Red Light Exposé

Host Elly Arrow interviews Michelle Kelly on surviving domestic violence and trafficking into prostitution, her experience of women’s shelters, exploitation in the camming industry, and fighting her way out through becoming a professional writer. They touch on negative community reactions, the lack of alternatives to reporting abusers to police, as well as the blind spot among many feminists when it comes to the need to safeguard women against forced abortions. Centrally, they analyze how placating the sex buyer closely mirrors managing the volatility of the domestic abuser.

Links

“Eyes Wide Open” by Michelle Kelly: https://www.amazon.de/Eyes-Wide-English-Michelle-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00WKMLCE4

Michelle Kelly on Twitter: https://x.com/MichKelly8

Michelle Kelly’s writing about prostitution for NordicModelNow: https://nordicmodelnow.org/testimonial/michelle-kelly/

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Victoria Gugenheim and Elly Arrow are joined by veteran experts Dr. Stacia West and Dr. Karl Widerquist to discuss various forms of guaranteed basic income with a focus on curbing violence against women and how innovations in programs against IPV may be applied to commercial sexual exploitation. They bust myriad myths surrounding basic income and discuss how poverty and resource deprivation is intentional and preventable.

Links

Center for Guaranteed Income Research (Dr. Stacia West): https://www.penncgir.org/

Karl Widerquist: https://widerquist.com/

Universal Basic Income program in Brazil: https://www.maricabasicincome.com/

Universal Basic Income fund in Germany: https://www.mein-grundeinkommen.de/

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In this bonus episode to our "Men For Equality" series, Rob Jessel has an all encompassing talk with Victoria Gugenheim on male hazing, grooming, prostitution, the crisis of pornified male sexuality, how men are falling in love with porn, the use of 'revelatory shame' in reclaiming healthy sexuality and much, much more.

Links

“Pornocracy” by Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel (out Oct 31st, 2025): https://www.amazon.de/Pornocracy-Jo-Bartosch/dp/1509565132 

Rob Jessel’s Twitter: https://x.com/robjessel16

“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.amazon.de/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

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In episode eight of our #MenForEquality series, Victoria Gugenheim interviews Björn, co-founder of Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS), who campaign against sexual violence and exploitation. Their #NoAbusersOnStage campaign works to deplatform male artists who have harmed and raped women and girls, while #RefuseTheBait is trying to help men stop consuming porn, especially the recent trend of lining up to participate in ever more dangerous and humiliating acts done to women on OnlyFans. Björn also gets personal about his own journey quitting porn and holding himself to account.

Links

Male Allies Challenging Sexism Site: https://menchallengingsexism.org.uk/

MACS Twitter: https://x.com/MenVSexism

He Chose Porn Over Me: https://www.amazon.com/He-Chose-Porn-over-Me-ebook/dp/B0B5FMSJC7

Porn star life expectancy (it's actually worse than stated in the episode at 37, not 47): https://beyondfantasy.com/stats/

Lost economic potential due to sexual violence against women in the USA:

https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/opinion/end-violence-against-women-and-save-billions-every-year

"Violence against women costs the global economy $1.5 trillion a year, increasing absenteeism from work and placing a burden on health, police and criminal justice services"

Hooked up and Tied Down, the Neurological consequences of sadomasochism: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/02/14470/

USA now at over 100k untested rape kits:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/09/19/doj-rape-kit-testing-program-results/74589312007/

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In episode seven of our #MenForEquality series, Savannah Severn interviews Patrick Erlandson, the founder of FatherCon, an organisation that aims to get fathers involved in the fight against human trafficking. They discuss how fathers serve as role models to sons on how to treat women, while fathers' relationships with daughters can set the stage for how she expects to be treated by men. They get real about how trafficking is often intra-community, with victims, perpetrators, but also those who can make a difference, being all local. They discuss how elevating meaningful connections and trust over short-term pleasure and (male) entitlement leads to more safety and happiness for all.

