Minor Attracted Person - Revision history

Jim Burton at 01:35, 3 May 2026

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	While [[Allyn Walker]] is famously responsible for the first (2021) significant publicity surrounding its use in a professional setting, the term has been mooted on at least two occasions since as early as 1998. It was first successfully coined in 2007 as a neologism by two online activists with differing attractions to minors (pedophilic and nonpedophilic). By 2023, following consistent use in academia, MA(P) had over 600 mentions in Google Scholar, and had been used in state-funded research projects,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/16/horrible-propaganda-eu-project-rebrands-paedophiles-people-with-sexual-interest-children/ Breitbart: Outrage over EU softening of language]</ref> documentation,<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attracted+person%22&btnG= G Scholar Results] and similar for [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attraction%22&btnG= "Minor attraction"]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anger-eu-project-sees-police-28841534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar "MAP" in Scottish Police documentation and an European project], nevertheless it was eventually edited for the banal [https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 "with an attraction to children"]. See also [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/1/scottish-police-scolded-describing-pedophiles-mino/ Washington Times].</ref> a theater performance,<ref>[https://monstressmess.com/en/projects/dark-field-wt A MAP's Tale], and [https://reduxx.info/german-government-to-support-sympathetic-play-about-pedophilia/ Reduxx Criticism]</ref> and even acknowledged in a parliamentary petition<ref>[https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/259737 UK failed Parliamentary Petition against MAPs]</ref> and law-enforcement operations.<ref>[https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/01/marion-county-sting-operation-produces-2-more-arrests-of-men-facing-child-sex-charges/ Marion County sting "Operation M.A.P. Mirage"], see also [https://fstube.net/w/7pMGY2z3UrU7zU7TV7ESVM Sheriff operation with Chris Hansen]</ref>		While [[Allyn Walker]] is famously responsible for the first (2021) significant publicity surrounding its use in a professional setting, the term has been mooted on at least two occasions since as early as 1998. It was first successfully coined in 2007 as a neologism by two online activists with differing attractions to minors (pedophilic and nonpedophilic). By 2023, following consistent use in academia, MA(P) had over 600 mentions in Google Scholar, and had been used in state-funded research projects,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/16/horrible-propaganda-eu-project-rebrands-paedophiles-people-with-sexual-interest-children/ Breitbart: Outrage over EU softening of language]</ref> documentation,<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attracted+person%22&btnG= G Scholar Results] and similar for [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attraction%22&btnG= "Minor attraction"]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anger-eu-project-sees-police-28841534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar "MAP" in Scottish Police documentation and an European project], nevertheless it was eventually edited for the banal [https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 "with an attraction to children"]. See also [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/1/scottish-police-scolded-describing-pedophiles-mino/ Washington Times].</ref> a theater performance,<ref>[https://monstressmess.com/en/projects/dark-field-wt A MAP's Tale], and [https://reduxx.info/german-government-to-support-sympathetic-play-about-pedophilia/ Reduxx Criticism]</ref> and even acknowledged in a parliamentary petition<ref>[https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/259737 UK failed Parliamentary Petition against MAPs]</ref> and law-enforcement operations.<ref>[https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/01/marion-county-sting-operation-produces-2-more-arrests-of-men-facing-child-sex-charges/ Marion County sting "Operation M.A.P. Mirage"], see also [https://fstube.net/w/7pMGY2z3UrU7zU7TV7ESVM Sheriff operation with Chris Hansen]</ref>

	The term is used frequently and casually on social media along with [[Adult Attracted Minor]] (AAM) by young people. Social ~~services~~ professionals have attested to its casual use by young people.<ref>[https://www.cheknews.ca/if-a-child-has-access-to-electronics-then-a-predator-has-access-to-them-experts-warn-sextortion-of-kids-is-increasing-1179907/ ‘If a child has access to electronics, then a predator has access to them’: Experts warn sextortion of kids is increasing - chekNEWS]</ref>		The term is used frequently and casually on social media along with [[Adult Attracted Minor]] (AAM) by young people. Social Services and Criminal Justice professionals have attested to its casual use by young people.<ref>[https://www.cheknews.ca/if-a-child-has-access-to-electronics-then-a-predator-has-access-to-them-experts-warn-sextortion-of-kids-is-increasing-1179907/ ‘If a child has access to electronics, then a predator has access to them’: Experts warn sextortion of kids is increasing - chekNEWS]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/terms-parents-should-know-children-social-media-b2952501.html Coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ that every parent should be aware of]</ref>

	===Specifications===		===Specifications===

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	File:Anderson.png\|Christine Anderson, of the German right-wing/anti-Islam AfD party		File:Anderson.png\|Christine Anderson, of the German right-wing/anti-Islam AfD party
	File:701.png\|Fake News based upon the true premise of Minor Attracted People		File:701.png\|Fake News based upon the true premise of Minor Attracted People
			File:Mappnw.png\|It has become typical for the conspiratorialism surrounding MAPs to take on almost random elements described as "reverse roleplay"
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Jim Burton at 19:05, 3 February 2026

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	==Academic controversy==		==Academic controversy==

	In 2024 and 2025, there was controversy within academia as to the term's use by professionals. This was initiated by Michael Salter's group, with Craig Harper's group defending its use in some contexts.		In 2024 and 2025, there was controversy within academia as to the term's use by professionals. This was initiated by [[Michael Salter]]'s group, with Craig Harper's group defending its use in some contexts.

	Prior to this, Salter had posted for a few years on social media about the term's origins online, in an attempt to tie it explicitly to [[BoyChat]], a web forum where its coiner made an early attempt to raise awareness. The papers from Salter's group continued to push this agenda.		Prior to this, Salter had posted for a few years on social media about the term's origins online, in an attempt to tie it explicitly to [[BoyChat]], a web forum where its coiner made an early attempt to raise awareness. The papers from Salter's group continued to push this agenda.

Jim Burton at 19:37, 8 November 2025

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	==Usage==		==Usage==

	While [[Allyn Walker]] is famously responsible for the first (2021) significant publicity surrounding its use in a professional setting, the term has been mooted on at least two occasions since as early as 1998. It was first successfully coined in 2007 as a neologism by two online activists with differing attractions to minors (pedophilic and nonpedophilic). By 2023, following consistent use in academia, MA(P) had over 600 mentions in Google Scholar, and had been used in state-funded research projects,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/16/horrible-propaganda-eu-project-rebrands-paedophiles-people-with-sexual-interest-children/ Breitbart: Outrage over EU softening of language]</ref> documentation,<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attracted+person%22&btnG= G Scholar Results] and similar for [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attraction%22&btnG= "Minor attraction"]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anger-eu-project-sees-police-28841534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar "MAP" in Scottish Police documentation and an European project], nevertheless it was eventually edited for the banal [https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 "with an attraction to children"]. See also [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/1/scottish-police-scolded-describing-pedophiles-mino/ Washington Times].</ref> a theater performance,<ref>[https://monstressmess.com/en/projects/dark-field-wt A MAP's Tale], and [https://reduxx.info/german-government-to-support-sympathetic-play-about-pedophilia/ Reduxx Criticism]</ref> and even acknowledged in a parliamentary petition<ref>[https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/259737 UK failed Parliamentary Petition against MAPs]</ref> and law-enforcement operations.<ref>[https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/01/marion-county-sting-operation-produces-2-more-arrests-of-men-facing-child-sex-charges/ Marion County sting "Operation M.A.P. Mirage"]</ref>		While [[Allyn Walker]] is famously responsible for the first (2021) significant publicity surrounding its use in a professional setting, the term has been mooted on at least two occasions since as early as 1998. It was first successfully coined in 2007 as a neologism by two online activists with differing attractions to minors (pedophilic and nonpedophilic). By 2023, following consistent use in academia, MA(P) had over 600 mentions in Google Scholar, and had been used in state-funded research projects,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/16/horrible-propaganda-eu-project-rebrands-paedophiles-people-with-sexual-interest-children/ Breitbart: Outrage over EU softening of language]</ref> documentation,<ref>[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attracted+person%22&btnG= G Scholar Results] and similar for [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Minor+attraction%22&btnG= "Minor attraction"]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anger-eu-project-sees-police-28841534?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar "MAP" in Scottish Police documentation and an European project], nevertheless it was eventually edited for the banal [https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 "with an attraction to children"]. See also [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/1/scottish-police-scolded-describing-pedophiles-mino/ Washington Times].</ref> a theater performance,<ref>[https://monstressmess.com/en/projects/dark-field-wt A MAP's Tale], and [https://reduxx.info/german-government-to-support-sympathetic-play-about-pedophilia/ Reduxx Criticism]</ref> and even acknowledged in a parliamentary petition<ref>[https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/259737 UK failed Parliamentary Petition against MAPs]</ref> and law-enforcement operations.<ref>[https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/06/01/marion-county-sting-operation-produces-2-more-arrests-of-men-facing-child-sex-charges/ Marion County sting "Operation M.A.P. Mirage"], see also [https://fstube.net/w/7pMGY2z3UrU7zU7TV7ESVM Sheriff operation with Chris Hansen]</ref>

