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'''MEDAL''' (minorattracted.org, f. Oct, 2023) is a third-generation/third-wave [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] organization with a primarily US focus. | '''MEDAL''' (MAP Equality Dignity and Liberation, [https://minorattracted.org minorattracted.org], f. Oct, 2023) is a third-generation/third-wave [[Minor Attracted Person|MAP]] organization with a primarily US focus. The group was mentioned in a ''Metro'' exposé of the MAP community in 2025.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref> | ||
It was set up by Steve Carson, [[Katie Cruz]] and a committee.<ref>[https://map-wiki.com/index.php/MEDAL MAP Wiki: MEDAL]</ref> | It was set up by Steve Carson, [[Katie Cruz]] and a committee, including the [[MAP Camp]] founder.<ref>[https://map-wiki.com/index.php/MEDAL MAP Wiki: MEDAL]</ref> | ||
A list of priorities endorsed by one committee member has been mentioned on their website: | A list of priorities endorsed by one committee member has been mentioned on their website: | ||
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MEDAL includes both [[neutral-c]] and [[anti-contact]] members who participate in a range of initiatives online and in their local communities. | MEDAL includes both [[neutral-c]] and [[anti-contact]] members who participate in a range of initiatives online and in their local communities. | ||
In 2024, MEDAL revealed plans for an in-person meeting of MAPs at a campsite; a so-called "[[MAP Camp]]" to run over three days. This then became an independent initiative before the first meeting was attempted. | In 2024, MEDAL revealed plans for an in-person meeting of MAPs at a campsite; a so-called "[[MAP Camp]]" to run over three days. This then became an independent initiative before the first meeting was famously attempted. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Mu]] | *[[Mu]] | ||
*[[Beyond the Plus]] | |||
*[[B4U-ACT]] | |||
*[[Virtuous Pedophiles]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 22 August 2025
MEDAL (MAP Equality Dignity and Liberation, minorattracted.org, f. Oct, 2023) is a third-generation/third-wave MAP organization with a primarily US focus. The group was mentioned in a Metro exposé of the MAP community in 2025.[1]
It was set up by Steve Carson, Katie Cruz and a committee, including the MAP Camp founder.[2]
A list of priorities endorsed by one committee member has been mentioned on their website:
- Build the MAP community, including reaching MAPs who are unaware of the community.
- Achieve protected class status.
- Access to compassionate, empathetic mental healthcare.
- Access to legal services.
- Remove “pedophilic disorder” from the DSM and ICD.
- Social justice – differentiating between rape/assault/coercion/violent crimes and statutory crimes.
- Social justice for minor MAPs, and those close in age.
- Ban conversion therapy.
- Meet the physiological needs of MAPs facing injustice/discrimination.
- High-quality factual MAP media for public consumption.
- Continued honest research into the various aspects of minor-attraction.
- Improved sex education that also talks about minor attractions.
- Legalization of all fictional sexual outlets, including loli/shota and dolls.
- Social Justice – reform the sex offender registry.
- Combat false accusations, doxing, and myths of stranger danger.
- Defeat the stigma
- A credible organization to speak on and represent these goals to the public.[3]
MEDAL includes both neutral-c and anti-contact members who participate in a range of initiatives online and in their local communities.
In 2024, MEDAL revealed plans for an in-person meeting of MAPs at a campsite; a so-called "MAP Camp" to run over three days. This then became an independent initiative before the first meeting was famously attempted.