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...
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“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,...
BDSM can help heal from trauma
BDSM, or Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism, is not usually associated with healing. Instead, BDSM in popular culture is usually portrayed...
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...
The science behind adolescent autonomy
Should a 15-year-old be able to vote? Should a 13-year-old be able to decide when to go to bed? Should a 16-year-old be able to decide to sext with their significant...