	The term is used frequently and casually on social media along with [[Adult Attracted Minor]] (AAM) by young people. Social services professionals have attested to its casual use by young people.<ref>[https://www.cheknews.ca/if-a-child-has-access-to-electronics-then-a-predator-has-access-to-them-experts-warn-sextortion-of-kids-is-increasing-1179907/ ‘If a child has access to electronics, then a predator has access to them’: Experts warn sextortion of kids is increasing - chekNEWS]</ref>		The term is used frequently and casually on social media along with [[Adult Attracted Minor]] (AAM) by young people. Social services professionals have attested to its casual use by young people.<ref>[https://www.cheknews.ca/if-a-child-has-access-to-electronics-then-a-predator-has-access-to-them-experts-warn-sextortion-of-kids-is-increasing-1179907/ ‘If a child has access to electronics, then a predator has access to them’: Experts warn sextortion of kids is increasing - chekNEWS]</ref>

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	File:Barnette.png\|Kathy Barnette election platform		File:Barnette.png\|Kathy Barnette election platform
	File:Deace.png\|Talk show host, Steve Deace, who has also discussed the idea for Blaze Media		File:Deace.png\|Talk show host, Steve Deace, who has also discussed the idea for Blaze Media
			File:CharliekirkMAP.png\|Charlie Kirk's input on the topic
	File:Tpuk1.jpg\|Turning Point UK social graphic		File:Tpuk1.jpg\|Turning Point UK social graphic
	File:Tpuk2.jpg\|Turning Point UK (cont'd)		File:Tpuk2.jpg\|Turning Point UK (cont'd)

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	*[https://benthams.substack.com/p/a-defense-of-the-term-minor-attracted Bentham's Newsletter]		*[https://benthams.substack.com/p/a-defense-of-the-term-minor-attracted Bentham's Newsletter]
	*[https://onwardwell.com/blog/what-is-a-minor-attracted-person-understanding-the-term-and-its-implications OnwardWell]		*[https://onwardwell.com/blog/what-is-a-minor-attracted-person-understanding-the-term-and-its-implications OnwardWell]
			*[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Metro]

	==References==		==References==

	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Facts of life]][[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Academic]][[Category:Terminology: MAP]][[Category:History & Events: 2000s]][[Category:History & Events: 2010s]][[Category:History & Events: 2020s]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Facts of life]][[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Terminology: Academic]][[Category:Terminology: MAP]][[Category:History & Events: 2000s]][[Category:History & Events: 2010s]][[Category:History & Events: 2020s]]

