If you are concerned that you might be a pedophile, the good news is that it’s less likely than you think. Unfortunately, the term ‘pedophile’ is often misused,...
Tag: MAPs
Why MAPs don’t “Get help!”
Anyone who has discussed pedophilia or other minor attractions on social media has likely encountered the trope that individuals who are attracted to minors need to “get...
4 things you should know about pedophilia
Editor's note: To honor indigenous peoples, the author uses a lowercase writing style except when speaking about indigenous rights and issues. For more information,...
Minor MAPs need support, but society is failing them
I was 14 years old when I realized that the attractions I was feeling towards younger kids weren’t normal. Scared and confused, I turned to the internet, where I...
Our outgoing ED in conversation with John Chen
Jeremy Malcolm is Prostasia Foundation's outgoing founding Executive Director. John Chen spoke with Jeremy for his podcast series OUTED, and has kindly...
Stigma makes it more difficult to fight CSA
When Prostasia Foundation first published my interview with researcher Allyn Walker about their book A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of...
“That stigma itself can lead to harm,” an interview with researcher and author Allyn Walker
Allyn Walker is an assistant professor at Old Dominion University in the Department of Sociology and criminal justice. Their research focuses on institutional harms,...
A conversation about the social media attacks on Prostasia
Early in September Prostasia was the center of a social media firestorm on Twitter. The attacks started with opponents of sex workers, but soon spread across the political...
Reducing self-stigmatization in MAPs can reduce risks of offending
Minor Attracted Persons, or MAPs, are the target of social and legal censure; they are hated and despised. Often, they hate and despise themselves. Some hope that the...
What I learned as a MAP’s partner
There’s a lot about minor attraction that you don’t know. I (who wish to remain anonymous) feel pretty confident about that because, until recently, there was a lot...