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__NOTOC__{{Template:Adj}}The '''"MAPocalypse"''' or in layman's terms, the '''normalization of pedophilia''' refers to a predicted | __NOTOC__{{Template:Adj}}The '''"MAPocalypse"''' or in layman's terms, the '''normalization of pedophilia''' refers to a predicted series of events bringing about [[critical mass]] for the acceptance of [[Minor Attracted Person|Minor Attracted People]] as a "valid" identity. Various prophecies have been made since roughly the 1990s - usually starting off among "moral majority" conservatives, sometimes infecting liberal-progressive and professional circles in the form of paranoia concerning supposed MAP > LGBT entryism, "pedophilia advocacy" in the [[Rind et al|sciences]], and other strategies. These prophecies follow the pattern of long-standing fears centering on the "recruitment" of youths within the early Gay Movement. | ||
The most commonly suggested time for this event is the 2020s, 2030s and following decades, in which MAPs are projected to become more visible in the mainstream media/public conscience, becoming a contentious topic in and of their own right. In some countries, parliamentarians occasionally support the right of minors to [[consent]] to sex, and to refuse it.<ref name="montero">[https://www.outono.net/elentir/2022/09/22/a-spanish-minister-says-children-can-have-sexual-relations-with-whoever-they-want/ Irene Montero, Spanish politician makes pro-consent type comments]</ref> Brazil and Peru are two South American countries in which there has been a largely unbroken general trend towards reducing the [[Age of Consent]]. | The most commonly suggested time for this event is the 2020s, 2030s and following decades, in which MAPs are projected to become more visible in the mainstream media/public conscience, becoming a contentious topic in and of their own right. In some countries, parliamentarians occasionally support the right of minors to [[consent]] to sex, and to refuse it.<ref name="montero">[https://www.outono.net/elentir/2022/09/22/a-spanish-minister-says-children-can-have-sexual-relations-with-whoever-they-want/ Irene Montero, Spanish politician makes pro-consent type comments]</ref> Brazil and Peru are two South American countries in which there has been a largely unbroken general trend towards reducing the [[Age of Consent]]. | ||
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==Predictions past and present== | ==Predictions past and present== | ||
As the LGBT movement gained ground in the post-AIDS [[assimilationism|assimilationist]] struggles of the 80s and 90s, the right's focus moved away from recruitment of youth among the gay movement, to the threat of "pedophilia" - a "new evil" or "folk devil". This later infected the mainstream, as memories of [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|LGBT activism's history with MAPs]] faded. Predictions of a | As the LGBT movement gained ground in the post-AIDS [[assimilationism|assimilationist]] struggles of the 80s and 90s, the right's focus moved away from recruitment of youth among the gay movement, to the threat of "pedophilia" - a "new evil" or "folk devil". This later infected the mainstream, as memories of [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|LGBT activism's history with MAPs]] faded. Predictions of a new dawn for the "normalization of pedophilia" among American Conservatives increased markedly in velocity from the mid-late 10s, as [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] gained exposure in the liberal media and pedophile conspiracy theories ushered in the culture wars of the Trump Era: | ||
*'''1970s-90s:''' Various predictions from [[moral entrepreneur]]s such as [[Judith Reisman]] concerning the aims of the [[Alfred Kinsey|Kinsey]] Institute. "As early as 1977, author Judith A. Reisman says she learned of the existence of an "international academic pedophile movement" influenced by Kinsey's teachings."<ref name="come">[http://www.come-and-hear.com/editor/ca-wt-04-19-02/ Endorsement of adult-child sex on rise]</ref> | *'''1970s-90s:''' Various predictions from [[moral entrepreneur]]s such as [[Judith Reisman]] concerning the aims of the [[Alfred Kinsey|Kinsey]] Institute. "As early as 1977, author Judith A. Reisman says she learned of the existence of an "international academic pedophile movement" influenced by Kinsey's teachings."<ref name="come">[http://www.come-and-hear.com/editor/ca-wt-04-19-02/ Endorsement of adult-child sex on rise]</ref> | ||
*"In '''1994''', as gay freedom was becoming a mainstream cause, the head of the right-leaning Rutherford Institute claimed that "the logical implication of American acceptance of homosexuality is the acceptance of pedophilia as simply another form of 'sexual orientation.'""<ref name="reason">[https://reason.com/2023/01/14/a-modern-history-of-groomer-politics/ Reason: A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics]</ref> | *"In '''1994''', as gay freedom was becoming a mainstream cause, the head of the right-leaning Rutherford Institute claimed that "the logical implication of American acceptance of homosexuality is the acceptance of pedophilia as simply another form of 'sexual orientation.'""<ref name="reason">[https://reason.com/2023/01/14/a-modern-history-of-groomer-politics/ Reason: A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics]</ref> | ||
*'''1995:''' ""I started saying seven years ago [in 1995] that there was a movement to make pedophilia an alternative lifestyle, and my colleagues looked at me like I was crazy," said Mrs. Reeves, who founded MASA after discovering that a relative had been sexually abused. "Here we are seven years later and that is exactly what's happening.""<ref name="come" /> | *'''1995:''' ""I started saying seven years ago [in 1995] that there was a movement to make pedophilia an alternative lifestyle, and my colleagues looked at me like I was crazy," said Mrs. Reeves, who founded MASA after discovering that a relative had been sexually abused. "Here we are seven years later and that is exactly what's happening.""<ref name="come" /> | ||
*'''2002:''' "A trend toward normalizing pedophilia is the latest manifestation of a dangerous understanding of human sexuality that has become more prevalent over the last 30 years. That assertion was voiced by a leading analyst of cultural trends, Carson Holloway, a political science professor at the University of Nebraska, was reported by CNSNews.com July 11 from a Family Research Council symposium the previous day titled, “From Playboy to Pedophilia: How Adult Sexual Liberation Leads to Children’s Sexual Exploitation.”"<ref>[https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pedophilia-to-be-next-result-of-sexual-permissiveness-prof-says/ Pedophilia to be next result of sexual permissiveness, prof says]</ref> | |||
*'''2002:''' "Some people view children as the next sexual frontier" ([[Stephanie Dallam]], quoted in Washington Times<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/apr/19/20020419-042059-4124r/ Washington Times quotes Stephanie Dallam RN]</ref>) | *'''2002:''' "Some people view children as the next sexual frontier" ([[Stephanie Dallam]], quoted in Washington Times<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2002/apr/19/20020419-042059-4124r/ Washington Times quotes Stephanie Dallam RN]</ref>) | ||
*'''2002:''' "Those making the case aren't just fringe groups, such as the North American Man-Boy Love Association, but a handful of academics at mainstream universities [...] several contend that minors are capable of agreeing to and even initiating sex with adults. These academics seek to change the language, moving away from "pedophilia," which often evokes a charged negative response.... In its place would be more neutral terms such as "intergenerational sex" or "adult-child sex.""<ref>[http://www.thelizlibrary.org/liz/joint_custody_studies.html Mark O'Keefe, Newhouse News Service, wrote in an article published March 26, 2002].</ref> | |||
*"In '''2004''', with gay marriage a central issue in the year's elections, the head of Liberty Counsel wrote that "Once the same-sex marriage barrier is broken, a wide range of sexual [[paraphilia]] rights are sure to follow, including, but not limited to, pedophilia.""<ref name="reason" /> | *"In '''2004''', with gay marriage a central issue in the year's elections, the head of Liberty Counsel wrote that "Once the same-sex marriage barrier is broken, a wide range of sexual [[paraphilia]] rights are sure to follow, including, but not limited to, pedophilia.""<ref name="reason" /> | ||
*'''2011:''' "Normalizing the "last taboo" Pedophilia - sex between adults and children - is the goal of a conference in Baltimore" (Beliefnet<ref>[https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2011/08/academic-conference-seeks-to-normalize-pedophilia Beliefnet on B4U-ACT conference]</ref>) | *'''2011:''' "Normalizing the "last taboo" Pedophilia - sex between adults and children - is the goal of a conference in Baltimore" (Beliefnet<ref>[https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2011/08/academic-conference-seeks-to-normalize-pedophilia Beliefnet on B4U-ACT conference]</ref>) | ||
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*'''2023:''' "Everyone knows that pedophilia is the next deviant behavior the Left will seek to normalize. Everyone knows it’s coming. It’s the next progression from birth control to the sexual revolution to normalization of homosexuality to gay marriage to transgenderism. It’s pedophilia and then it’s bestiality after that."<ref>[https://thehayride.com/2023/04/what-marjorie-taylor-greene-did-to-the-democrats-yesterday-was-amazing/ The Hayride: What Marjorie Taylor Greene Did To The Democrats Yesterday Was Amazing]</ref> | *'''2023:''' "Everyone knows that pedophilia is the next deviant behavior the Left will seek to normalize. Everyone knows it’s coming. It’s the next progression from birth control to the sexual revolution to normalization of homosexuality to gay marriage to transgenderism. It’s pedophilia and then it’s bestiality after that."<ref>[https://thehayride.com/2023/04/what-marjorie-taylor-greene-did-to-the-democrats-yesterday-was-amazing/ The Hayride: What Marjorie Taylor Greene Did To The Democrats Yesterday Was Amazing]</ref> | ||
