Minor attracted neologisms - Revision history

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	:*'''[[Minor MAP]]''' refers to any MAP below the age of 18, or the [[Age of Consent]] if higher.		:*'''[[Minor MAP]]''' refers to any MAP below the age of 18, or the [[Age of Consent]] if higher.

	*'''[[Youthlove]]''' is used by some people as an extra-legal alternative to MAP. Whereas youthlove refers to the love of youth, the term youthlover refers to a person who loves youth. While some do use it within their circles, there is no evidence of widespread public-facing use.		*'''[[Youthlove]] (YL)''' is used by some people as an extra-legal alternative to MAP. Whereas youthlove refers to the love of youth, the term youthlover refers to a person who loves youth. While some do use it within their circles, there is no evidence of widespread public-facing use.

	*'''Kind''' was a term (equivalent to MAP) with translingual appeal, promoted by the Irish author [[Thomas O'Carroll]]. Attached graphic was a development of the idea by [[Steve Diamond\|Steve D]].		*'''Kind''' was a term (equivalent to MAP) with translingual appeal, promoted by the Irish author [[Thomas O'Carroll]]. Attached graphic was a development of the idea by [[Steve Diamond\|Steve D]].

Jim Burton at 18:01, 5 May 2026

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	* '''Amaros, Amarso, Amarsi''' - Identifying that "[m]any have pointed out that there is no terminology that refers collectively to both the younger and older parties in an adult-minor relationship.", [[AP]] has proposed '''A'''ttraction between '''M'''inors and '''A'''dults that is '''R'''omantic '''O'''r '''S'''exual and '''A'''dult or '''M'''inor '''A'''ttracted '''R'''omantically or '''S'''exually to the '''O'''ther. The plural of Amarso is Amarsi. Both terms are closely related to the verb “to love”. In Spanish, amar is the infinitive of the verb “to love”, whilst amaros means “to love one another” in Spanish. Amarsi has the same meaning in Italian. See [[Puellula]].		* '''Amaros, Amarso, Amarsi''' - Identifying that "[m]any have pointed out that there is no terminology that refers collectively to both the younger and older parties in an adult-minor relationship.", [[AP]] has proposed '''A'''ttraction between '''M'''inors and '''A'''dults that is '''R'''omantic '''O'''r '''S'''exual and '''A'''dult or '''M'''inor '''A'''ttracted '''R'''omantically or '''S'''exually to the '''O'''ther. The plural of Amarso is Amarsi. Both terms are closely related to the verb “to love”. In Spanish, amar is the infinitive of the verb “to love”, whilst amaros means “to love one another” in Spanish. Amarsi has the same meaning in Italian. See [[Puellula]].

	* '''Toybox''' - A term analogous to "closet".		* '''Toybox''' - A term analogous to "[[Wikipedia:Closeted\|closet]]".

	==1st Wave (pre-00s)==		==1st Wave (pre-00s)==

Jim Burton: /* 2nd/3rd wave (2007 onward, or ongoing long term use) */

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	*'''[[Enbylove]]''' entered use in 2019, describing attractions to gender non-binary youth.		*'''[[Enbylove]]''' entered use in 2019, describing attractions to gender non-binary youth.

			*'''Phen''' (Pedophile, Hebephile, Ephebophile or Nepiophile) circa 2018.

	==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==		==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==

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	* '''Amaros, Amarso, Amarsi''' - Identifying that "[m]any have pointed out that there is no terminology that refers collectively to both the younger and older parties in an adult-minor relationship.", [[AP]] has proposed '''A'''ttraction between '''M'''inors and '''A'''dults that is '''R'''omantic '''O'''r '''S'''exual and '''A'''dult or '''M'''inor '''A'''ttracted '''R'''omantically or '''S'''exually to the '''O'''ther. The plural of Amarso is Amarsi. Both terms are closely related to the verb “to love”. In Spanish, amar is the infinitive of the verb “to love”, whilst amaros means “to love one another” in Spanish. Amarsi has the same meaning in Italian. See [[Puellula]].		* '''Amaros, Amarso, Amarsi''' - Identifying that "[m]any have pointed out that there is no terminology that refers collectively to both the younger and older parties in an adult-minor relationship.", [[AP]] has proposed '''A'''ttraction between '''M'''inors and '''A'''dults that is '''R'''omantic '''O'''r '''S'''exual and '''A'''dult or '''M'''inor '''A'''ttracted '''R'''omantically or '''S'''exually to the '''O'''ther. The plural of Amarso is Amarsi. Both terms are closely related to the verb “to love”. In Spanish, amar is the infinitive of the verb “to love”, whilst amaros means “to love one another” in Spanish. Amarsi has the same meaning in Italian. See [[Puellula]].

