NEW YORK—Pornhub on Thursday announced the relaunch of the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center with better user experience and a $25,000 grant to go toward a human sexuality research project. With the goal of supporting crucial academic work, the Pornhub Grant for Sexual Wellness Research will be awarded to faculty members to support research work carried out by university students under their direction.
The inspiration behind the Pornhub Grant for Sexual Wellness stems from Pornhub’s continued mission to improve the understanding of everything from the biological to the social components of sexual life. With this grant, Pornhub hopes to help advance important work in the field, be it technological, medical, or sociologically rooted—so long as its end goal is to bring new information into the world that can help people lead happier and healthier sex lives. Applicants will be required to provide information about the project such as its objective and research method employed, as well as a description of the proposed study. Applications are due by May 1, 2018 and can be found at this form.
“At Pornhub, we value our users above all and take all of the inbound questions and requests sent to the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center very seriously,” said Alexandra Klein, Pornhub brand manager. “This is why we have made the changes did that we did to web design and why we are awarding this grant to human sexuality research. We value education and thought there was no better way to give back to academia than by encouraging research and the means to carry out an extensive project.”
With its relaunch, the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center looks to continue to act as a free online resource aiming to provide readers with information and advice regarding sexuality, sexual health and relationships. Redesigned to improve user experience, the site will feature an easier search function for people to better find the content they’re looking for, and a more prominent tag cloud so that users can easily browse by topic.
Since launching in early 2017, the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center has become home to hundreds of articles authored by dozens of doctors, counselors and community leaders, all specializing in different aspects of sexual health. Under the direction of Dr. Laurie Betito, the site will continue to touch on everything from the biological to the social components of sexual life. The Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center prides itself in offering those consulting the site a truly holistic approach to informing themselves on becoming healthier, happier and more responsible when it comes to sex.
“We are so excited about this newly revamped version of the Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center,” said Dr. Laurie Betito, a well-known clinical psychologist specializing in sex therapy. “We look forward to continuing to be a resource, offering a full range of information on sexually transmitted infections and birth control, general anatomy, Trans Health, LBGTQ issues, relationship advice and insight into different kinds of lifestyles. And that’s just the beginning!”
The Pornhub Sexual Wellness Center will continue to act as an inclusive space aimed at delivering expert advice and the latest information on topics like online dating, safe sex, and exploring one’s sexuality. Additional contributors to the site include Dr. Kat Van Kirk, Dr. Zhana Vranglova, both experts in human sexuality, trans community leader Sophia Banks, obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Shandhini Raidoo, executive director and founder of TheSTDProject.com Janelle Marie Pierce, and many more.
Those with questions, as well as doctors, specialists or researchers who would like to get involved, can contact Dr. Laurie at [email protected].
For more information on Pornhub’s Sexual Health Center and to view a video with Dr. Laurie speaking more about the relaunch please visit pornhub.com/sex/.
For more information and to apply for the Pornhub Grand for Sexual Wellness Research, visit pornhub.com/sex/pornhub-grant-sexual-wellness-research/.