==Realization of the panic from | ==Realization of the panic from the late 10s== | ||
Numerous, social and mainstream media-driven controversies have taken place | Numerous, social and mainstream media-driven controversies have taken place, mainly between 2021 and the present - owing to concerns about the "normalization" of Minor Attracted People. Early precedents such as the 1998-2001 [[Rind et al|Rind Report]] controversy, 2015 [[Todd Nickerson|Salon articles]] had been seen, and more recent events detailed in [[grooming]] (including the massacre of 5 people) are also left out of our list. Instead, we focus on examples where "normalization" of MAPs or "pedophilia" was a predominant concern. These gathered pace following the 2018 and 2019 [[MAP Flag]] controversies, and exploded in 2022, when "Minor Attracted Person" began to trend well ahead of [[NAMBLA]] on most social media: | ||
*In 2019, conservative christian news outlets ran the story of a LGBTQI California school curriculum that taught about [[Pederasty]] to 9th graders. The reaction was largely overblown, but set the tone for further controversies that were to take place, in that it invoked the normalization of "pedophilia" in an educational setting.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/california-pedophilia-school/ Snopes: Pederasty in the classroom?]</ref> | |||
*Throughout the first half of 2020, social media was lit up with controversy surrounding the film ''[[The Trouble with Being Born]]'', which depicts a man's relationship with a prepubescent android girl who resembles his missing daughter. Similar controversy had been seen the year before, concerning a "love has no age" Snapchat filter.<ref>[https://bigleaguepolitics.com/snapchat-releases-love-has-no-age-photo-filter-for-pride-month/ Love Has No Age filter]</ref> Later in 2020, #CancelNetflix began to trend, in response to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Cuties|Cuties]]'', now considered a timeless masterpiece of pedophilia normalization "rated fresh" with 87% on [[Wikipedia:Rotten Tomatoes|Rotten Tomatoes]], but slated on [[Wikipedia:IMDb|IMDb]]. | *Throughout the first half of 2020, social media was lit up with controversy surrounding the film ''[[The Trouble with Being Born]]'', which depicts a man's relationship with a prepubescent android girl who resembles his missing daughter. Similar controversy had been seen the year before, concerning a "love has no age" Snapchat filter.<ref>[https://bigleaguepolitics.com/snapchat-releases-love-has-no-age-photo-filter-for-pride-month/ Love Has No Age filter]</ref> Later in 2020, #CancelNetflix began to trend, in response to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Cuties|Cuties]]'', now considered a timeless masterpiece of pedophilia normalization "rated fresh" with 87% on [[Wikipedia:Rotten Tomatoes|Rotten Tomatoes]], but slated on [[Wikipedia:IMDb|IMDb]]. | ||
*Later that year, [[Theo Sandfort]] is distanced by a New York Child Welfare agency after his (already well-publicized and freely available) research on "Pedophilia" (sic) is aired in the media.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/nyregion/nyc-foster-care-professor-pedophilia.html NY Times - Sandfort] [https://imprintnews.org/foster-care/new-york-foster-care-columbia-pedophilia-research/50287 Imprint News - Sandfort]</ref> | |||
*In July 2021, '''[[San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus]]''' were involved in a gay-recruitment/[[grooming]] type controversy. Normalization of pedophilia was frequently invoked by their mainly conservative opponents. A further [[Monkey Mayhem Incident|controversy in the UK]] concerned a council's recruitment of a man in a rainbow monkey [[Child safety mascot|fursuit]] with an erect prosthetic phallus, in an attempt to educate children at a public library. | *In July 2021, '''[[San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus]]''' were involved in a gay-recruitment/[[grooming]] type controversy. Normalization of pedophilia was frequently invoked by their mainly conservative opponents. A further [[Monkey Mayhem Incident|controversy in the UK]] concerned a council's recruitment of a man in a rainbow monkey [[Child safety mascot|fursuit]] with an erect prosthetic phallus, in an attempt to educate children at a public library. | ||
*In late August 2021, '''Noah Berlatsky''' roused the ire of conservatives (Andy Ngo chiefly among them) and some liberals on social media, following his appointment as communications director at [[Prostasia Foundation]].<ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/nbc-contributor-prostasia-normalizing-pedophilia Post Millennial]</ref> | *In late August 2021, '''Noah Berlatsky''' roused the ire of conservatives (Andy Ngo chiefly among them) and some liberals on social media, following his appointment as communications director at [[Prostasia Foundation]].<ref>[https://thepostmillennial.com/nbc-contributor-prostasia-normalizing-pedophilia Post Millennial]</ref> | ||
*In November, 2021, '''[[Allyn Walker]]''' faced widespread social media and mainstream media outrage after participating in an interview with Prostasia, advocating for humane treatment for people with an attraction to minors, and using the term "[[Minor Attracted Person]]" to that effect. | *In November, 2021, '''[[Allyn Walker]]''' faced widespread social media and mainstream media outrage after participating in an interview with Prostasia, advocating for humane treatment for people with an attraction to minors, and using the term "[[Minor Attracted Person]]" to that effect. | ||
*In January 2022, the media outlet '''USA Today''' was the subject of their own social media controversy, following an article many conservatives felt attempted to "justify pedophilia".<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/media/usa-today-blasted-promoting-complicated-pedophilia-study FOX News: USA Today controversy]</ref> | *In January 2022, the media outlet '''USA Today''' was the subject of their own social media controversy, following an article many conservatives felt attempted to "justify pedophilia".<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/media/usa-today-blasted-promoting-complicated-pedophilia-study FOX News: USA Today controversy], [https://fstube.net/w/cGeaX588heoYou6zAC3j68 see video]</ref> | ||
*In February, 2022, '''[[Stephen Kershnar]]''' attracted wide opprobrium on social media after appearing to defend [[minor-adult sex]] as not being inherently wrong outside a moral framework. Regressive-conservative [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]] influencer, ''[[LibsofTikTok]]'' was particularly important in amplifying this story, although it appears that her target was himself a libertarian. | *In February, 2022, '''[[Stephen Kershnar]]''' attracted wide opprobrium on social media after appearing to defend [[minor-adult sex]] as not being inherently wrong outside a moral framework. Regressive-conservative [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]] influencer, ''[[LibsofTikTok]]'' was particularly important in amplifying this story, although it appears that her target was himself a libertarian. | ||
*In April of 2022, '''[[David Finkelhor]]''' was involved in a similar LibsofTikTok-enabled social media controversy over comments made during a video forum the previous month.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-hampshire-professor-dont-presume-pedophilic-acts-start-with-a-predatory-or-criminally-inclined-adult FOX on Finkelhor controversy]</ref> | *In April of 2022, '''[[David Finkelhor]]''' was involved in a similar LibsofTikTok-enabled social media controversy over comments made during a video forum the previous month.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-hampshire-professor-dont-presume-pedophilic-acts-start-with-a-predatory-or-criminally-inclined-adult FOX on Finkelhor controversy]</ref> | ||
*In June 2022, '''[[Nelson Maatman]]''' (a [[MAP Movement|MAP Activist]]) was arrested in Mexico, leading to widespread media and social media coverage. NGOs such as [[Operation Underground Railroad]] began to interact with the [[MAP Movement]]. | *In June 2022, '''[[Nelson Maatman]]''' (a [[MAP Movement|MAP Activist]]) was arrested in Mexico, leading to widespread media and social media coverage. NGOs such as [[Operation Underground Railroad]] began to interact with the [[MAP Movement]]. | ||
*In August, 2022, '''[[Karl Andersson]]''' (a publisher and academic) was involved in a social media outrage with [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]] conservatives and radical feminists, surrounding a peer reviewed journal article, written for ''Qualitative Research''. This article concerned the topic of [[Lolicon|Shotacon]], or drawn images of [[boy]]s in sexual situations. | *In August, 2022, '''[[Karl Andersson]]''' (a publisher and academic) was involved in a social media outrage with [[MAP visibility on Twitter|Twitter]] conservatives and radical feminists, surrounding a peer reviewed journal article, written for ''Qualitative Research''. This article concerned the topic of [[Lolicon|Shotacon]], or drawn images of [[boy]]s in sexual situations. | ||
*Almost simultaneously, and as documented in [[Minor Attracted Person]], a controversy erupted surrounding a video made by '''Miranda Galbreath''', a licensed Sex Therapist who was attempting to challenge the stigma on MAPs (and using the term herself). | *Almost simultaneously, and as documented in [[Minor Attracted Person]], a controversy erupted surrounding a video made by '''Miranda Galbreath''', a licensed Sex Therapist who was attempting to challenge the [[Research: The Dangers of Stigma|stigma]] on MAPs (and using the term herself). | ||
*Also in August, Radical Conservative [[Feminism|Feminists]] inspired a social media controversy centering on '''[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]''' and their newly-recruited social-media manager's claim to have been leaving written letters in UK libraries.<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx on Virped]</ref> This eventually led to the organization's banning from Twitter. | *Also in August, Radical Conservative [[Feminism|Feminists]] inspired a social media controversy centering on '''[[Virtuous Pedophiles]]''' and their newly-recruited social-media manager's claim to have been leaving written letters in UK libraries.<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx on Virped]</ref> This eventually led to the organization's banning from Twitter. | ||