			* '''Toybox''' - A term analogous to "closet".

	==1st Wave (pre-00s)==		==1st Wave (pre-00s)==

Jim Burton at 00:22, 11 December 2025

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	:*'''[[Minor Attracted Person]]''' (abbreviated MAP) - A generic/inclusive term first utilized in early 2007 by British MAP Activists for anybody who is sexually attracted to legal minors. The term draws meaning from legal statutes as well as personal feelings, and is therefore excellent for social-political uses but a poor specifier. For these reasons the term is currently in use by the groups [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Newgon]].		:*'''[[Minor Attracted Person]]''' (abbreviated MAP) - A generic/inclusive term first utilized in early 2007 by British MAP Activists for anybody who is sexually attracted to legal minors. The term draws meaning from legal statutes as well as personal feelings, and is therefore excellent for social-political uses but a poor specifier. For these reasons the term is currently in use by the groups [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Newgon]].

	:*'''[[NOMAP\|Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person]]''' (NOMAP) - An identity that places emphasis on socially acceptable conduct - some of these individuals feel they need to use drawn erotica or sex dolls. Sometimes extended to Anti-Contact Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person (ACNOMAP), or alternatively ACMAP, which MAP Wiki identifies with Instagram. The term is often criticized because the "Non-Offending" qualifier implies MAPs by default are offenders. The usage of NOMAP has fallen by the wayside in recent years.		:*'''[[NOMAP\|Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person]]''' (NOMAP) - An identity that places emphasis on socially acceptable conduct - some of these individuals feel they need to use drawn erotica or [[Childlike sex doll\|sex dolls]]. Sometimes extended to Anti-Contact Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person (ACNOMAP), or alternatively ACMAP, which MAP Wiki identifies with Instagram. The term is often criticized because the "Non-Offending" qualifier implies MAPs by default are offenders. The usage of NOMAP has fallen by the wayside in recent years.

	:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.		:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.

Jessi: NOMAP criticism.

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NOMAP criticism.

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	:*'''[[Minor Attracted Person]]''' (abbreviated MAP) - A generic/inclusive term first utilized in early 2007 by British MAP Activists for anybody who is sexually attracted to legal minors. The term draws meaning from legal statutes as well as personal feelings, and is therefore excellent for social-political uses but a poor specifier. For these reasons the term is currently in use by the groups [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Newgon]].		:*'''[[Minor Attracted Person]]''' (abbreviated MAP) - A generic/inclusive term first utilized in early 2007 by British MAP Activists for anybody who is sexually attracted to legal minors. The term draws meaning from legal statutes as well as personal feelings, and is therefore excellent for social-political uses but a poor specifier. For these reasons the term is currently in use by the groups [[B4U-ACT]] and [[Newgon]].

	:*'''[[NOMAP\|Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person]]''' (NOMAP) - An identity that places emphasis on socially acceptable conduct - some of these individuals feel they need to use drawn erotica or sex dolls. Sometimes extended to Anti-Contact Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person (ACNOMAP), or alternatively ACMAP, which MAP Wiki identifies with Instagram.		:*'''[[NOMAP\|Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person]]''' (NOMAP) - An identity that places emphasis on socially acceptable conduct - some of these individuals feel they need to use drawn erotica or sex dolls. Sometimes extended to Anti-Contact Non-Offending Minor Attracted Person (ACNOMAP), or alternatively ACMAP, which MAP Wiki identifies with Instagram. The term is often criticized because the "Non-Offending" qualifier implies MAPs by default are offenders. The usage of NOMAP has fallen by the wayside in recent years.

	:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.		:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.

The Admins at 23:55, 13 January 2025

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	The terms see limited use in on-line communities, websites and literature, including academia.		The terms see limited use in on-line communities, websites and literature, including academia.

