Evidence hearing 1

Witnesses at the inquiry’s first oral evidence session, on 2 November 2021, were:

• Dr Gail Dines – scholar and author of ‘Pornland’
• Emeritus Professor Robert Jensen – author of ‘Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity’
• Professor Clare McGlynn QC (Hon) from Durham University
• Laila Mickelwait, CEO of the Justice Defense Fund and founder of the Traffickinghub movement

Recordings of witness statements can be viewed below.

Dr Gail Dines, scholar and author of ‘Pornland’:

Emeritus Professor Robert Jensen – author of ‘Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity’:

Professor Clare McGlynn QC (Hon) from Durham University:

Laila Mickelwait, CEO of the Justice Defense Fund and founder of the Traffickinghub movement: