Reframing the Conversation Webinar Series
Reframing the Conversation is a webinar series that addresses the intersection of pornography with today’s most pressing issues. Each live conversation engages subject matter experts who are leading the way to end the youth porn crisis, inviting questions and offering actionable solutions.
Jackson Katz & Byron Hurt on Raising Boys in the Age of Porn Culture
Free live webinar: Thursday, June 18, from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET
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Pornography is shaping how boys learn to be men. Much of today’s mainstream pornography is degrading, misogynistic, and violent, sending messages that are not only inaccurate but can have dangerous real-world consequences.
Young people are especially vulnerable. During a critical stage of emotional, social, and cognitive development, pornography distorts expectations about relationships, masculinity and femininity, consent, and identity, particularly when reinforced by broader messages about gender in pop culture.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Jackson Katz and Byron Hurt have worked in gender violence prevention by examining and critiquing the cultural forces shaping boys, men, and violence. They will join Culture Reframed’s Dr. Gail Dines and Dr. Mandy Sanchez for a special webinar on June 18, 2026, from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ET, to explore the links between hypersexualized media, pornography, misogyny, and male violence against women and children. They will discuss how we can challenge these norms to build healthier models of masculinity and femininity.
Combining decades of advocacy and frontline experience, the webinar will offer both critical insight and actionable guidance for participants looking to drive positive change at home, in their work, and in their communities.
Participants will walk away with:
- A deeper understanding of the ways pornography shapes masculinity and femininity
- Tips for parents, caregivers, and professionals who work with young people on how to address and prevent male violence against girls and women
- Expert guidance and practical strategies for raising awareness and shifting misogynist ideologies
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About the guests:
Dr. Jackson Katz is an educator, author, and scholar-activist who has been a major figure in the growing global movement of men working to promote gender equity and prevent gender-based violence. He co-founded the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the first large-scale gender violence prevention initiative in college and professional athletics in North America, and the first system-wide prevention program in the U.S. military. MVP introduced “bystander” training to the field; Katz is one of the early architects of this now widely popular prevention approach.
Byron Hurt has over three decades of experience navigating discussions about masculinity with high-profile NCAA athletes, members of the U.S. military, fraternities, and everyday men and women worldwide. He strengthened and honed his gender politics while working with the Mentors in Violence Prevention Program (MVP) and pioneering the Bystander Intervention Program, which he co-founded with Dr. Jackson Katz. As a result of his decades-long work as a filmmaker and activist, Byron is widely recognized as a leader in both independent documentary filmmaking and gender violence prevention.
Let’s Talk Porn: Young Women Speak Out Against Porn Culture
This free live webinar took place on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Young women, who are at the front lines of experiencing the harmful effects of porn, are often silenced by the porn culture. It’s about time that we listened to what they have to say about growing up in a culture saturated by porn and the difficulty of navigating relationships, sexual and otherwise, in a landscape that has never before been part of young people’s lives.
Culture Reframed is delighted to host a live webinar on March 19, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST, that takes a deep dive into the realities of women’s lives. Attendees will hear firsthand from two influential young women who are pioneering activists bringing the topic of pornography and violence against girls and women to the forefront, and in their own ways, shifting the culture.
Ashley Staggers, Miss Manhattan 2026, brings a wealth of experience in youth leadership, sex-based violence prevention, and survivor advocacy through her work with Rights4Girls, the World Without Exploitation Youth Coalition, and Children’s Aid’s Fostering Youth Success Alliance. She will be joined by Katie Ramsay, a content creator with more than 230,000 YouTube subscribers, known for her critical discussions of complex cultural issues, including the impact of pornified culture and hypersexualized media on youth.
Together, we’ll explore how pornified culture affects young women and their relationships with others, and the vital role they can play in the ecosystem working to achieve large-scale cultural shifts.
Parenting in a Pornified Culture
A Candid Presentation and Audience Q&A With Dr. Gail Dines and Dr. Mandy Sanchez
This free live webinar took place on November 19, 2025.