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	"MAP" has so far been criticized repeatedly by '''[[Jordan Peterson]]''' and FOX News hosts '''Tucker Carlson'''<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-no-healthy-society-tolerate-pedophilia Tucker Carlson, one of many attacks - see also videos on FST]</ref><ref name=Vids /> (despite his history of appearing to defend minor-adult relationships)<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-defended-teen-adult-relationships-samantha-bee-tapes-2019-3?op=1&r=US&IR=T Tucker's history of playing down the importance of minor-adult relationships within a traditional heterosexual context], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDzp4Y8Dps see critical video].</ref>, '''Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters and Geraldo Rivera'''. '''Ricky Gervais''' and '''Tim Young''' were also seen to use it in the early 20s.		"MAP" has so far been criticized repeatedly by '''[[Jordan Peterson]]''' and FOX News hosts '''Tucker Carlson'''<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-no-healthy-society-tolerate-pedophilia Tucker Carlson, one of many attacks - see also videos on FST]</ref><ref name=Vids /> (despite his history of appearing to defend minor-adult relationships)<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-defended-teen-adult-relationships-samantha-bee-tapes-2019-3?op=1&r=US&IR=T Tucker's history of playing down the importance of minor-adult relationships within a traditional heterosexual context], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdDzp4Y8Dps see critical video].</ref>, '''Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters and Geraldo Rivera'''. '''Ricky Gervais''' and '''Tim Young''' were also seen to use it in the early 20s.

