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Jim Burton: /* Historical parallels */

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Historical parallels

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	==Historical parallels==		==Historical parallels==

	B4U-ACT, and to a lesser extent, [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]] have been compared to early gay rights organizations, although the comparison is probably inaccurate to the point of being premature. Their focus on therapeutic dignity for the Minor Attracted Person, is somewhat evocative the early 20th Century gay underground's embrace of medicine and psychiatry (their ideas went further, however, building on preexisting conceptions of Homosexuals as the "androgyne"). Indeed, this brand of medicalism was visible in the early concepts for Bachelors Anonymous/The [[Mattachine Society]], featured in [[Harry Hay]]'s article.		B4U-ACT, and to a lesser extent, [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]] have been compared to early gay rights organizations, although the comparison is probably inaccurate to the point of being premature. Their focus on therapeutic dignity for the Minor Attracted Person, is somewhat evocative the early 20th Century gay underground's embrace of medicine and psychiatry (their ideas went further, however, building on preexisting conceptions of Homosexuals as the "androgyne"). Indeed, this brand of [[medicalism]] was visible in the early concepts for Bachelors Anonymous/The [[Mattachine Society]], featured in [[Harry Hay]]'s article.

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Jim Burton: /* Historical parallels */

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Historical parallels

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	B4U-ACT, and to a lesser extent, [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]] have been compared to early gay rights organizations, although the comparison is probably inaccurate ~~at this~~ point. Their focus on ~~medical conceptions of~~ the Minor Attracted Person, is ~~however~~ evocative the early 20th Century gay underground's embrace of ~~medical/psychiatric theories~~ (~~namely~~ of Homosexuals as the "androgyne"). Indeed, this brand of medicalism was visible in the early concepts for Bachelors Anonymous/The [[Mattachine Society]], featured in [[Harry Hay]]'s article.		B4U-ACT, and to a lesser extent, [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]] have been compared to early gay rights organizations, although the comparison is probably inaccurate to the point of being premature. Their focus on therapeutic dignity for the Minor Attracted Person, is somewhat evocative the early 20th Century gay underground's embrace of medicine and psychiatry (their ideas went further, however, building on preexisting conceptions of Homosexuals as the "androgyne"). Indeed, this brand of medicalism was visible in the early concepts for Bachelors Anonymous/The [[Mattachine Society]], featured in [[Harry Hay]]'s article.

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Jim Burton at 23:54, 5 May 2025

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	[[File:B4uact.jpg\|thumb\|AI prompted to describe B4U-ACT and the KKK.]]		[[File:B4uact.jpg\|thumb\|AI prompted to describe B4U-ACT and the KKK.]]
	Following the financial cutbacks, the organization continued its work online with Mental Health professionals and researchers. It has been mentioned in numerous online copies, see for example, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)]].		Following the financial cutbacks, the organization continued its work online with Mental Health professionals and researchers. It has been mentioned in numerous online copies, see for example, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)]].

			===20s===

			Notable delelopments in the later era included the setting up of a review journal for the growing body of professional literature relevant to MAPs, and a group for relatives of people attracted to minors.

			The controversy surrounding [[Jacob Breslow]] heralded a new set of challenges for the organization in the social-media era. Later, the 2025 conference survived a doxing attempt by radical conservative X users, Andy Ngo particularly active in amplifying the controversy. Kevin McCullough penned a ''Townhall'' column in which he employed end-times rhetoric to denounce the organisation as a front for the unthinkable.<ref>[https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/05/05/another-sign-the-left-hates-children-n2656559 Column by McCullough]</ref>

	==Historical parallels==		==Historical parallels==

Thorn: /* External links */

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External links

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	*[https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-client-no-one-wants-to-treat/ Psychotherapy Networker article on the organization's origins]		*[https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-client-no-one-wants-to-treat/ Psychotherapy Networker article on the organization's origins]
	*[https://slate.com/technology/2012/09/stop-childhood-sexual-abuse-how-to-treat-pedophilia.html Slate: How can we stop pedophiles?]		*[https://slate.com/technology/2012/09/stop-childhood-sexual-abuse-how-to-treat-pedophilia.html Slate: How can we stop pedophiles?]
			*[http://www.sexarchive.info/BIB/B4U.htm Letter to the editor of the Harvard Mental Health Letter.] by B4U-ACT, Inc. in [[Erwin Haeberle\|Haeberle]]'s Archive for sexology. (a response to the stigmatizing article from Harvard Medical School)