	==2nd wave (2007 onward, or ongoing long term use)==		==2nd/3rd wave (2007 onward, or ongoing long term use)==

	[[File:Kinderfolk.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Kinderfolk ('''Kind''') Flag - Unadopted idea proposed by [[Steve Diamond]] - 2019]]		[[File:Kinderfolk.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Kinderfolk ('''Kind''') Flag - Unadopted idea proposed by [[Steve Diamond]] - 2019]]

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	==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==		==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==

	*'''Adult Friend''' ~~(AF)~~ and '''Young Friend (YF)'''.		*'''Adult Friend (AF)''' and '''Young Friend (YF)'''.

	* '''[[Childlove]]''' - A unifying term that was particularly popular in the early online communities (pre-2010) of [[minor attracted people]] - even among some early second-wave MAP Activists. This term still sees some use, but is usually confined to peer support communities due to its reading as non-objective. It has been used in various forms as shorthand for [[boylove]]/[[girllove]] or an anglicized version of [[pedophilia]], so may in a stricter sense go back to the 1st-wave era - 80s, or earlier.		* '''[[Childlove]]''' - A unifying term that was particularly popular in the early online communities (pre-2010) of [[minor attracted people]] - even among some early second-wave MAP Activists. This term still sees some use, but is usually confined to peer support communities due to its reading as non-objective. It has been used in various forms as shorthand for [[boylove]]/[[girllove]] or an anglicized version of [[pedophilia]], so may in a stricter sense go back to the 1st-wave era - 80s, or earlier.

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	==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==		==Early 2nd wave (2000-2007)==

			*'''Adult Friend''' (AF) and '''Young Friend (YF)'''.

	* '''[[Childlove]]''' - A unifying term that was particularly popular in the early online communities (pre-2010) of [[minor attracted people]] - even among some early second-wave MAP Activists. This term still sees some use, but is usually confined to peer support communities due to its reading as non-objective. It has been used in various forms as shorthand for [[boylove]]/[[girllove]] or an anglicized version of [[pedophilia]], so may in a stricter sense go back to the 1st-wave era - 80s, or earlier.		* '''[[Childlove]]''' - A unifying term that was particularly popular in the early online communities (pre-2010) of [[minor attracted people]] - even among some early second-wave MAP Activists. This term still sees some use, but is usually confined to peer support communities due to its reading as non-objective. It has been used in various forms as shorthand for [[boylove]]/[[girllove]] or an anglicized version of [[pedophilia]], so may in a stricter sense go back to the 1st-wave era - 80s, or earlier.

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	:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.		:*'''[[Adult Attracted Minor]]''' (abbreviated AAM) - The term has been in use since the early 00s, and was also used by Californian MAP activist, [[Rookiee]]. AAM appears to have become more popular in online social media communities around 2018-20, at the same time MAP was more widely used.

	:*'''Minor Attracted Adult''' (abbreviated MAA) - A term that was sometimes used as a social/clinical concept in academia (e.g. [[Sarah Goode]]), prior to the better-known MAP variant. Critics had argued that the term excluded many younger persons who aren't yet adults and also does not accurately describe people in places where the age of majority is quite low. [[AttractedToChildren.org\|ANU]] therefore started to use Minor Attracted Person as an alternative, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)\|as did others]]. Variants such as '''Minor-Attracted Man, Male Homosexual Attraction to Minors, Minor-Attracted Individual and Child Attracted Person''' can sometimes be seen in academia.		:*'''Minor Attracted Adult''' (abbreviated MAA) - A term that was sometimes used as a social/clinical concept in academia (e.g. [[Sarah Goode]]), prior to the better-known MAP variant. Critics had argued that the term excluded many younger persons who aren't yet adults and also does not accurately describe people in places where the age of majority is quite low. [[AttractedToChildren.org\|ANU]] therefore started to use Minor Attracted Person as an alternative, [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)\|as did others]]. Variants such as '''Minor-Attracted Man, Male Homosexual Attraction to Minors, Minor-Attracted Individual and Child-Attracted Person''' can sometimes be seen in academia.

	:*'''[[Wikipedia:Cartography\|Cartographer]]''' is a play on the term "MAP", and sometimes features on social media and online chats.<ref>[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/twitter-elon-musk-child-sexual-abuse-exploitation-porn-content-moderation-automate-3140966 Mention of "cartographer"]</ref>		:*'''[[Wikipedia:Cartography\|Cartographer]]''' is a play on the term "MAP", and sometimes features on social media and online chats.<ref>[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/twitter-elon-musk-child-sexual-abuse-exploitation-porn-content-moderation-automate-3140966 Mention of "cartographer"]</ref>