	Online celebrities such as '''Joe Rogan''',<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/news/joe-rogan-aaron-rodgers-transphobia Aaron Rodgers and Joe Rogan spout harmful, transphobic nonsense on recent podcast episode - Advocate], [https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1755372982011064410 Joe Rogan references MAPs in 2024], [https://fstube.net/search?search=rogan&searchTarget=local Various shortened videos of Rogan condemning MAPs]</ref> have made repeated mentions of the term, with transcripts of the former's podcasts revealing that he frequently uses it as an example of "woke" manipulation of language, sometimes using it as a launchpad for murderous rhetoric. This stock-in-trade angle is also employed by conservatives such as '''Glenn Beck''', and seeks to tie [[Wikipedia:Woke\|"wokeness"]] to it supposed natural conclusion, the [[MAPocalypse\|"normalization"]] of "abuse".<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/01/03/minor-attracted-people-is-an-attempt-to-sanitise-child-abuse/ Spiked Online: ‘Minor-attracted people’ is an attempt to sanitise child abuse]</ref><ref name=Vids>See for example the numeous pieces on FOX News via FST in 2022 and 2023. Further examples: [https://fstube.net/w/7iQEFJKQ3864dSB9QNvJuj], [https://fstube.net/w/knt5uVFSUeSnBYkfK3MNbA], [https://fstube.net/w/wJKNVcZVrq5V9b5B3pCPaL], [https://fstube.net/w/4fhx8TDuDUUuPXh5T8k9v3], [https://fstube.net/w/2AVeZ4DUvp5YZKYoSUAw7w], [https://fstube.net/w/v2c8tCechVUo6VBiKeBmqt], [https://fstube.net/w/cGeaX588heoYou6zAC3j68], [https://fstube.net/w/4iTDV9p5pXEZj6pEQAHExc], [https://fstube.net/w/xdt1rRbgtKUETxUQJDDqfL]</ref><ref>[https://www.theepochtimes.com/general-public-unaware-of-push-to-normalize-pedophilia-in-culture-and-academia_4899696.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=digitalsub Epoch Times commentary]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ricky-gervais-wades-police-scotland-28888855 Daily Express (Scotland) re. Gervais reaction]</ref> Media figureheads, for example, '''Rod Dreher''', frequently abuse this lazy trope.<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/allyn-walker-normalizing-pedophiles-minor-attracted-persons/ Normalizing Pedophiles - American Conservative]</ref><ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/we-are-being-groomed/ We Are Being Groomed - American Conservative]</ref> Social Media personalities such as '''Jack Posibiec and Calvin Robinson''' have made occasional references, and '''Blaire White''' (a conservative transwoman) is a frequent low-level agitator on the subject.		Online celebrities such as '''Joe Rogan''',<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/news/joe-rogan-aaron-rodgers-transphobia Aaron Rodgers and Joe Rogan spout harmful, transphobic nonsense on recent podcast episode - Advocate], [https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/1755372982011064410 Joe Rogan references MAPs in 2024], [https://fstube.net/search?search=rogan&searchTarget=local Various shortened videos of Rogan condemning MAPs]</ref> have made repeated mentions of the term, with transcripts of the former's podcasts revealing that he frequently uses it as an example of "woke" manipulation of language, sometimes using it as a launchpad for murderous rhetoric. This stock-in-trade angle is also employed by conservatives such as '''Glenn Beck''', and seeks to tie [[Wikipedia:Woke\|"wokeness"]] to it supposed natural conclusion, the [[MAPocalypse\|"normalization"]] of "abuse".<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/01/03/minor-attracted-people-is-an-attempt-to-sanitise-child-abuse/ Spiked Online: ‘Minor-attracted people’ is an attempt to sanitise child abuse]</ref><ref name=Vids>See for example the numeous pieces on FOX News via FST in 2022 and 2023. Further examples: [https://fstube.net/w/7iQEFJKQ3864dSB9QNvJuj], [https://fstube.net/w/knt5uVFSUeSnBYkfK3MNbA], [https://fstube.net/w/wJKNVcZVrq5V9b5B3pCPaL], [https://fstube.net/w/4fhx8TDuDUUuPXh5T8k9v3], [https://fstube.net/w/2AVeZ4DUvp5YZKYoSUAw7w], [https://fstube.net/w/v2c8tCechVUo6VBiKeBmqt], [https://fstube.net/w/cGeaX588heoYou6zAC3j68], [https://fstube.net/w/4iTDV9p5pXEZj6pEQAHExc], [https://fstube.net/w/xdt1rRbgtKUETxUQJDDqfL]</ref><ref>[https://www.theepochtimes.com/general-public-unaware-of-push-to-normalize-pedophilia-in-culture-and-academia_4899696.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=digitalsub Epoch Times commentary]</ref><ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/ricky-gervais-wades-police-scotland-28888855 Daily Express (Scotland) re. Gervais reaction]</ref> Media figureheads, for example, '''Rod Dreher''', frequently abuse this lazy trope.<ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/allyn-walker-normalizing-pedophiles-minor-attracted-persons/ Normalizing Pedophiles - American Conservative]</ref><ref>[https://www.theamericanconservative.com/we-are-being-groomed/ We Are Being Groomed - American Conservative]</ref> Social Media personalities such as '''Jack Posibiec, Andy Ngo and Calvin Robinson''' have made occasional references, and '''Blaire White''' (a conservative transwoman) is a frequent low-level agitator on the subject.

	As a radical lesbian [[feminism\|feminist]], '''Julie Bindel''' mentions MAPs as one of a number of groups she does not wish to be associated with in her project of reaffirming a lesbian identity she deems to have become "unfashionable".<ref>[https://theglobalherald.com/news/the-lesbian-identity-is-being-subsumed-by-the-so-called-lgbtq-community-julie-bindel/ Global Herald: Julie Bindel talks to GB News about MAPs and other groups]</ref><ref>[https://unherd.com/2023/04/keep-child-abusers-off-the-rainbow-flag/ Bindel's own follow up in Unherd]</ref> YouTubers such as '''shoe0nhead''' and exclusionary Feminists such as [[Anna Slatz]] frequently agitate against the concept on similar grounds, albeit more aggressively, and in more open alignment with the right-wing tendency.		As a radical lesbian [[feminism\|feminist]], '''Julie Bindel''' mentions MAPs as one of a number of groups she does not wish to be associated with in her project of reaffirming a lesbian identity she deems to have become "unfashionable".<ref>[https://theglobalherald.com/news/the-lesbian-identity-is-being-subsumed-by-the-so-called-lgbtq-community-julie-bindel/ Global Herald: Julie Bindel talks to GB News about MAPs and other groups]</ref><ref>[https://unherd.com/2023/04/keep-child-abusers-off-the-rainbow-flag/ Bindel's own follow up in Unherd]</ref> YouTubers such as '''shoe0nhead''' and exclusionary Feminists such as [[Anna Slatz]] frequently agitate against the concept on similar grounds, albeit more aggressively, and in more open alignment with the right-wing tendency.