*In mid-September, 2022, as detailed in [[Minor Attracted Person]], the Texas High School Teacher '''Amber Parker''', went viral on social media after she was filmed appearing to defend the idea of "MAPs" (as opposed to pedophiles - see our [[Media:PR2.pdf|Press Release]] on the subject). This incident was amplified on Twitter by ''[[Gays Against Groomers]]'' (a conservative radical feminist front group), TX Governor Greg Abbott and Matthew Kolken among others. The comments were said by students, parents, Parker's husband and a school administrator to have been taken out of context. She was later fired from her job. | *In mid-September, 2022, as detailed in [[Minor Attracted Person]], the Texas High School Teacher '''Amber Parker''', went viral on social media after she was filmed appearing to defend the idea of "MAPs" (as opposed to pedophiles - see our [[Media:PR2.pdf|Press Release]] on the subject). This incident was amplified on Twitter by ''[[Gays Against Groomers]]'' (a conservative radical feminist front group), TX Governor Greg Abbott and Matthew Kolken among others. The comments were said by students, parents, Parker's husband and a school administrator to have been taken out of context. She was later fired from her job. | ||
*In mid-September, London's Newham Council was slated on social media for allowing a leaflet advertising a [[queer]] hangout event for 9-25 year olds.<ref>[https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/london-council-blasted-after-asking-25015682 London council blasted after asking 9 year olds to 'hang out' with adult strangers]</ref> | *In mid-September, London's Newham Council was slated on social media for allowing a leaflet advertising a [[queer]] hangout event for 9-25 year olds.<ref>[https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/london-council-blasted-after-asking-25015682 London council blasted after asking 9 year olds to 'hang out' with adult strangers]</ref> | ||
*Again in mid-September, [[Wikipedia:R._Kelly_sexual_abuse_cases|stating a case for leniency]] in a sentencing memorandum, R Kelly's attorneys made several technical arguments about the Chicago federal case but admitted to repeated sexual encounters with the testifying victims when they were underage. Arguing for mitigation, the memorandum included a passage written by expert witness Dr. Renée Sorrentino arguing that Kelly is not a pedophile. Sorrentino was criticised in the media for publishing a paper in which he argued "Minor Attracted People" were a neglected population, a major search result in Google.<ref>[https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/242357/minor-attracted-persons-neglected-population MDEdge article by Sorrentino]</ref> | |||
*In late September, Spanish parliamentarian, Irene Montero stated that children ''"have the right to know that they can love or have sexual relations with whoever they want. Based, yes, on consent"'', leading to outcry on social media. An AP fact check straightened out... not much at all by establishing that ''"Montero’s comments make clear that she said '''unwanted''' sexual contact between children and adults amounts to violence"''.<ref name="montero" /><ref>[https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-spain-women-abortion-sex-education-978822725682 Spanish official’s comments on sex education mischaracterized]</ref> | *In late September, Spanish parliamentarian, Irene Montero stated that children ''"have the right to know that they can love or have sexual relations with whoever they want. Based, yes, on consent"'', leading to outcry on social media. An AP fact check straightened out... not much at all by establishing that ''"Montero’s comments make clear that she said '''unwanted''' sexual contact between children and adults amounts to violence"''.<ref name="montero" /><ref>[https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-spain-women-abortion-sex-education-978822725682 Spanish official’s comments on sex education mischaracterized]</ref> | ||
*In early October, 2022, '''[[Jacob Breslow]]''' appeared to survive a social media and mainstream media firestorm over positions advocated in his academic works and his position as a trustee of Mermaids, a charity for transgender youth. This included his use of the term "Minor Attracted Person", and even caught the attention of J.K. Rowling. | *In early October, 2022, '''[[Jacob Breslow]]''' appeared to survive a social media and mainstream media firestorm over positions advocated in his academic works and his position as a trustee of Mermaids, a charity for transgender youth. This included his use of the term "Minor Attracted Person", and even caught the attention of J.K. Rowling. He was officially exonerated but left his post under a year later. | ||
*In late October, 2022, '''[[James Cantor]]''' was removed from the list of witnesses at a hearing on "gender-affirming care" for [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors|trans youth]]. The justification used (this time by liberals on Twitter) was his advocacy for pedophilia.<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/gays-against-groomers/florida-expert-formerly-slated-testify-favor-trans-health-care-ban-once Media Matters: James Cantor controversy]</ref> | *In late October, 2022, '''[[James Cantor]]''' was removed from the list of witnesses at a hearing on "gender-affirming care" for [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors|trans youth]]. The justification used (this time by liberals on Twitter) was his advocacy for pedophilia.<ref>[https://www.mediamatters.org/gays-against-groomers/florida-expert-formerly-slated-testify-favor-trans-health-care-ban-once Media Matters: James Cantor controversy]</ref> | ||
*If the previous controversies weren't enough, in late November 2022, '''Balenciaga''' (a fashion brand owned by Kering) were caught in a further such rumpus following adverts that featured a BDSM-gear-festooned teddy bear and a small child, along with allusions to the relaxation of child pornography laws.<ref>[https://tmj.news/balenciagacampaign/ TMJ: Balenciaga - moral decay]</ref> | *If the previous controversies weren't enough, in late November 2022, '''Balenciaga''' (a fashion brand owned by Kering) were caught in a further such rumpus following adverts that featured a BDSM-gear-festooned teddy bear and a small child, along with allusions to the relaxation of child pornography laws.<ref>[https://tmj.news/balenciagacampaign/ TMJ: Balenciaga - moral decay]</ref> | ||
*In December of that year, French cartoonist '''Bastien Vivès''' faced a petition of 100,000 signatures calling on the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival to revoke his invitation to participate the gathering. Among the criticisms were "displaying incestuous and pedophile images and scenes" and the promotion of "[[rape culture]]". The festival announced that it was forced to cancel his appearance, citing "physical threats" online against Vivès that could put both the cartoonist and festival goers at risk, as reported by Le Figaro.<ref>[https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/bastien-vives-cartoonist-pedophilia-incest Worldcrunch.com on the cancellation of Bastian Vives]. See also [https://www.liberation.fr/culture/accusations-contre-bastien-vives-le-festival-dangouleme-sous-pression-20221209_LPOJK6QEVJE2NFPQQFGY2SHXDM/ "Dessins de Bastien Vivès mis en cause : le Festival d'Angoulême sous pression". in ''Libération''], [https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bd/festival-de-bd-d-angouleme/le-festival-de-bd-d-angouleme-annule-l-exposition-de-bastien-vives-accuse-de-promouvoir-la-pedopornographie-apres-des-menaces-contre-l-auteur_5543805.html "Le festival de BD d'Angoulême annule l'exposition de Bastien Vivès, accusé de promouvoir la pédopornographie, après des "menaces" contre l'auteur". in ''Franceinfo''], and [https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/12/14/le-festival-international-de-la-bande-dessinee-d-angouleme-annule-l-exposition-de-bastien-vives_6154430_3246.html "L'exposition de Bastien Vivès annulée par le Festival de la BD d'Angoulême pour raisons de « sécurité »". in ''Le Monde''.fr]. For background, see [https://www.actuabd.com/Le-cas-Vives Le cas Vivès]</ref> Much of the criticism was left-"progressive" slanted, focusing on the artist's supposedly reactionary background. | *In December of that year, French cartoonist '''Bastien Vivès''' faced a petition of 100,000 signatures calling on the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival to revoke his invitation to participate the gathering. Among the criticisms were "displaying incestuous and pedophile images and scenes" and the promotion of "[[rape culture]]". The festival announced that it was forced to cancel his appearance, citing "physical threats" online against Vivès that could put both the cartoonist and festival goers at risk, as reported by Le Figaro.<ref>[https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/bastien-vives-cartoonist-pedophilia-incest Worldcrunch.com on the cancellation of Bastian Vives]. See also [https://www.liberation.fr/culture/accusations-contre-bastien-vives-le-festival-dangouleme-sous-pression-20221209_LPOJK6QEVJE2NFPQQFGY2SHXDM/ "Dessins de Bastien Vivès mis en cause : le Festival d'Angoulême sous pression". in ''Libération''], [https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/bd/festival-de-bd-d-angouleme/le-festival-de-bd-d-angouleme-annule-l-exposition-de-bastien-vives-accuse-de-promouvoir-la-pedopornographie-apres-des-menaces-contre-l-auteur_5543805.html "Le festival de BD d'Angoulême annule l'exposition de Bastien Vivès, accusé de promouvoir la pédopornographie, après des "menaces" contre l'auteur". in ''Franceinfo''], and [https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2022/12/14/le-festival-international-de-la-bande-dessinee-d-angouleme-annule-l-exposition-de-bastien-vives_6154430_3246.html "L'exposition de Bastien Vivès annulée par le Festival de la BD d'Angoulême pour raisons de « sécurité »". in ''Le Monde''.fr]. For background, see [https://www.actuabd.com/Le-cas-Vives Le cas Vivès]</ref> Much of the criticism was left-"progressive" slanted, focusing on the artist's supposedly reactionary background. | ||
