Governor Hobbs Signs Age Verification for Porn Sites
Porn giants have profited for years by exposing our children to explicit content—until now. HB2112, a bill that was signed into law by Governor Hobbs this past Tuesday, finally creates a critical barrier between youth and harmful material through age verification requirements. This new law tackles head-on the crisis of children accessing graphic pornography at ever-younger ages, a problem that fuels addiction, distorts healthy sexual development, and makes children vulnerable to exploitation.
By requiring adults to verify their age, this legislation directly confronts the pornography industry’s deliberate strategy to hook young users while providing parents with a powerful tool to protect their children’s innocence.
Even mainstream media outlets are recognizing the dangers posed by unregulated pornography online. Just this past weekend, the New York Times published an eye-opening editorial by Nicholas Kristof, who revealed disturbing internal documents showing that pornography companies like Pornhub were aware of child sexual abuse material on their platforms yet often prioritized profits over removing illegal content.
Research shows the average age of first exposure to pornography is just 11 years old, with 57% of teens actively seeking it monthly. HB2112 creates a critical barrier between children and this harmful content without compromising adult privacy. The law specifically protects personal information collected during verification from being stored or shared.
When children are repeatedly exposed to graphic sexual content during formative years, it rewires developing brains, creating addiction patterns similar to drugs. This early exposure distorts healthy sexual development and creates unrealistic expectations about relationships.
We must thank State Representative Nick Kupper for sponsoring this legislation and Governor Katie Hobbs for signing HB2112 into law. Their actions represent a significant victory for Arizona families seeking to protect their children in an increasingly digital world.
And speaking of wins…
Tucson Provider Halts Gender Interventions for Minors
El Rio Health’s decision to stop its “gender-affirming” procedures on minors is yet another victory for protecting Arizona’s children from dangerous and experimental medical interventions.
This development represents critical progress in preventing children from being subjected to life-altering hormonal treatments before they can possibly understand the permanent consequences. El Rio Health’s halt in services follows the Trump administration’s clear stance against the medicalization of childhood identity confusion through Executive Orders and Department of Justice directives.
With this major provider ceasing these procedures, more Arizona children will now be protected from irreversible physical changes and unknown long-term health effects. This follows Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s similar decision, creating a positive trend of medical facilities refusing to participate in the medical experimentation on children’s developing bodies.
AZ Central’s reporting on this development exposes the media’s determination to promote an ideological agenda. Their article weaponizes the phrase “gender-affirming care” 26 times to disguise what these procedures actually involve – chemical castration through puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones that permanently alter children’s bodies and fertility.
The article deliberately amplifies only to parents who support these interventions while completely ignoring the growing number of detransitioners and medical professionals who recognize the harms. The report also fails to acknowledge that countries across Europe have abandoned the “gender-affirming” model after their own scientific reviews found it lacks evidence and poses unacceptable risks to children.
El Rio’s decision to halt these treatments for minors represents a clear victory for child protection in Arizona. As more of these facilities turn away from harmful ideological experiments disguised as healthcare, they affirm what should be obvious; children deserve protection from life-changing medical decisions they cannot possibly understand.
ICYMI