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	Following Pride Month of 2023, attempts to scandalize the paradigm of MAPs started to fall on deaf ears, as per [[Prostasia Foundation\|Noah Berlatsky]]'s continuing work for Bloomberg, and the dampened uproar over an esteemed<ref>[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/rcn/2022/08/sonar-operator-ms-jessica-silva-reaches-1000-hours-of-aircraft-control-time.html Sonar Operator MS Jessica Silva reaches 1,000 hours of aircraft control time]</ref> Canadian Naval Officer's apparent use of the MAP term, and support for the [[United Nations\|UN]]'s concept of a minor consenting, if not in law.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/canadian_navy_member_takes_to_social_media_to_validate_pedophilia Canadian navy member takes to social media to validate pedophilia!]</ref> Alternative ("radical") Pride festivities started to show more openness towards MAPs, suggesting that Queer MAPs could be introduced as part of Queer culture in the future. Snopes famously reversed<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211101164919/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maps-pride-flag/ Archived copy of Snopes' original false fact check]</ref><ref>[https://www.snopes.com/articles/464807/minor-attracted-persons-flag/ Improved 2023 Snopes fact check]</ref> their opinion that the MAP Movement and the [[MAP Flag]] were hoaxes, by replacing an outdated article with a new one. Repeated attempts by smalltime media influencers to stir up controversy around a [[Katie Cruz\|prominent MAP Activist]]'s merchandise venture were met with silence and embarrassment. Attempts to interpret a queer-positive childrens' book as containing hidden messages (lolita sunglasses, a "MAP" and the slogan "love is love") did not break out of the fringe media.<ref>[https://agender.substack.com/p/grandads-pride-liberalisms-shame Grandad's Pride - Liberalism's Shame] and [https://www.thepublica.com/lgbt-childrens-book-blasted-by-critics-for-inappropriate-symbolism/ LGBT Children’s Book Blasted By Critics For Inappropriate Symbolism]</ref>		Following Pride Month of 2023, attempts to scandalize the paradigm of MAPs started to fall on deaf ears, as per [[Prostasia Foundation\|Noah Berlatsky]]'s continuing work for Bloomberg, and the dampened uproar over an esteemed<ref>[https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/rcn/2022/08/sonar-operator-ms-jessica-silva-reaches-1000-hours-of-aircraft-control-time.html Sonar Operator MS Jessica Silva reaches 1,000 hours of aircraft control time]</ref> Canadian Naval Officer's apparent use of the MAP term, and support for the [[United Nations\|UN]]'s concept of a minor consenting, if not in law.<ref>[https://www.rebelnews.com/canadian_navy_member_takes_to_social_media_to_validate_pedophilia Canadian navy member takes to social media to validate pedophilia!]</ref> Alternative ("radical") Pride festivities started to show more openness towards MAPs, suggesting that Queer MAPs could be introduced as part of Queer culture in the future. Snopes famously reversed<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211101164919/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maps-pride-flag/ Archived copy of Snopes' original false fact check]</ref><ref>[https://www.snopes.com/articles/464807/minor-attracted-persons-flag/ Improved 2023 Snopes fact check]</ref> their opinion that the MAP Movement and the [[MAP Flag]] were hoaxes, by replacing an outdated article with a new one. Repeated attempts by smalltime media influencers to stir up controversy around a [[Katie Cruz\|prominent MAP Activist]]'s merchandise venture were met with silence and embarrassment. Attempts to interpret a queer-positive childrens' book as containing hidden messages (lolita sunglasses, a "MAP" and the slogan "love is love") did not break out of the fringe media.<ref>[https://agender.substack.com/p/grandads-pride-liberalisms-shame Grandad's Pride - Liberalism's Shame] and [https://www.thepublica.com/lgbt-childrens-book-blasted-by-critics-for-inappropriate-symbolism/ LGBT Children’s Book Blasted By Critics For Inappropriate Symbolism]</ref>