*Also in December, California Representative Katie Porter was accused of normalizing pedophilia as an "identity" in a context-devoid social media firestorm fanned by LibsOfTikTok, and bordering on a [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes|hoax]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221215183558/https://notthebee.com/article/california-democratic-rep-katie-porter-says-pedophilia-is-an-identity California Rep. Katie Porter says pedophilia is an "identity" 😑], and [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N33613P/ U.S. Rep. Katie Porter did not say pedophilia was an ‘identity’]</ref> | |||
*In January 2023, '''Police Scotland''' and the '''European Union''' were hauled before the court of public opinion, after what appeared to be sympathetic use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" in official materials.<ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 Scottish Daily Express scandal re. EU, Police Scotland using "Minor Attracted Person"]</ref> Despite the "standard" nature of this outrage, the story, and response from Police Scotland were viewed around 10 million times on Twitter alone. | *In January 2023, '''Police Scotland''' and the '''European Union''' were hauled before the court of public opinion, after what appeared to be sympathetic use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" in official materials.<ref>[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/world-news/minor-attracted-person-scandal-inside-28858264 Scottish Daily Express scandal re. EU, Police Scotland using "Minor Attracted Person"]</ref> Despite the "standard" nature of this outrage, the story, and response from Police Scotland were viewed around 10 million times on Twitter alone. | ||
*A further controversy took place in Spain, concerning a TV series depicting an intergenerational relationship involving a 15-year-old girl. The ''Christian Lawyers Foundation'' insisted that the series be pulled.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253338/christian-lawyers-foundation-in-spain-demands-tv-series-promoting-pedophilia-be-pulled Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled]</ref> | *A further controversy took place in Spain, concerning a TV series depicting an intergenerational relationship involving a 15-year-old girl. The ''Christian Lawyers Foundation'' insisted that the series be pulled.<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253338/christian-lawyers-foundation-in-spain-demands-tv-series-promoting-pedophilia-be-pulled Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled]</ref> | ||
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*April's controversy centered on the [[United Nations|UN]],<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex. American conservatives reacted by circulating the theory that such opinions represent an attempt to "soften up" the public prior to the release of supposedly "damning" information concerning [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s high-profile visitors. | *April's controversy centered on the [[United Nations|UN]],<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex. American conservatives reacted by circulating the theory that such opinions represent an attempt to "soften up" the public prior to the release of supposedly "damning" information concerning [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s high-profile visitors. | ||
*Later in April, a Twitter user posted another [[MAP Flag]] concept, causing outrage on [[Alice Day]]. The event made the mainstream media and drew Elon Musk's condemnation.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12017643/Elon-Musk-suspends-Twitter-user-created-pedophile-flag.html Daily Mail on Zeeb's controversy]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitter-user-pedophile-flag-account-suspended FOX on Zeeb's controversy]</ref><ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-ex-ufc-fighter-rages-twitter-account-elon-musk-suspended-posting-pedophilia-flag UFC Fighter on Zeeb]</ref> | *Later in April, a Twitter user posted another [[MAP Flag]] concept, causing outrage on [[Alice Day]]. The event made the mainstream media and drew Elon Musk's condemnation.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12017643/Elon-Musk-suspends-Twitter-user-created-pedophile-flag.html Daily Mail on Zeeb's controversy]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/twitter-user-pedophile-flag-account-suspended FOX on Zeeb's controversy]</ref><ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-ex-ufc-fighter-rages-twitter-account-elon-musk-suspended-posting-pedophilia-flag UFC Fighter on Zeeb]</ref> | ||
*Hysteria over MAPs hit a period of latency through the summer and fall of 2023, in part resulting from the failure of fringe conservatives to scandalize pro-MAP initiatives, research and advocacy, given the familiarity of the subject. Ngo did, however renew his war against Berlatsky, resulting in numerous hitpieces against the former [[Prostasia Foundation]] spokesman, following his negative review of [[Operation Underground Railroad]]'s ''Sound of Freedom'' film.<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-pedophile-advocacy-group-spokesman-writes-bloomberg-hit-piece-on-sound-of-freedom Daily Wire: Berlatsky's Bloomberg Hit Piece]</ref> | |||
*In February 2024, X (Twitter) played host to a 3M+ impression conservative outrage thread concerning Google's AI Chatbot, its tolerance of pedophilia, and preference for the term ''[[Minor Attracted Person]]''.<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> | |||
*In March, A Kentucky Democrat Senator, '''Karen Berg''', controversially suggested [[sex doll]]s 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 May, The City Council in Almería, Spain was criticized by conservative TV and social media personalities after launching a poster campaign on sexual consent. The campaign at one point featured a [[boy]], implying he could [[consent]] to sex by stating that he is able to say "no".<ref>[https://reduxx.info/if-he-says-no-its-not-sex-spanish-city-apologizes-for-pedophilic-sexual-consent-campaign/ “If He Says No, It’s Not Sex” : Spanish City Apologizes For “Pedophilic” Sexual Consent Campaign]</ref> | |||
*2024 was a year in which various conservative political officials and media made strange claims about liberals, the LGBTQ+ community and their approach to MAPs. For example, Thomas Brough (Australia)<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> and Dwayne Yunker (Oregon, US)<ref>[https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/01/gop-lawmaker-calls-lgbtq-people-pedophiles-says-pride-month-is-child-abuse/ GOP lawmaker calls LGBTQ+ people “pedophiles” & says Pride Month is “child abuse”]</ref> both made the LGBTQ+ MAP connection. The Daily Wire and other conservative media alleged that Democratic vice Presidential pick, Tim Walz "signed [a] bill stripping anti-pedophile language from Minnesota’s Human Rights Act".<ref>[https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-signed-bill-stripping-anti-pedophile-language-from-minnesotas-human-rights-act Tim Walz Signed Bill Stripping Anti-Pedophile Language From Minnesota’s Human Rights Act]</ref> | |||
*By September 2024, news of [[MAP Camp]] (formerly a project of [[MEDAL]]) had spread to social media users, leading to outrage threads, and news coverage including The Spectator, Libs of TikTok and Andy Ngo.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240918175058/https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/vsp-looking-into-possible-event-for-minor-attracted-persons/article_1742bcf8-753a-11ef-8fd9-e34b4898e965.html Times Argus - Police in Vermont looking into MAP Camp], [https://x.com/brainsturbator/status/1835667849697706315 thread by Brainsturbator], [https://x.com/brainsturbator/status/1836802888435179970 follow-up]. Later coverage by Libs of TikTok ([https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1836535078492737637 1], [https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1836823945259143476 2]) and local media ([https://www.komonews.com/news/nation-world/vermont-state-police-monitoring-campground-gathering-of-acutely-marginalized-pedophiles-minor-attracted-persons-map-camp 1], [https://vtdigger.org/2024/09/19/marshfield-erupts-after-learning-of-apparent-camping-event-advertised-for-minor-attracted-persons/ 2]). Conspiracy media connected to Vermont included a podcast and Turning Point USA: [https://vermontdailychronicle.com/cops-at-local-school-following-public-concern-over-map-a-k-a-pedophile-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-76783 1], [https://vermontdailychronicle.com/state-police-know-of-social-media-claims-about-vt-pedophile-map-gathering-this-weekend/ 2], [https://vermontdailychronicle.com/vermont-pedophile-camp-in-planning-stages-since-july/ 3], [https://fstube.net/w/vcGDPNCJ8FA1R7Vp7tcmyp 3], [https://fstube.net/w/caMb6hrCE2e7MDsFvm7FJs 4]. Following day saw attention from Prostasia's nemesis, Andy Ngo ([https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1837189153705926728 1], [https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1837177750722883749 2], [https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1837241058045923586 3]) and the [https://spectator.org/vermont-pedophile-weekend-retreat-draws-parental-ire/?utm_medium=twitter Spectator] (US). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEv5Cw-KUfI Vermont Daily Chronicle] Podcast. A later [https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/pedophile-group-claims-oppression-over-vt-camp-gathering-outrage-deeply-offensive-vermont-minor-attracted-persons-marshfield-montpelier-burlington-new-england-pedophilia-map-union-gender article] mentioned [[Mu]]</ref> | |||
*That same month, online educator, Dr Lindsey Doe had also drawn fire from Libs of TikTok, for a video in which she espoused the benefits of [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] to [[preventionism]] efforts against CSA. She was routinely mocked for her eye movements during the video.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/fd67QRVUsyzaPQt5RCjL8V Her Sexplanations video], and the [https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1836877552121708642 X thread]</ref> | |||