Culture Reframed was founded more than a decade ago, driven by the evidence that a culture of pornography is harmful to young people and a belief that a research-based, public health approach is the most effective way to fight against these harms. Since then, it has become the premier science-based organization raising awareness around the significant harms of pornography and providing adults with the tools and resources to help kids build resilience and resistance to hypersexualized media and porn.
Join Culture Reframed’s Founder, Dr. Gail Dines, and Director of Programming, Dr. Mandy Sanchez, for a live webinar on November 19, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. ET, to learn more about the harmful effects of growing up in a pornified culture and how your role — as a parent, caregiver, or trusted adult — can make a difference.
Beginning with a compelling presentation from Gail and Mandy and followed by a special audience Q&A, participants will walk away with a clear understanding of:
- The social, emotional, and cognitive harms of porn and hypersexualized media on youth.
- How the porn industry targets youth via social media and gaming platforms, plus the rising dangers of AI.
- Practical strategies and research-based resources to help kids develop healthy, respectful, and egalitarian views of sex and intimacy throughout their lives.
Keeping Tech in Check: Helping Kids Lead Healthy Digital Lives
This free live webinar took place on July 31, 2025.
On average, children between the ages of 8 and 12 in the U.S. spend up to six hours a day on screens. For teens, that number jumps to upwards of nine hours. Excessive use of digital devices — and the content they are engaging with — can have harmful effects on a young person’s well-being. Higher daily screen time is associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and depression.
It’s not just adolescents and teens who are at risk. Too much screen time can negatively impact the development of young children, affecting their physical and mental health and social-emotional well-being.
How can parents and caregivers help young people thrive in an online world? The key is understanding the risks and establishing healthy digital habits from the start.
Culture Reframed hosted an eye-opening conversation with digital wellness experts, Julia Storm and Adrienne Principe. Moderated by Dr. Mandy Sanchez, the webinar highlighted the role of screens on the social and emotional well-being of young people. Our guests provided mindful, intentional guidance and strategies for parents and caregivers to help kids make healthy digital choices that keep them safe and balanced in their relationships with the online world.
Attendees walked away with actionable insights for promoting digital wellness in young people, including:
- A clear understanding of the impact of screens and tech on youth
- Advice on how to approach digital wellness with youth by being “smart, not scared”
- How to keep kids safe online, including how to respond if they’ve been exposed to pornography
- Best practices for keeping tech in check and improving kids’ media mindfulness, including tips for summer screentime
- Opportunities to empower communities to create a culture of change and achieve digital media wellness
Preventing Sexual Assault with Sex Education
This free live webinar took place on April 10, 2025.
Sexual assault, defined as any sexual activity that occurs without consent, is tragically widespread. It affects people of all sexual orientations and ages. Nearly one in four U.S. adults experienced sexual assault or harassment in the past year. One in five girls and one in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse.
This crisis is driven by various factors, including pervasive and easy access to degrading, misogynistic, and violent online pornography.
Sexual assault is preventable. One key step in prevention is porn-critical sex education. This type of comprehensive education addresses the root causes and empowers individuals to recognize and prevent sexual violence.
Culture Reframed’s Dr. Mandy Sanchez and sex education experts Amy Lang and Kerri Isham discussed sexual assault prevention and how you can help.
The conversation explored:
- Why sexual health education must be taught early and proactively, not reactively
- What children need to know and when
- How to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy sexual behaviors
- Why and how to include neurodivergent children in the conversation
About Culture Reframed’s Live Conversation Series
Reframing the Conversation features live solutions-oriented discussions with the Culture Reframed team alongside leading scholars, professionals, and activists addressing the harms of pornography to youth. These interactive sessions address the intersections of pornography with today’s most pressing issues, such as sexual assault, screen time, dangerous sexual trends, mental health, and more. Attendees are invited to participate in a concluding Q&A.