	In late August 2023, [[Wikipedia:Turning Point UK\|Turning Point UK]] used Twitter.com to encourage followers to engage in the illegal activity of wasting police time by complaining when they witness the use of "Minor Attracted Person".<ref><small>[https://twitter.com/TPointUK/status/1694304438259737012 Seen on Twitter]: ''"Now is the time for LGB people and other attendees of Pride events to push back against this evil and make these perverts unwelcome at their events. If someone exposes themselves to children at Pride parades then citizens arrest them, report them to the police or throw them out of the event. If people are openly promoting paedophilia by positively using terms like ‘MAP’ report them to the police and if they have kids to social services. If individuals are pushing for kids to become transgender or ‘non-binary’ make them feel unwelcome."''</small></ref> Early in 2024, the term was again in the press after X (Twitter) played host to 3M+ impression conservative outrage thread concerning Google's AI Chatbot and its tolerance of pedophilia. The answer was later manually replaced with an anti-pedophile screed.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/business/woke-google-gemini-refuses-to-say-pedophilia-is-wrong-after-diverse-historical-images-debacle-individuals-cannot-control-who-they-are-attracted-to/ NYP: ‘Woke’ Google Gemini refuses to say pedophilia is wrong after ‘diverse’ historical images debacle: ‘Individuals cannot control who they are attracted to’ ]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13122189/Googles-absurdly-woke-Gemini-AI-refuses-condemn-pedophilia.html DM: Now Google's 'absurdly woke' Gemini AI refuses to condemn pedophilia as wrong - after being blasted over 'diverse' but historically inaccurate images]</ref> In March, A Kentucky Democrat Senator, Karen Berg, suggested sex dolls styled to resemble children could help prevent pedophiles from abusing them, adding ''"there are what they call 'MAPS,' Minor Attracted Persons"''.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kentucky-dem-suggests-child-sex-dolls-protect-kids-pedophiles-gives-them-a-release Kentucky Dem suggests child sex dolls could protect kids from pedophiles: 'Gives them a release']</ref>		In late August 2023, [[Wikipedia:Turning Point UK\|Turning Point UK]] used Twitter.com to encourage followers to engage in the illegal activity of wasting police time by complaining when they witness the use of "Minor Attracted Person".<ref><small>[https://twitter.com/TPointUK/status/1694304438259737012 Seen on Twitter]: ''"Now is the time for LGB people and other attendees of Pride events to push back against this evil and make these perverts unwelcome at their events. If someone exposes themselves to children at Pride parades then citizens arrest them, report them to the police or throw them out of the event. If people are openly promoting paedophilia by positively using terms like ‘MAP’ report them to the police and if they have kids to social services. If individuals are pushing for kids to become transgender or ‘non-binary’ make them feel unwelcome."''</small></ref> Early in 2024, the term was again in the press after X (Twitter) played host to 3M+ impression conservative outrage thread concerning Google's AI Chatbot and its tolerance of pedophilia. The answer was later manually replaced with an anti-pedophile screed.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/business/woke-google-gemini-refuses-to-say-pedophilia-is-wrong-after-diverse-historical-images-debacle-individuals-cannot-control-who-they-are-attracted-to/ NYP: ‘Woke’ Google Gemini refuses to say pedophilia is wrong after ‘diverse’ historical images debacle: ‘Individuals cannot control who they are attracted to’ ]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13122189/Googles-absurdly-woke-Gemini-AI-refuses-condemn-pedophilia.html DM: Now Google's 'absurdly woke' Gemini AI refuses to condemn pedophilia as wrong - after being blasted over 'diverse' but historically inaccurate images]</ref> In March, A Kentucky Democrat Senator, Karen Berg, suggested sex dolls styled to resemble children could help prevent pedophiles from abusing them, adding ''"there are what they call 'MAPS,' Minor Attracted Persons"''.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kentucky-dem-suggests-child-sex-dolls-protect-kids-pedophiles-gives-them-a-release Kentucky Dem suggests child sex dolls could protect kids from pedophiles: 'Gives them a release']</ref> Thomas Brough (an Australian councillor)<ref>[https://thewest.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/thomas-brough-who-claimed-minor-attracted-persons-part-of-lgbtq-community-wins-albany-lib-preselection-c-14505730 Thomas Brough, who claimed ‘minor-attracted’ persons part of LGBTQ+ community, wins Albany Lib preselection]</ref> later made claims the term had become popular in LGBTQ+ circles.