*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> Her use of the term was in fact highly condemnatory and intended to circulate common myths about people attracted to minors. | |||
*November saw a [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy]] throughout social media, in which a liberal-slanted social network and Twitter/X competitor was slated as a haven for pedophiles, child pornography and self-identifying MAPs. | |||
==Opinions among MAPs== | ==Opinions among MAPs== | ||
Predictions of significant social change have ranged from 5-50 years or so<ref>[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1579325.htm BoyChat thread documenting timescale for changes]</ref>. However, it is generally agreed that | Predictions of significant social change have ranged from 5-50 years or so<ref>[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1579325.htm BoyChat thread documenting timescale for changes]</ref>. However, it is generally agreed that social indicators are pointing to a "fourth [[moral panic]]" taking place following similar scares in the Victorian and Postwar eras and then the 70s onward. The new panic, as we identified in 2021, appears to concern "normalization of pedophilia", and has snowballed since. | ||
===Softening of liberal opposition towards minor attraction=== | ===Softening of liberal opposition towards minor attraction=== | ||
Since the late | Since the late 00s, but particularly in the 20s, it has been observed that mainstream American Liberals are realizing child erotic symbolism and pedophile demonology can be used against them and their allies. The 2009 ''Hate Crimes Prevention Act'' is an often cited example in [[anti]]-pedophile conspiratorial circles. Democrats defeated an attempt by Republicans to exclude Pedophilia from the act. As Alcee Hastings famously put it: | ||
<blockquote>'' | <blockquote>''This bill addresses our resolve to end violence based on prejudice and to guarantee that all Americans, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability or all of these ‘philias’ and fetishes and ‘isms’ that were put forward need not live in fear because of who they are. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this rule.''<ref>[https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2009/07/16/hate-crimes-amendment-scheduled-for-vote-christian-groups-oppose-law-as-utter-evil/ Colorado Independent: Alcee Hastings - Hate Crimes Amendment]</ref></blockquote> | ||
In 2023, Minnesota Democrats similarly pushed to have language excluding attraction to minors from anti discrimination laws altered.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/transgender-minnesota-lawmaker-introduces-bill-removing-anti-pedophile-language-states-human-rights-act Fox article about the bill], and [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1655&version=1&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0 Minnesota bill]</ref> | In 2023, Minnesota Democrats similarly pushed to have language excluding attraction to minors from anti discrimination laws altered.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/transgender-minnesota-lawmaker-introduces-bill-removing-anti-pedophile-language-states-human-rights-act Fox article about the bill], and [https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1655&version=1&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0 Minnesota bill]</ref> | ||
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===The tone of mainstream and conservative media=== | ===The tone of mainstream and conservative media=== | ||
The tone of conservative-identifying media is an important barometer, given that “liberal-progressive” corporations such as Google are arbiters of what is deemed to be acceptable conservatism. This control is exerted via algorithm changes and YouTube censorship for example. In gauging the tone of outlets such Glenn Beck’s YouTube-dependent ''TheBlaze'' network, we can see what Google deems to be the last bastion of acceptable conservatism in the Post-Trump era. In this case, when Beck’s (mainly very young) acolytes cover the familiar topic of [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors|trans children]], minors' exposure to sexual content, MAPs, or any form of | The tone of conservative-identifying media is an important barometer, given that “liberal-progressive” corporations such as Google are arbiters of what is deemed to be acceptable conservatism. This control is exerted via algorithm changes and YouTube censorship for example. In gauging the tone of outlets such Glenn Beck’s YouTube-dependent ''TheBlaze'' network, we can see what Google deems to be the last bastion of acceptable conservatism in the Post-Trump era. In this case, when Beck’s (mainly very young) acolytes cover the familiar topic of [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors|trans children]], minors' exposure to sexual content, MAPs, or any form of “[[degeneracy]]”, the tone tends to be either laughter, mocking or disbelief as opposed to the sharp moral/religious condemnation typical of the old "moral majority". This might indicate an openness in Silicon Valley towards the idea of immersing wider culture in sexual taboo topics. The result of this would be general desensitisation towards gay and trans politics, clearing the ground for MAPs to be used as the next contentious pawns in a binary culture war. The perpetuation of culture wars to divide and distract, is a tried and tested long-term strategy of establishments engaged in financial malpractice and corruption. Potential scandals such as the deliberate pursuit of inflationary policies, have the potential to unite both sides of the political spectrum ''against'' power elites, and thus need to be shut down with distractions. | ||
===MAPs' arguable progress in the "battle to prevent the battle"=== | ===MAPs' arguable progress in the "battle to prevent the battle"=== | ||
By percolating into mainstream and social media, the politics and terminology of MAPs set forth in the mid-late 00s, appears to have achieved basic visibility in the late 10s and onward. Panic | By percolating into mainstream and social media, the politics and terminology of MAPs set forth in the mid-late 00s, appears to have achieved basic visibility in the late 10s and onward. This has been described as a "part success" in what [[Harris Mirkin]] described as anti-MAP's "battle to prevent the battle".<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1300/J082v37n02_01 Harris Mirkin PhD (1999): The Pattern of Sexual Politics, Journal of Homosexuality, 37:2, 1-24]</ref> | ||
Panic has been seen inside [[assimilationism|assimilationist]] parts of the the LGBTQ+ community, spanning from a fear of engaging with MAPs, lest they attempt to [[Historical examples of LGBT-MAP unity|become part of their wider umbrella group again]]. MAP terminology is now widely visible in academia, and established culture war hobbyhorses such as the trans issue are starting to look tired, or are otherwise stimulating hot button MAP/Youth-Rights-adjacent themes such as a child’s right to choose hormone blockers or gender transition surgery. | |||
At the same time, alternative-right trolls are pointing to the MAP topic as proof of moral relativism’s inevitable conclusion, and liberalism’s “next frontier”. Various alternative-right social media trolls have adopted the strategy of goading LGBTQ+ people to accept MAPs as the next persecuted minority – asserting it would only be consistent with their long-held principles. We have observed in-situ, some alternative-right trolls who are more thoroughly MAP-literate than some MAPs themselves! | |||
==The coming years== | ==The coming years== | ||
So, in summary, social conservatives and | So, in summary, social conservatives and regressives have for a long time predicted the same kind of discursive shift for MAPs that took place around homosexuality in the postwar period. One possible implication of this theory, is that any publicity raising the awareness of MAPs (good or bad), might have a positive effect by accelerating this discursive breakout. For example, MAPs might benefit from posing as concerned citizens, distributing hysterical and implausible black propaganda leaflets and internet memes warning of MAP attempts to legitimize “child rape”. Similarly, they might benefit from having moles within the LGBTQ+ movement itself, circulating pro-MAP information from a purportedly pro-LGBTQ+ perspective, or simply asking peers for opinions on MAPs. | ||
==Alternative names== | ==Alternative names== | ||
*'''P(a)edogeddon''' (probably coined in 2001 by the British satirist, Christopher Morris<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Morris_(satirist) Chris Morris]</ref>). | *'''P(a)edogeddon''' (probably coined in 2001 by the British satirist, Christopher Morris<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Morris_(satirist) Chris Morris]</ref>). | ||
*'''MAPnarök''' - Rare, mentioned by a [[Help:Joining PCMA chat|PCMA]] user. | |||
*'''[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%23PedoSchwing2025 PedoSchwing2025]''' - See Urban Dictionary. | |||
*'''PedoFloyd''' - A (cautionary) riff on James Lindsay's "Drag Floyd" notion, that forward motion from DQSH and push-back from anti-DQSH forces will lead, inevitably, to violence. [https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/dont-fall-for-drag-floyd-with-james-lindsay Don't fall for Drag Floyd!] James Lindsay and Charlie Kirk. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The "MAPocalypse" or in layman's terms, the normalization of pedophilia refers to a predicted series of events bringing about critical mass for the acceptance of Minor Attracted People as a "valid" identity. Various prophecies have been made since roughly the 1990s - usually starting off among "moral majority" conservatives, sometimes infecting liberal-progressive and professional circles in the form of paranoia concerning supposed MAP > LGBT entryism, "pedophilia advocacy" in the sciences, and other strategies. These prophecies follow the pattern of long-standing fears centering on the "recruitment" of youths within the early Gay Movement.