	==References==		==References==

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Fence-sitters]][[Category:Organisations: Web-based]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: American]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Professional]][[Category:Mental Health Industry]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: Academic]][[Category:Websites: MAP]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Organisations]][[Category:Organisations: Fence-sitters]][[Category:Organisations: Web-based]][[Category:Organisations: Real-life]][[Category:Organisations: American]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Organisations: Charity & NGO]][[Category:Organisations: Professional]][[Category:Mental Health Industry]][[Category:Websites]][[Category:Websites: Academic]][[Category:Websites: MAP]]

The Admins: /* See also */

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	===10s era===		===10s era===
			[[File:B4uact.jpg\|thumb\|AI prompted to describe B4U-ACT and the KKK.]]
	Following the financial cutbacks, the organization continued its work online with Mental Health professionals and researchers. It has been mentioned in numerous online copies, see for example, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)]].		Following the financial cutbacks, the organization continued its work online with Mental Health professionals and researchers. It has been mentioned in numerous online copies, see for example, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)]].

The Admins at 21:39, 28 May 2024

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	==External links==		==External links==

			===MAP community===

	*[http://www.b4uact.org Homepage]		*[http://www.b4uact.org Homepage]
	*[https://www.b4uact.org/b4qr/ Quarterly Review] - Publication in which B4U-Act participants review recently published academic literature		*[https://www.b4uact.org/b4qr/ Quarterly Review] - Publication in which B4U-Act participants review recently published academic literature
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	*[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1393047.htm Some history] - by Barry Casper		*[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1393047.htm Some history] - by Barry Casper
	*[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1420317.htm Misguided Criticism] - On BC, which stimulates further discussion of the org		*[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1420317.htm Misguided Criticism] - On BC, which stimulates further discussion of the org

			===Mainstream===

			*[https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-client-no-one-wants-to-treat/ Psychotherapy Networker article on the organization's origins]
	*[https://slate.com/technology/2012/09/stop-childhood-sexual-abuse-how-to-treat-pedophilia.html Slate: How can we stop pedophiles?]		*[https://slate.com/technology/2012/09/stop-childhood-sexual-abuse-how-to-treat-pedophilia.html Slate: How can we stop pedophiles?]

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	"''to make effective and compassionate mental health care available to individuals who self-identify as [[minor attracted people]] and who are seeking assistance in dealing with issues in their lives that are challenging to them.''" It was founded in 2003. The organization has held workshops and hosted online forums to facilitate communication between mental health professionals and minor-attracted persons and to promote awareness and understanding of issues related to minor attraction.		"''to make effective and compassionate mental health care available to individuals who self-identify as [[minor attracted people]] and who are seeking assistance in dealing with issues in their lives that are challenging to them.''"
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			It was founded in 2003. The organization has held workshops and hosted online forums to facilitate communication between mental health professionals and minor-attracted persons and to promote awareness and understanding of issues related to minor attraction.

	B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.		B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.

The Admins: needs a more detailed history

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needs a more detailed history

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	__NOTOC__'''B4U-ACT''' is a non-profit organization whose stated goal is "''to make effective and compassionate mental health care available to individuals who self-identify as [[minor attracted people]] and who are seeking assistance in dealing with issues in their lives that are challenging to them.''" It was founded in 2003. The organization has held workshops and hosted online forums to facilitate communication between mental health professionals and minor-attracted persons and to promote awareness and understanding of issues related to minor attraction.		__NOTOC__'''B4U-ACT''' is a non-profit organization whose stated goal is:

			<blockquote>
			"''to make effective and compassionate mental health care available to individuals who self-identify as [[minor attracted people]] and who are seeking assistance in dealing with issues in their lives that are challenging to them.''" It was founded in 2003. The organization has held workshops and hosted online forums to facilitate communication between mental health professionals and minor-attracted persons and to promote awareness and understanding of issues related to minor attraction.
			</blockquote>

	B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.		B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.

