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Shira Tarrant

Shira Tarrant, PhD is professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her most recent book is The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press). Read more at shiratarrant.com.

Archive, Culture, Remapping American ChristianitiesMay 2, 2016

Pornography’s Dirty Little Secret: What We Say vs. What We Do

By Shira Tarrant

Last month, Utah officially declared that pornography is a public health hazard, approving a resolution that contradicts much…

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