US EditionWomen's centre founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling to host conference on internet pornography
- Beira's Place, a female-only centre in Edinburgh founded and funded by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, will host a conference on Tuesday about internet pornography's impact on violence against women.
- The centre opened in December 2022 after Rowling identified an 'unmet need' for women following disputes over transgender access in rape crisis centres.
- The conference, which is part of the Unseen, Unheard series addressing violence against women, will explore the role of online adult content and digital personalities in contributing to the growing incidents of violence and abuse reported by young women.
- Speakers such as Michael Conroy and Mary Sharpe will discuss concerning patterns linked to internet pornography, including the rise of non-consensual strangulation; Sharpe will highlight pornography’s role in contributing to increased violence experienced by women and girls.
- Beira's Place hopes the event will generate concrete actions to counter the effects of internet pornography on violence and to challenge its normalization among young people.
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Women's centre founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling to host conference on internet pornography
The conference hosted by Beira's Place will examine the impact of internet pornography and social media influencers, and how this may be fuelling the rising levels of reported violence and abuse experienced by young women.
J. K. Rowling, the well-known creator of the Harry Potter series, has been mentioned in the list of billions of Forbes, with an estimated $1.2 billion. Its wealth is not only limited to books and films but has expanded to new sources of revenue within the “Potterversso”, such as e-books, audiobooks and thematic parks. Since 2020, the author has generated a higher revenue than US$80 million per year. Harry Potter’s film franchise has accumulated …
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