			In September 2024, controversy spiked again, over the idea of a [[MAP Camp]]. The meeting was completed, but on a small scale at an unrelated location. In October, the use of "MAP" by another educator, Kerri Isham in British Columbia was highlighted throughout local and social media.<ref>[https://www.westernstandard.news/news/sexual-health-educator-slammed-for-referring-to-pedophiles-as-minor-attracted-persons-in-lecture-to-bc-grade-9ers/58713 Kerri Isham news article]</ref> From late that year, attention was diverted back to the 2018-20 panics around MAP representation on social media, first with a [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy]], and early in 2025, via the non-binary streamer and [[Anti]], Coffins, who gained many millions of views after "exposing" numerous spiral [[childlove]] symbols and supposed pedophile symbols/emoji codes.<ref>[https://x.com/CoffinsInBloom/status/1916161045380341977 Popular thread by Coffins]</ref> Amid this new wave of panic, the annual conference of [[B4U-ACT]] gained some unwanted attention with Andy Ngo featuring once again.

	===Gallery===		===Gallery===

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Academic controversy

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	In 2024 and 2025, there was controversy within academia as to the term's use by professionals. This was initiated by Michael Salter's group, with Craig Harper's group defending its use in some contexts.		In 2024 and 2025, there was controversy within academia as to the term's use by professionals. This was initiated by Michael Salter's group, with Craig Harper's group defending its use in some contexts.

	Prior to this, Salter had posted for a few years on social media about the term's origins online, in an attempt to tie it explicitly to [[BoyChat]], a web forum where ~~it's~~ coiner made an early attempt to raise awareness. The papers from Salter's group continued to push this agenda.		Prior to this, Salter had posted for a few years on social media about the term's origins online, in an attempt to tie it explicitly to [[BoyChat]], a web forum where its coiner made an early attempt to raise awareness. The papers from Salter's group continued to push this agenda.

	==Quotes==		==Quotes==

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External links

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

	Some authors such as Jeremy Malcolm, and Craig Harper have a sustained record of defending the term's use, but support for it has been massively overestimated as per the above.		Some authors such as Tenbergen, Jeremy Malcolm, and Craig Harper have a sustained record of defending the term's use, but support for it has been massively overestimated as per the above.

	*[https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/242357/minor-attracted-persons-neglected-population MDEdge]		*[https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/242357/minor-attracted-persons-neglected-population MDEdge]

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	File:Barnette.png\|Kathy Barnette election platform		File:Barnette.png\|Kathy Barnette election platform
	File:Deace.png\|Talk show host, Steve Deace, who has also discussed the idea for Blaze Media		File:Deace.png\|Talk show host, Steve Deace, who has also discussed the idea for Blaze Media
			File:CharliekirkMAP.png\|Charlie Kirk's input on the topic
	File:Tpuk1.jpg\|Turning Point UK social graphic		File:Tpuk1.jpg\|Turning Point UK social graphic
	File:Tpuk2.jpg\|Turning Point UK (cont'd)		File:Tpuk2.jpg\|Turning Point UK (cont'd)