The most commonly suggested time for this event is the 2020s, 2030s and following decades, in which MAPs are projected to become more visible in the mainstream media/public conscience, becoming a contentious topic in and of their own right. In some countries, parliamentarians occasionally support the right of minors to consent to sex, and to refuse it.[1] Brazil and Peru are two South American countries in which there has been a largely unbroken general trend towards reducing the Age of Consent.
Predictions past and present
As the LGBT movement gained ground in the post-AIDS assimilationist struggles of the 80s and 90s, the right's focus moved away from recruitment of youth among the gay movement, to the threat of "pedophilia" - a "new evil" or "folk devil". This later infected the mainstream, as memories of LGBT activism's history with MAPs faded. Predictions of a new dawn for the "normalization of pedophilia" among American Conservatives increased markedly in velocity from the mid-late 10s, as Virtuous Pedophiles gained exposure in the liberal media and pedophile conspiracy theories ushered in the culture wars of the Trump Era:
- 1970s-90s: Various predictions from moral entrepreneurs such as Judith Reisman concerning the aims of the Kinsey Institute. "As early as 1977, author Judith A. Reisman says she learned of the existence of an "international academic pedophile movement" influenced by Kinsey's teachings."[2]
- "In 1994, as gay freedom was becoming a mainstream cause, the head of the right-leaning Rutherford Institute claimed that "the logical implication of American acceptance of homosexuality is the acceptance of pedophilia as simply another form of 'sexual orientation.'""[3]
- 1995: ""I started saying seven years ago [in 1995] that there was a movement to make pedophilia an alternative lifestyle, and my colleagues looked at me like I was crazy," said Mrs. Reeves, who founded MASA after discovering that a relative had been sexually abused. "Here we are seven years later and that is exactly what's happening.""[2]
- 2002: "A trend toward normalizing pedophilia is the latest manifestation of a dangerous understanding of human sexuality that has become more prevalent over the last 30 years. That assertion was voiced by a leading analyst of cultural trends, Carson Holloway, a political science professor at the University of Nebraska, was reported by CNSNews.com July 11 from a Family Research Council symposium the previous day titled, “From Playboy to Pedophilia: How Adult Sexual Liberation Leads to Children’s Sexual Exploitation.”"[4]
- 2002: "Some people view children as the next sexual frontier" (Stephanie Dallam, quoted in Washington Times[5])
- 2002: "Those making the case aren't just fringe groups, such as the North American Man-Boy Love Association, but a handful of academics at mainstream universities [...] several contend that minors are capable of agreeing to and even initiating sex with adults. These academics seek to change the language, moving away from "pedophilia," which often evokes a charged negative response.... In its place would be more neutral terms such as "intergenerational sex" or "adult-child sex.""[6]
- "In 2004, with gay marriage a central issue in the year's elections, the head of Liberty Counsel wrote that "Once the same-sex marriage barrier is broken, a wide range of sexual paraphilia rights are sure to follow, including, but not limited to, pedophilia.""[3]
- 2011: "Normalizing the "last taboo" Pedophilia - sex between adults and children - is the goal of a conference in Baltimore" (Beliefnet[7])
- 2014: "Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or homosexuals."[8]
- 2014: "Once considered taboo, psychologists are beginning to walk down the same path LGBT activists established more than 50 years ago, insisting that pedophilia is an inborn "sexual orientation," not a learned sexual behavior."[9]
- 2015/6: "What’s going to happen with that is that ultimately things like bestiality is going to be approved and especially pedophilia,” [...] “Because like I said, how the progressives are attacking these issues in multiple ways. I really predict that in the next few years even pedophilia is going to be more and more accepted because two things are happening. One, we are saying any sexual urge is valid. So pedophilia, why is that any different than any other form of love? Love is love, right?" (Jenna Ellis - Conservative Policy figurehead[10])
- 2019: "Pedophilia: The Next Frontier for Leftist Acceptance Ideology" (American Spectator[11])
- 2020: "Q-Anon and other Trump-aligned movements serve as a perfect foil to begin turning universal moral opposition to abusing kids into another controlled culture war conflict the right is bound to lose." (National Justice - anti-Jewish publisher[12])
- 2023: "Everyone knows that pedophilia is the next deviant behavior the Left will seek to normalize. Everyone knows it’s coming. It’s the next progression from birth control to the sexual revolution to normalization of homosexuality to gay marriage to transgenderism. It’s pedophilia and then it’s bestiality after that."[13]
Realization of the panic from the late 10s
Numerous, social and mainstream media-driven controversies have taken place, mainly between 2021 and the present - owing to concerns about the "normalization" of Minor Attracted People. Early precedents such as the 1998-2001 Rind Report controversy, 2015 Salon articles had been seen, and more recent events detailed in grooming (including the massacre of 5 people) are also left out of our list. Instead, we focus on examples where "normalization" of MAPs or "pedophilia" was a predominant concern. These gathered pace following the 2018 and 2019 MAP Flag controversies, and exploded in 2022, when "Minor Attracted Person" began to trend well ahead of NAMBLA on most social media:
- In 2019, conservative christian news outlets ran the story of a LGBTQI California school curriculum that taught about Pederasty to 9th graders. The reaction was largely overblown, but set the tone for further controversies that were to take place, in that it invoked the normalization of "pedophilia" in an educational setting.[14]
- Throughout the first half of 2020, social media was lit up with controversy surrounding the film The Trouble with Being Born, which depicts a man's relationship with a prepubescent android girl who resembles his missing daughter. Similar controversy had been seen the year before, concerning a "love has no age" Snapchat filter.[15] Later in 2020, #CancelNetflix began to trend, in response to the movie Cuties, now considered a timeless masterpiece of pedophilia normalization "rated fresh" with 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, but slated on IMDb.
- Later that year, Theo Sandfort is distanced by a New York Child Welfare agency after his (already well-publicized and freely available) research on "Pedophilia" (sic) is aired in the media.[16]
- In July 2021, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus were involved in a gay-recruitment/grooming type controversy. Normalization of pedophilia was frequently invoked by their mainly conservative opponents. A further controversy in the UK concerned a council's recruitment of a man in a rainbow monkey fursuit with an erect prosthetic phallus, in an attempt to educate children at a public library.
- In late August 2021, Noah Berlatsky roused the ire of conservatives (Andy Ngo chiefly among them) and some liberals on social media, following his appointment as communications director at Prostasia Foundation.[17]
- In November, 2021, Allyn Walker faced widespread social media and mainstream media outrage after participating in an interview with Prostasia, advocating for humane treatment for people with an attraction to minors, and using the term "Minor Attracted Person" to that effect.
- In January 2022, the media outlet USA Today was the subject of their own social media controversy, following an article many conservatives felt attempted to "justify pedophilia".[18]
- In February, 2022, Stephen Kershnar attracted wide opprobrium on social media after appearing to defend minor-adult sex as not being inherently wrong outside a moral framework. Regressive-conservative Twitter influencer, LibsofTikTok was particularly important in amplifying this story, although it appears that her target was himself a libertarian.
- In April of 2022, David Finkelhor was involved in a similar LibsofTikTok-enabled social media controversy over comments made during a video forum the previous month.[19]
- In June 2022, Nelson Maatman (a MAP Activist) was arrested in Mexico, leading to widespread media and social media coverage. NGOs such as Operation Underground Railroad began to interact with the MAP Movement.