	B4U-ACT has authorized and promoted many studies for online [[MAP]] samples, and tends to hold a lot of sway over a study's deemed authenticity for a wider sample of MAPs. In 2020, it was also given a clean bill of health by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.<ref>[https://ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org/b4u-act B4U-~~Act~~: Lucy Faithfull]</ref>		B4U-ACT has authorized and promoted many studies for online [[MAP]] samples, and tends to hold a lot of sway over a study's deemed authenticity for a wider sample of MAPs. In 2020, it was also given a clean bill of health by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.<ref>[https://ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org/b4u-act B4U-ACT: Lucy Faithfull]</ref>

			==History==

	==2003-10 - State-funded nonprofit==		===2003-10 - State-funded nonprofit===

	B4U-ACT was a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) organization for seven years. While B4U-ACT currently maintains its non-profit status, Behavioral Health System Baltimore (formerly, Baltimore Mental Health Systems) withdrew its annual funding in 2010 following the death of Melsheimer, and financial cutbacks.		B4U-ACT was a Maryland-based 501(c)(3) organization for seven years. While B4U-ACT currently maintains its non-profit status, Behavioral Health System Baltimore (formerly, Baltimore Mental Health Systems) withdrew its annual funding in 2010 following the death of Melsheimer, and financial cutbacks.
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	A website, B4UACT.org appeared in 2007.		A website, B4UACT.org appeared in 2007.

	==2010 Symposium==		===2010 Symposium===

			In June 2010, B4U-ACT organized a symposium (one of many it has hosted in its history) to debate issues surrounding proposed revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) entry on “Pedophilia,” recruiting researchers from Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical School, University of Illinois, University of Louisville, and London School of Economics and Political Science. The symposium marked B4U-ACT’s crowning effort in an ongoing crusade (which included attending the 163rd Annual American Psychiatric Association Convention in New Orleans, in addition to the daily circulation of fifteen appeals written by minor-attracted people amongst members of the DSM-5 Subworkgroup on the Paraphilias for three straight months) to hold the American Psychiatric Association to its own standards of development for diagnostic criteria, specifically "Pedophilia" (i.e., drawing from a wide variety of studies and fields of science, as well as consulting stakeholders for input).

			===10s era===

	~~In June 2010~~, ~~B4U-ACT organized a symposium to debate issues surrounding proposed revisions to~~ the ~~Diagnostic~~ and ~~Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) entry on “Pedophilia,” recruiting~~ researchers from Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical School, University of Illinois, University of Louisville, and London School of Economics and Political Science. ~~The symposium marked B4U-ACT’s crowning effort in an ongoing crusade (which included attending the 163rd Annual American Psychiatric Association Convention~~ in ~~New Orleans~~, in addition to the daily circulation of fifteen appeals written by minor-attracted people amongst members of the DSM-5 Subworkgroup on the Paraphilias for three straight months) to hold the American Psychiatric Association to its own standards of development for ~~diagnostic criteria~~, ~~specifically "Pedophilia"~~ (~~i.e., drawing from a wide variety of studies and fields of science, as well as consulting stakeholders for input~~).		Following the financial cutbacks, the organization continued its work online with Mental Health professionals and researchers. It has been mentioned in numerous online copies, see for example, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)]].

	==Historical parallels==		==Historical parallels==

The Admins at 00:48, 11 August 2023

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	B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.		B4U-ACT was crucial in the popularization of "Minor Attracted Person" as a neologism - with [[Richard Kramer]] and the late [[Michael Melsheimer]] (who co-founded the organization with mental health professional, Russell Dick<ref>https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/michael-melsheimer-obituary?pid=144094084</ref>) being possible conduits between the [[minor attracted community]] and the mental health professionals, academics and even journalists who went on to adopt and promote the term. They had used the term "Minor Attracted Adult" in their workshops, soon adopting the person-centered version used by some online MAPs at the time, after setting up their website in 2007.

	B4U-ACT has authorized and promoted many studies for online [[MAP]] samples, and tends to hold a lot of sway over a study's deemed authenticity for a wider sample of MAPs.		B4U-ACT has authorized and promoted many studies for online [[MAP]] samples, and tends to hold a lot of sway over a study's deemed authenticity for a wider sample of MAPs. In 2020, it was also given a clean bill of health by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.<ref>[https://ecsa.lucyfaithfull.org/b4u-act B4U-Act: Lucy Faithfull]</ref>

	==2003-10 - State-funded nonprofit==		==2003-10 - State-funded nonprofit==

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	*[[Prostasia Foundation]]		*[[Prostasia Foundation]]
	*[[Newgon]]		*[[Newgon]]
			*[[Mu]]
			*[[MEDAL]]
			*[[Ipce]]
	*[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]		*[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]
	*[[NARSOL]]		*[[NARSOL]]