Summer read: Most young people will have seen porn well before they start actually having sex. In the hope of settling anxieties and managing expectations, The Side Eye has a gentle talk about the differences between sex in porn and sex in real life.
First published November 8, 2022
(Content warning: contains nudity and blunt discussion of sex and pornography)
The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series here.
If you’ve got more questions about young people and porn use, this is a good resource: In The Know
Toby Morris
Toby Morris is an Auckland based illustrator, comic artist and writer. He is the author of The Spinoff's non-fiction comic series The Side Eye, won the Voyager award for Cartoonist of the year for 2019 and in 2020 his Covid-19 collaborations with Dr Siouxsie were shared around the world.