As a minority, the headlines lately have been disgusting. Fear and inequality is rampant in policy and attitude, whether it’s in the news, expressed in a rude internet...
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Stigma’s consequences part 2: inequality’s insidious impact
If you’re a minority, the news cycle has been dreary. Inequality is everywhere, whether it’s toxic bosses who...
Stigma’s consequences part 1: fear’s connection to abuse
If you’re a minority, the headlines have been devastating over the last few years. Trans rights are under attack, your right to read controversial books at your local...
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...
3 simple steps that can reduce CSA
We tend to look at child sexual abuse (CSA) in terms of something that will happen or has already happened. We should be thinking in terms of prevention. Our first...
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,...
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...