About US

Peers AP right now is a nonprofit association which advocates tighter controls on Pornography.  We started out as a group of friends who helped each other out, as we went through our adolescent years, to avoid pornography.  We stood by each other and helped pick each other up when one would fall.  As we filled our lives with activities and things to keep our minds busy our group slowly began to grow.  As we started to talk to others about the dangerous effects of pornography and all the difficulties that we had, we came to find out that more people are struggling with porn than we think.  From this small group we formed an association called Peers AP, which stands for Peers Against Pornography.  However, our role now, as most of us are married, is to stop the spread of porn into our homes.

I have seen families and friendships destroyed, friends who have lost their jobs, and people thrown into jail because of pornography.  Today many psychologist clam that viewing pornography can be beneficial to a relationship, however those who follow this advice end up divorced or in jail.  Currently I work for a legal office and I see so many people go to jail because of things like child pornography, indecent assault, or rape.  It is sad to see people end up like that because you don’t wake up one morning and start watching child pornography or wanting to rape someone.

 Now we are pushing our friendship out into the world, helping those who are having difficulties with porn and educating those who have yet to encounter it.  We want everyone to know that they are not alone in their fight against their addiction, and that it is possible to regain control of your life.  We talk about the differences between the fantasy of pornography and the realities of life.  We describe how a proper relationship with friends and family is far more enjoyable than spending your time alone with a computer monitor or magazine.  We admonish parents to teach their children about the happiness of love, and to warn about the dangers of pornography.

As people found out about the Peers AP group, they came to me looking for help with their problems; provided that they were all teenagers at the time, I find that now that I am older I have many people adults that are seeking the same support.  Many teenagers believe that they will be able to stop viewing pornography when they get older or get married.  They become critical of themselves when they later realize that their desire to view pornography has only increased.  Men living in secret from their wives because they don’t want them to know about their problem.   Peers AP has decided to create their support group online for everyone to be a part of.  It is amazing how people with the same problems can help each other overcome the impossible.  Membership is free and everyone can join.  By becoming a member you can help others overcome their problems and we grow a louder voice against the widespread use of porn.  To learn about this program you will have to visit our website at www.peersap.org

One candle in a dark room will not able to accomplish much on its own.  However, if you add to those candles, eventually you will have a room that is lit up like it is midday.  Peers AP’s voice against porn is very small, if fact, all we can really do right now is educate others and help support those who really want to quit.  Our next goal is to grow in size to be able to to influence new laws about the internet and the porn industry in general.  Peers AP has plans in the future to make some changes on our society with regards to porn.  Once again to find out about these plans visit us at www.peersap.org

My name is Blake Taylor, and my first encounter with porn was back in the 3rd grade when a friend of mine had found a magazine in the dumpster.  As I grew older sex became a big part of of my childhood conversations.  Being that my parents were divorced and my mother was always working, I turned to porn to learn about sex.  At the time I didn’t even know what porn was, but I was slowly becoming addicted.  My life by the time I hit high school was study, come home, work, got to sleep, wake up around midnight to watch late night HBO, go to sleep for an hour, and go to school.  I realized that it was taking over my life and I found some good friends who helped me overcome it.  We became close and I can say that I love my family more than anything in the world.

Today I have found some more good friends to help me bring my group online and to the world.  At the moment there are only three of us, Phillip Smeby, who is the project manager and Jessica Berry, who is the administrative manager.  We are all volunteers putting in our own money and time to fund this project.  Phillip is currently serving in the United States Army as a paralegal and Jessica is currently going to college.  All of us are married and all of us have children.  

We have a few more people who will be joining us soon, but I won’t say anything about them until they make it known unto me what their wishes are.  Together we stand strong and together we will make a difference.

 Written by:

Blake Taylor