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Dr. Jennifer Weeks

A Study on “No Fap” for Women?

Originally Published on March 18th, 2025 at 09:45 am

Most often, when we talk about online communities for abstinence from pornography and masturbation, such as No Fap, we are talking about men.

Online forums purporting abstinence, particularly Reddit, are a predominantly male space. So, where do the women go? 

While we know men more often report problematic sexual behavior than women, women do still struggle with PSB issues. Where is their safe space? A recent study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior recently addressed this question.

A No Fap Study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior

The authors analyzed the posts from a women-only online forum called Porn Free Women. 

Porn Free Women was developed because most pornography abstinence online spaces are dominated by men and many women did not feel comfortable or accepted participating in them.

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Therapeutic, Empowerment and Heteronormative

The analysis of the discussions revealed 16 predominant topics that fell within three themes: 

  • Therapeutic
  • Empowerment
  • Heteronormative

Half of the discussions fit the therapeutic theme. Pornography abstinence was discussed as overcoming adversity through healing and transformation. Here pornography was seen as addictive.  

Over a quarter of the posts fit into the heteronormative theme. The discussions involved romantic relationships, identity anxiety and ideas of being a “real” woman. 

The empowerment theme emphasized female empowerment and agency in building a supportive community to promote well-being.  

Many of the women in the forum identified with the philosophy of pornography addiction. 

Unlike men, many of these women use their own past sexual victimization to rationalize their entry into pornography addiction.  

This study was interesting because it is one of the very few studies that look at a women’s perspective on desired abstinence from pornography. In a field dominated by heteronormative male voices, it is refreshing to see science finally take an interest in the female voices in the arena.  

Reference

Zhang, X & Silva, D.E. (2024).  “I feel like a fraud who acts like a feminist”: The discussion themes and sexual scripts in the Porn Free Women online forum.  Archives of Sexual Behavior.  Doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02858-w 

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Former police officer requested porn with girls 'as young as possible'
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A court has heard the former NSW police officer described himself online as a "dirty paedo dad" and was prepared to pay for "underage fantasy and kink".

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Former police officer requested porn with girls 'as young as possible'
By Zaarkacha Marlan

A court has heard the former NSW police officer described himself online as a "dirty paedo dad" and was prepared to pay for "underage fantasy and kink".

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/for

ABC News · Former NSW Police officer Mitchell Lucock jailed over child abuse materialBy Zaarkacha Marlan
#Courts#Police#ChildAbuse
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Nina Kiel

I continue to be terrible at self-promotion and thus completely forgot to mention that the "Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies", for which I wrote a chapter on digital games and sexual health, has recently been published!

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The book offers a wide range of perspectives on this widely neglected, but incredibly fascinating topic, so make sure to check it out if you're even remotely interested in exploring relationships and sexuality in interactive virtual spaces, queer representation, or the history of eroticism in the medium.

BloomsburyThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game StudiesThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies consists of a comprehensive collection of essays that review and supplement current work focusing o…
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CBC Edmonton

Edmonton man handed consecutive prison terms for possessing child pornography, luring
Aarron Kowalchuk was sentenced to more than four years in prison, but with enhanced credit for time already served in the Edmonton Remand Centre, plus acknowledgement of harsh conditions he faced, he has about a year a...
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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

You'll be doing something about the misogyny in society too, yeah?
Oh 'quick fix' is it?
You won't be telling young boys to treat young girls with respect, will you?
Gotta let them be turned by American social media into utter misogynists haven't you? Gotta bend the knee to America and Capitalism....you just gotta....'boys will be boys'

Otherwise you would have to be woke, and we don't want to upset the US now, do we?

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The Guardian · Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministersBy Dan Milmo
#Misogyny#Patriarchy#Pornography
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