- In August, 2022, Karl Andersson (a publisher and academic) was involved in a social media outrage with Twitter conservatives and radical feminists, surrounding a peer reviewed journal article, written for Qualitative Research. This article concerned the topic of Shotacon, or drawn images of boys in sexual situations.
- Almost simultaneously, and as documented in Minor Attracted Person, a controversy erupted surrounding a video made by Miranda Galbreath, a licensed Sex Therapist who was attempting to challenge the stigma on MAPs (and using the term herself).
- Also in August, Radical Conservative Feminists inspired a social media controversy centering on Virtuous Pedophiles and their newly-recruited social-media manager's claim to have been leaving written letters in UK libraries.[20] This eventually led to the organization's banning from Twitter.
- In mid-September, 2022, as detailed in Minor Attracted Person, the Texas High School Teacher Amber Parker, went viral on social media after she was filmed appearing to defend the idea of "MAPs" (as opposed to pedophiles - see our Press Release on the subject). This incident was amplified on Twitter by Gays Against Groomers (a conservative radical feminist front group), TX Governor Greg Abbott and Matthew Kolken among others. The comments were said by students, parents, Parker's husband and a school administrator to have been taken out of context. She was later fired from her job.
- In mid-September, London's Newham Council was slated on social media for allowing a leaflet advertising a queer hangout event for 9-25 year olds.[21]
- Again in mid-September, stating a case for leniency in a sentencing memorandum, R Kelly's attorneys made several technical arguments about the Chicago federal case but admitted to repeated sexual encounters with the testifying victims when they were underage. Arguing for mitigation, the memorandum included a passage written by expert witness Dr. Renée Sorrentino arguing that Kelly is not a pedophile. Sorrentino was criticised in the media for publishing a paper in which he argued "Minor Attracted People" were a neglected population, a major search result in Google.[22]
- In late September, Spanish parliamentarian, Irene Montero stated that children "have the right to know that they can love or have sexual relations with whoever they want. Based, yes, on consent", leading to outcry on social media. An AP fact check straightened out... not much at all by establishing that "Montero’s comments make clear that she said unwanted sexual contact between children and adults amounts to violence".[1][23]
- In early October, 2022, Jacob Breslow appeared to survive a social media and mainstream media firestorm over positions advocated in his academic works and his position as a trustee of Mermaids, a charity for transgender youth. This included his use of the term "Minor Attracted Person", and even caught the attention of J.K. Rowling. He was officially exonerated but left his post under a year later.
- In late October, 2022, James Cantor was removed from the list of witnesses at a hearing on "gender-affirming care" for trans youth. The justification used (this time by liberals on Twitter) was his advocacy for pedophilia.[24]
- If the previous controversies weren't enough, in late November 2022, Balenciaga (a fashion brand owned by Kering) were caught in a further such rumpus following adverts that featured a BDSM-gear-festooned teddy bear and a small child, along with allusions to the relaxation of child pornography laws.[25]
- In December of that year, French cartoonist Bastien Vivès faced a petition of 100,000 signatures calling on the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival to revoke his invitation to participate the gathering. Among the criticisms were "displaying incestuous and pedophile images and scenes" and the promotion of "rape culture". The festival announced that it was forced to cancel his appearance, citing "physical threats" online against Vivès that could put both the cartoonist and festival goers at risk, as reported by Le Figaro.[26] Much of the criticism was left-"progressive" slanted, focusing on the artist's supposedly reactionary background.
- Also in December, California Representative Katie Porter was accused of normalizing pedophilia as an "identity" in a context-devoid social media firestorm fanned by LibsOfTikTok, and bordering on a hoax.[27]
- In January 2023, Police Scotland and the European Union were hauled before the court of public opinion, after what appeared to be sympathetic use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" in official materials.[28] Despite the "standard" nature of this outrage, the story, and response from Police Scotland were viewed around 10 million times on Twitter alone.
- A further controversy took place in Spain, concerning a TV series depicting an intergenerational relationship involving a 15-year-old girl. The Christian Lawyers Foundation insisted that the series be pulled.[29]
- Throughout the preceding years, it has been a common taunt of Russian media and state officials, that "the west" is "normalizing pedophilia". In February 2023, President Vladimir Putin repeated these accusations in a rambling speech, one assumes, in a provocative attempt to force his opponents to defend initiatives such as the EU-funded 2PS project[30] and B4U-ACT, that has at times received state funding.[31]
- The Dutch Democratic Party (D66) and their youth wing, were embroiled in a further Feb 2023 controversy, when English-speaking social media users unearthed resolutions deemed to be sympathetic to "pedophiles".[32]
- In March 2023, two students associated with the University of Chile (Leonardo Arce Vidal[33] and '''Mauricio Quiroz Muñoz'''[34]) whose respective MA and BA theses problematized the figure of the pedophile and the notion of intrinsic harm in relation to age-disparate sex, were (along with their supervisors) subject to university investigation. The familiar right-wing twitter storm had preceded and provoked these investigations, also leading to condemnation by university officials and organizations which speak on behalf of minors/youth. The university both condemned the works and pointed out the works were "purely theoretical nature, which do not report intervention on human populations, and which, even taking into account how debatable their content turns out to be, met the requirements of the academic evaluation process".[35]
- In the same month, conservative pundits attempted but failed to generate enough attention to scandalize historian Rachel Hope Cleves for using "intergenerational sex" in her treatment of Norman Douglas. Social media conservatives were outraged at clips from a book-launch interview that had been in the public domain for 3 years.[36]
- April's controversy centered on the UN,[37] following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to consent, including to sex. American conservatives reacted by circulating the theory that such opinions represent an attempt to "soften up" the public prior to the release of supposedly "damning" information concerning Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile visitors.
- Later in April, a Twitter user posted another MAP Flag concept, causing outrage on Alice Day. The event made the mainstream media and drew Elon Musk's condemnation.[38][39][40]
- Hysteria over MAPs hit a period of latency through the summer and fall of 2023, in part resulting from the failure of fringe conservatives to scandalize pro-MAP initiatives, research and advocacy, given the familiarity of the subject. Ngo did, however renew his war against Berlatsky, resulting in numerous hitpieces against the former Prostasia Foundation spokesman, following his negative review of Operation Underground Railroad's Sound of Freedom film.[41]
- In February 2024, X (Twitter) played host to a 3M+ impression conservative outrage thread concerning Google's AI Chatbot, its tolerance of pedophilia, and preference for the term Minor Attracted Person.[42]
- In March, A Kentucky Democrat Senator, Karen Berg, controversially suggested sex dolls styled to resemble children could help prevent pedophiles from abusing them, adding "there are what they call 'MAPS,' Minor Attracted Persons".[43]
- In May, The City Council in Almería, Spain was criticized by conservative TV and social media personalities after launching a poster campaign on sexual consent. The campaign at one point featured a boy, implying he could consent to sex by stating that he is able to say "no".[44]
- 2024 was a year in which various conservative political officials and media made strange claims about liberals, the LGBTQ+ community and their approach to MAPs. For example, Thomas Brough (Australia)[45] and Dwayne Yunker (Oregon, US)[46] both made the LGBTQ+ MAP connection. The Daily Wire and other conservative media alleged that Democratic vice Presidential pick, Tim Walz "signed [a] bill stripping anti-pedophile language from Minnesota’s Human Rights Act".[47]
- By September 2024, news of MAP Camp (formerly a project of MEDAL) had spread to social media users, leading to outrage threads, and news coverage including The Spectator, Libs of TikTok and Andy Ngo.[48]
- That same month, online educator, Dr Lindsey Doe had also drawn fire from Libs of TikTok, for a video in which she espoused the benefits of Virtuous Pedophiles to preventionism efforts against CSA. She was routinely mocked for her eye movements during the video.[49]
- In October, the use of "MAP" by another educator, Kerri Isham in British Columbia was highlighted throughout local and social media.[50] Her use of the term was in fact highly condemnatory and intended to circulate common myths about people attracted to minors.
- November saw a Bluesky pedophilia controversy throughout social media, in which a liberal-slanted social network and Twitter/X competitor was slated as a haven for pedophiles, child pornography and self-identifying MAPs.
Opinions among MAPs
Predictions of significant social change have ranged from 5-50 years or so[51]. However, it is generally agreed that social indicators are pointing to a "fourth moral panic" taking place following similar scares in the Victorian and Postwar eras and then the 70s onward. The new panic, as we identified in 2021, appears to concern "normalization of pedophilia", and has snowballed since.