Links

FATHER-CON: https://www.father-con.org/

Patrick Erlandson's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickerlandson/

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In episode six of our Men For Equality series, Merly Åsbogård interviews Swedish researcher Dr. Max Waltman, who has published extensively on the subject of exploitation in prostitution and porn. They explore the history, successes, as well as some of the limitations of the Nordic Model approach to prostitution and its contrasts with countries like Germany or New Zealand. They discuss how this might translate to the treatment of pornography, including Sweden’s recent move to rein in OnlyFans.

Links

Max Waltman’s Twitter https://x.com/Max_JC_Waltman

Max Waltman’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-waltman-political-science-law 

Max Waltman’s book “Pornography: A History of Legal Challenges”  https://www.amazon.com/Pornography-Politics-Challenges-Max-Waltman/dp/0197598536 

Max Waltman’s recent paper with Dr. Catherine MacKinnon “Legal Prostitution: A Crime Against Humanity?” https://journals.law.harvard.edu/ilj/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/HILJ-Vol661_MacKinnon_Waltman.pdf 

“Prohibiting Sex Purchasing and Ending Trafficking: The Swedish Prostitution Law”: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1966130 

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In episode five of our #MenForEquality series, Red Light Exposé host Sabrinna interviews Dr. Michael Flood, Queensland University Professor, and researcher on men.  They discuss the many contradictory messages men and boys receive in our hyper-masculine culture, how better portrayals of masculinity are needed instead, how centering a feminist framework helps us all, regardless of our sex, and how all of this ties back to sexual exploitation.

Links

Michael Flood’s website: https://xyonline.net/category/authors/michael-flood 

Michael Flood’s Twitter: https://x.com/michaelglflood 

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In episode four of our Men for Equality series, host Mia Döring interviews Tom Perez, Founder and CEO of Epik Project. Tom and Mia discuss Epik's work connecting with sex buyers online at the 'point of sale' when they're attempting to purchase sex acts. Together, they break down the changing cultural influences on men's social and sexual behavior (including 0nlyFans), some valuable characteristics of generative masculinity, and what meaningful accountability for sex purchasers looks like.

Links

Epik Project: https://www.epikproject.org/

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In episode three of our 'Men for Equality' series, host Michelle Abel interviews Marcel Van der Watt (Ph.D.), President of the National Centre on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) in Washington, DC. Together, they explore the deep connections between pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking, shedding light on the social consequences we are witnessing today. Marcel also highlights the impunity with which many pornographic websites continue to operate and encourages listeners to take a stand, becoming ambassadors for dignity and respect.

Links

NCOSE: https://endsexualexploitation.org/ 

Marcel Van Der Watt’s research: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcel-Van-Der-Watt 

TraffickingHub Campaign: https://traffickinghub.com/ 

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In episode two of our 'Men for Equality' series, host Sybil Jo interviews Cristian Eduardo, a US-based survivor of labour and sex trafficking.  They discuss the unique experiences and risks of males in the prostitution system, particularly when interacting with male sex buyers.  Taking a deep dive into the concept of masculinity, Sybil Jo and Christian examine hierarchies and power struggles, and the distortion of healthy relationships when social narratives on masculinity don't make space for men to be vulnerable, gentle, or equitable.

Links

Cristian Eduardo’s interview with “Exit Wound”: https://www.exitwoundpodcast.com/guests/cristian-eduardo/ 

Cristian Eduardo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceduard017/ 

World Without Exploitation: https://www.worldwithoutexploitation.org/ 

New Yorkers For The Equality Model: https://www.equalitymodelny.org/equality-model 

“The Creation of Patriarchy” by Gerda Lerner: https://archive.org/details/the-creation-of-patriarchy-gerda-lerner-oxford-university-press-1987 

Last Girl First! Prostitution at the intersection of sex, race and class-based dominations: https://www.cap-international.org/en/resources/publications-and-research/sortie-de-last-girl-first-la-prostitution-a-lintersection-des-oppressions-sexistes-racistes-et-de-classe-une-etude-de-cap-international-2.html 

“Prostitution and violence against women and girls: report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, Its Causes and Consequences” by Reem Alsalem: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4049148?v=pdf 

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