AK HCR8

Recognizes pornography accessibility and pervasiveness as a public health crisis affecting Alaska communities, particularly younger audiences with increasingly early exposure.

Cites 2015 Barna Group survey finding that 27 percent of older millennials (ages 27-32) first viewed pornography before puberty.

Identifies harms linked to early pornography exposure including low self-esteem, eating disorders, problematic sexual activity at younger ages, risky sexual behaviors, and distorted sexual templates.

States pornography contributes to emotional, mental, and medical illnesses; difficulty forming intimate relationships; brain structure alterations; and harmful sexual behaviors and addiction.

Calls for education, prevention, research, and public policy changes to address pornography-related harms in Alaska communities.