Softening of liberal opposition towards minor attraction
Since the late 00s, but particularly in the 20s, it has been observed that mainstream American Liberals are realizing child erotic symbolism and pedophile demonology can be used against them and their allies. The 2009 Hate Crimes Prevention Act is an often cited example in anti-pedophile conspiratorial circles. Democrats defeated an attempt by Republicans to exclude Pedophilia from the act. As Alcee Hastings famously put it:
This bill addresses our resolve to end violence based on prejudice and to guarantee that all Americans, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability or all of these ‘philias’ and fetishes and ‘isms’ that were put forward need not live in fear because of who they are. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this rule.[52]
In 2023, Minnesota Democrats similarly pushed to have language excluding attraction to minors from anti discrimination laws altered.[53]
The tone of mainstream and conservative media
The tone of conservative-identifying media is an important barometer, given that “liberal-progressive” corporations such as Google are arbiters of what is deemed to be acceptable conservatism. This control is exerted via algorithm changes and YouTube censorship for example. In gauging the tone of outlets such Glenn Beck’s YouTube-dependent TheBlaze network, we can see what Google deems to be the last bastion of acceptable conservatism in the Post-Trump era. In this case, when Beck’s (mainly very young) acolytes cover the familiar topic of trans children, minors' exposure to sexual content, MAPs, or any form of “degeneracy”, the tone tends to be either laughter, mocking or disbelief as opposed to the sharp moral/religious condemnation typical of the old "moral majority". This might indicate an openness in Silicon Valley towards the idea of immersing wider culture in sexual taboo topics. The result of this would be general desensitisation towards gay and trans politics, clearing the ground for MAPs to be used as the next contentious pawns in a binary culture war. The perpetuation of culture wars to divide and distract, is a tried and tested long-term strategy of establishments engaged in financial malpractice and corruption. Potential scandals such as the deliberate pursuit of inflationary policies, have the potential to unite both sides of the political spectrum against power elites, and thus need to be shut down with distractions.
MAPs' arguable progress in the "battle to prevent the battle"
By percolating into mainstream and social media, the politics and terminology of MAPs set forth in the mid-late 00s, appears to have achieved basic visibility in the late 10s and onward. This has been described as a "part success" in what Harris Mirkin described as anti-MAP's "battle to prevent the battle".[54]
Panic has been seen inside assimilationist parts of the the LGBTQ+ community, spanning from a fear of engaging with MAPs, lest they attempt to become part of their wider umbrella group again. MAP terminology is now widely visible in academia, and established culture war hobbyhorses such as the trans issue are starting to look tired, or are otherwise stimulating hot button MAP/Youth-Rights-adjacent themes such as a child’s right to choose hormone blockers or gender transition surgery.
At the same time, alternative-right trolls are pointing to the MAP topic as proof of moral relativism’s inevitable conclusion, and liberalism’s “next frontier”. Various alternative-right social media trolls have adopted the strategy of goading LGBTQ+ people to accept MAPs as the next persecuted minority – asserting it would only be consistent with their long-held principles. We have observed in-situ, some alternative-right trolls who are more thoroughly MAP-literate than some MAPs themselves!
The coming years
So, in summary, social conservatives and regressives have for a long time predicted the same kind of discursive shift for MAPs that took place around homosexuality in the postwar period. One possible implication of this theory, is that any publicity raising the awareness of MAPs (good or bad), might have a positive effect by accelerating this discursive breakout. For example, MAPs might benefit from posing as concerned citizens, distributing hysterical and implausible black propaganda leaflets and internet memes warning of MAP attempts to legitimize “child rape”. Similarly, they might benefit from having moles within the LGBTQ+ movement itself, circulating pro-MAP information from a purportedly pro-LGBTQ+ perspective, or simply asking peers for opinions on MAPs.
Alternative names
- P(a)edogeddon (probably coined in 2001 by the British satirist, Christopher Morris[55]).
- MAPnarök - Rare, mentioned by a PCMA user.
- PedoSchwing2025 - See Urban Dictionary.
- PedoFloyd - A (cautionary) riff on James Lindsay's "Drag Floyd" notion, that forward motion from DQSH and push-back from anti-DQSH forces will lead, inevitably, to violence. Don't fall for Drag Floyd! James Lindsay and Charlie Kirk.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Irene Montero, Spanish politician makes pro-consent type comments
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Endorsement of adult-child sex on rise
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reason: A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics
- ↑ Pedophilia to be next result of sexual permissiveness, prof says
- ↑ Washington Times quotes Stephanie Dallam RN
- ↑ Mark O'Keefe, Newhouse News Service, wrote in an article published March 26, 2002.
- ↑ Beliefnet on B4U-ACT conference
- ↑ Jack Minor's piece - originally published for Northern Colorado Gazette
- ↑ WND: Pedophilia the next 'sexual-rights' revolution?
- ↑ Jenna Ellis
- ↑ American Spectator: Next frontier for leftist ideology
- ↑ Authoritarians and Jews: The Push to Normalize Pedophilia
- ↑ The Hayride: What Marjorie Taylor Greene Did To The Democrats Yesterday Was Amazing
- ↑ Snopes: Pederasty in the classroom?
- ↑ Love Has No Age filter
- ↑ NY Times - Sandfort Imprint News - Sandfort
- ↑ Post Millennial
- ↑ FOX News: USA Today controversy, see video
- ↑ FOX on Finkelhor controversy
- ↑ Reduxx on Virped
- ↑ London council blasted after asking 9 year olds to 'hang out' with adult strangers
- ↑ MDEdge article by Sorrentino
- ↑ Spanish official’s comments on sex education mischaracterized
- ↑ Media Matters: James Cantor controversy
- ↑ TMJ: Balenciaga - moral decay
- ↑ Worldcrunch.com on the cancellation of Bastian Vives. See also "Dessins de Bastien Vivès mis en cause : le Festival d'Angoulême sous pression". in Libération, "Le festival de BD d'Angoulême annule l'exposition de Bastien Vivès, accusé de promouvoir la pédopornographie, après des "menaces" contre l'auteur". in Franceinfo, and "L'exposition de Bastien Vivès annulée par le Festival de la BD d'Angoulême pour raisons de « sécurité »". in Le Monde.fr. For background, see Le cas Vivès
- ↑ California Rep. Katie Porter says pedophilia is an "identity" 😑, and U.S. Rep. Katie Porter did not say pedophilia was an ‘identity’
- ↑ Scottish Daily Express scandal re. EU, Police Scotland using "Minor Attracted Person"
- ↑ Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled
- ↑ Scottish DM - EU 2PS Project
- ↑ Putin speech - The Hill
- ↑ Young Democrats: European Conservative
- ↑ Pedophiles and infants: folds and folds of desire (2016)
- ↑ The pedagogue's denied wish: being a pedophile (2020)
- ↑ Cooperativa: Scandal for pro-pedophilia thesis: U. de Chile will investigate eventual responsibilities
- ↑ Rachel Hope-Cleves: Daily Caller
- ↑ New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say
- ↑ Daily Mail on Zeeb's controversy
- ↑ FOX on Zeeb's controversy
- ↑ UFC Fighter on Zeeb
- ↑ Daily Wire: Berlatsky's Bloomberg Hit Piece
- ↑ NYP: ‘Woke’ Google Gemini refuses to say pedophilia is wrong after ‘diverse’ historical images debacle: ‘Individuals cannot control who they are attracted to’
- ↑ Kentucky Dem suggests child sex dolls could protect kids from pedophiles: 'Gives them a release'
- ↑ “If He Says No, It’s Not Sex” : Spanish City Apologizes For “Pedophilic” Sexual Consent Campaign
- ↑ Thomas Brough, who claimed ‘minor-attracted’ persons part of LGBTQ+ community, wins Albany Lib preselection
- ↑ GOP lawmaker calls LGBTQ+ people “pedophiles” & says Pride Month is “child abuse”
- ↑ Tim Walz Signed Bill Stripping Anti-Pedophile Language From Minnesota’s Human Rights Act
- ↑ Times Argus - Police in Vermont looking into MAP Camp, thread by Brainsturbator, follow-up. Later coverage by Libs of TikTok (1, 2) and local media (1, 2). Conspiracy media connected to Vermont included a podcast and Turning Point USA: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4. Following day saw attention from Prostasia's nemesis, Andy Ngo (1, 2, 3) and the Spectator (US). Vermont Daily Chronicle Podcast. A later article mentioned Mu
- ↑ Her Sexplanations video, and the X thread
- ↑ Kerri Isham news article
- ↑ BoyChat thread documenting timescale for changes
- ↑ Colorado Independent: Alcee Hastings - Hate Crimes Amendment
- ↑ Fox article about the bill, and Minnesota bill
- ↑ Harris Mirkin PhD (1999): The Pattern of Sexual Politics, Journal of Homosexuality, 37:2, 1-24
- ↑ Chris Morris