“IT’S BLACK AND WHITE!” they frantically type at me in all caps, foaming at the mouth to tell me I’m doing everything wrong and I want to “normalize child...
Category: CSA prevention
Underage models in the art and business of fashion
In 2018, Vogue Magazine and its publisher Condé Nast announced a new policy that no model under the age of eighteen would be photographed for editorial shoots. Vogue's...
Children don’t exist to fulfill adults’ needs
Kids are great for making you feel better when adulting sucks. Sure, there are good things about being an adult (chocolate for breakfast, pants-free work-at-home days) but...
Why pastors don’t ask for help
A recent groundbreaking six-part article in the Houston Chronicle exposed the dark secret of a culture in many Southern Baptist churches—that of staff and volunteers who...
We have to protect children — even the ones you hate
Over the last four decades or so—the course of my life—we have seen an ever-growing awareness of the effects of childhood abuse and, in particular, the effects of...
Age gap relationships through the looking glass
When I was in my teens, I found myself attracted to people who were 25 or, preferably, older. As I aged, the range extended up a little and, since I have been dating as an...
Facebook and child-spanking fetish groups
Child-spanking fetish groups have managed to find a place on Facebook. On a platform where a bare nipple or buttock is beyond the pale, these spanking groups are not...
Journalism, modern media, and the taboo
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Butterfly Kisses Oakland screening preview
Butterfly Kisses, directed by Rafael Kapelinski and starring Theo Stevenson as Jake, is a haunting and thought provoking coming of age story with a twist, that...
Who should be excluded from child protection?
Traditionally, child protection law and policy has been the domain of sexually conservative organizations with close ties to organized religion. In researching a recent...