(Washington Stand) As new reports confirm the startlingly pervasive exposure of pornography among children and teens, a growing number of experts and parents are pointing out that the increasingly deviant, violent, and traumatizing content depicted in pornography is likely contributing to the rise in minors identifying as transgender.
In a newly released report from Brigham Young University’s Wheatley Institute, the authors note that upwards of 90% of teens have been exposed to online pornography. They also note a recent study finding that “almost 1 in 4 teenage boys reported that they view pornography every day — a rate of habitual use that is more than twice as high as 10 years earlier.”
But the issue is hardly limited to boys. The report highlighted an extensive international survey that found while over 97% of boys had been exposed to porn, so had 78% of girls. At the same time, the rate of young people who identify as transgender has doubled in recent years. (Read More)
