confusion after you’ve finished? Or maybe you wish you could share your interests with a partner but fear rejection?

In this workshop, we offer a non-judgmental space to explore your own varied and layered experiences around internal consent and porn, while learning from others - touching on topics like first exposures, current habits, sexual expectations and behaviors, kinks and fantasies, self-esteem, body image, identity, ethics, and more. There will be opportunities for participants to engage anonymously through polls and other apps, publicly in group discussions, or in small groups in breakout rooms. This session will not be recorded.

Notes:

• This is an online class via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this Time Zone Converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Sponsored tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
  If finances are still a barrier to you, please reach out and we can do a custom pay-what-you-can option. We want consent education to be as accessible as possible.
• Questions? Please contact the Consent Academy at: theconsentacademy@gmail.com
• Please let us know by email if you have any access needs or things that would aid in your learning.

About the Consent Academy:

The Consent Academy is an educational collective based out of Seattle, WA with volunteers all over the world. Our mission is to teach consent in all of its complexity, aspects, and potential. With over 60 years of education experience collectively, our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. We believe consent is part of everyday life and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.