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'''MEDAL''' (minorattracted.org, f. Oct, 2023) is a third-generation/third-wave [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] organization with a primarily US focus.

It was set up by Steve Carson, [[Katie Cruz]] and a committee, including the [[MAP Camp]] founder.<ref>[https://map-wiki.com/index.php/MEDAL MAP Wiki: MEDAL]</ref>

A list of priorities endorsed by one committee member has been mentioned on their website:

<blockquote>
*Build the MAP community, including reaching MAPs who are unaware of the community.
*Achieve protected class status.
*Access to compassionate, empathetic mental healthcare.
*Access to legal services.
*Remove “pedophilic disorder” from the DSM and ICD.
*Social justice – differentiating between rape/assault/coercion/violent crimes and statutory crimes.
*Social justice for minor MAPs, and those close in age.
*Ban conversion therapy.
*Meet the physiological needs of MAPs facing injustice/discrimination.
*High-quality factual MAP media for public consumption.
*Continued honest research into the various aspects of minor-attraction.
*Improved sex education that also talks about minor attractions.
*Legalization of all fictional sexual outlets, including loli/shota and dolls.
*Social Justice – reform the sex offender registry.
*Combat false accusations, doxing, and myths of stranger danger.
*Defeat the stigma
*A credible organization to speak on and represent these goals to the public.<ref>[https://www.minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/the-simple-list/ The Simple List: MEDAL]</ref>
</blockquote>

MEDAL includes both [[neutral-c]] and [[anti-contact]] members who participate in a range of initiatives online and in their local communities.

In 2024, MEDAL revealed plans for an in-person meeting of MAPs at a campsite; a so-called "[[MAP Camp]]" to run over three days. This then became an independent initiative before the first meeting was attempted.

==See also==

*[[Mu]]

==External links==

*[https://www.minorattracted.org/ Site splash]

==Notes==

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