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We would love your help to spread the word by putting up our banner on your web site or myspace which you can get here. Other ways you may help us is to pass out truth tracts about porn and Gospel tracts in your community which you can learn more about here.

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We will attempt to define pornography although it's a very difficult and controversial task.

According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary the definition of pornography is:

According to Merriam-Webeter Online Dictionary erotic behavior is:

Thus, the pornography industry would include any company or individual depticting acts of erotic behavior or creating material such as books, photographs, writing or films that is devoted to causing sexual arousal in others for $$$money. This would include Playboy, Hustler, Penthouse as well as adult film companies, strip clubs and escort agencies. Yes, Playboy is pornography. If it's a depicted act of erotic behavor or material intended to cause sexual arousal in others, it's porn.

Often times we meet bikini models, fetish models, strippers or Playboy models and they do not believe they are making "porn" but we lovingly and gently share with them what the definition of pornography is because we want to make them aware they are contributing to the same porn industry (aka the adult industry) that is operating illegally and hurting men and women daily.

For more information about how the porn industry is operating illegally you may visit the Division of Occupational Safety and Health web site where you may read about the California Occupational Safety and Health Act. Please note this important paragraph:

"The bloodborne pathogens standard requires employers to use feasible engineering and work practice controls to protect workers from coming into contact with blood or other disease-carrying body fluids (referred to in the standard as "other potentially infectious material", or "OPIM"). Semen and vaginal fluid are always considered OPIM. Any other body fluid is considered OPIM if it’s visibly contaminated with blood. Saliva is considered OPIM in connection with dental procedures because these procedures routinely cause saliva to be contaminated with blood.

The kind of contact prohibited by the standard is contact between skin or mucous membranes and blood or OPIM."

Obviously the porn industry breaks the law every time they create photographs or films where workers come into contact with bodily fluids. This happens every day in the porn industry and this is why many workers are infected with STDs and later develop cancer or other reproductive organ damage.

Other ways the porn industry (aka adult industry) breaks laws is through illegal bodily contact between customers and strippers in strip clubs, prostitution in strip clubs, prostitution in massage parlors, adult book stores where bodily fluids are present, escort agencies where prostitution is occuring, etc... except in the state of Nevada where certain areas are legally designated for prostitution.

Here's one of the best definitions we've read by radical feminist Helen Longino:

"I define pornography as verbal or pictoral explicit representations of sexual behavior that, in the words of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography, have as a distinguishing characteristic 'the degrading and demeaning portrayal of the role and status of the human female . . . as a mere sexual object to be exploited and manipulated sexually."

We want to take it a step further. If women or men are being viewed as sex objects and it is an intended depicted act of erotic behavior or material to cause sexual arousal in others, it's porn.

Other names for the porn industry:

Adult Industry (although there's nothing adult about porn)

Adult Entertainment

Sex Industry

Prostitution (we believe prostitution is a form of pornography as well as a name used for the adult industry.)

Names for adult workers in the porn industry:

Porn Star

Porn Performer

Pornographer

Pimp

Madaam

Sex Worker

Prostitute

Hooker

Call Girl

Escort

Stripper

Exotic Dancer

Taxi Dancer

Web Cam Girl

Phone Sex Worker

Bikini Model

Nude Model

and more...

Porn is not glamorous. Get the facts. Get help.

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Please join our Help Forums where we talk about reaching out to sex workers and share our techniques. First of all, ask Holy Spirit to guide you in how to reach out to the particular strip club you are visiting. Some of the things we try to follow: dress relevant because fashion is their language but try to use balance, stay away from speaking "Christianese", and offer lots of free gifts, love, and hugs. Women and strip club owners usually don't mind if someone comes in to offer free gift baskets so make a few up, put some relevant gospel tracts, Bibles, beauty supplies and bubble bath and maybe a Pink Cross flyer. Then, take an interest in their lives and who they are as a person and slowly and gently begin to share Jesus with them and that He loves them and has something better for them than the sex industry. Ask the girls if you or your organization may help them in a physical way such as bringing meals to their home or giving them blankets or scarves for the winter. You could mention Pink Cross and how we would love to send them a carepackage. Ask if they have a mailing address they are able to give you. (Note: Some clubs do not allow the girls to give out contact information so please be careful.) You can invite the girls to church but be cautioned most are very afraid of a church atmosphere so you will need to reassure them they will be in a safe and non-judgmental place. It may be better to invite them out to lunch first so they can get to know you and trust can be established. If they want a gift from Pink Cross Foundation, please contact us at help@thepinkcross.org and tell us about your outreach and which girls you would like us to send gifts to. While you're there be sure to make very good friends with the managers and owners. Perhaps you can ask them if you may cater lunch for them one day and bring food in and serve them. Serving them will show them the love of Christ and win them over! TIP: It's a good idea to call the club first and speak with the manager about how your organization would like to come in and give roses or gift baskets to the girls. Don't mention Christian products or they may not allow you to come in. Be sure to let us know about your outreach before you go so we can pray for you!

To receive help out of the sex industry from Pink Cross Foundation please visit our Help for Porn Stars page to learn more.

To receive help from Pink Cross Foundation for your struggle with pornography please visit our Help for Porn Addiction page.

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