A blog by Katie Cruz
This was part of a conversation I had with a fellow MAP on May 24, 2023. So to be an out MAP, ideally, a lot of things have to line up. You have to make sure you’re safe – safe from vigilante violence, safe in your relationships, and safe in your financial wellbeing. For me,
Why I blocked Pawoo on the fediverse. I am a minor-attracted person. And my life’s calling is to serve the MAP community. But I don’t base my whole personality on my attraction to children. Yes, I am on a social media account dedicated to MAPs, because I relate most to other MAPs. I can be
An opportunity to participate in a discussion with researchers! From Science Director Allen Bishop at B4U-ACT: Hey everybody, We are looking for MAPs to take part in a discussion with researchers that will be held on Sunday, May 21st, from 11am to 12pm EST. This is part of the B4U-ACT Online Colloquium series. We are
For Immediate Release: 2023/05/12 MAP Merch Shop [email protected] We are aware of recent rumors that a member of the MAP Merch Shop team has been compromised. Those rumors are untrue. I am currently in contact with all of the team members. We do take security seriously at MMS, and will always do our due diligence
From B4U-ACT: https://www.b4uact.org/self-disclosure-study-may-23/ B4U-ACT is supporting a new study conducted by Zsuzsi Bayer, a masters student at Instituto Humanista de Psicoterapia Gestalt (IHPG) in Mexico. The study aims to explore the experiences of people who choose to confide in someone about an attraction to children. You are eligible to participate in this study if you are at
I can feel it. We’re building something big here. People are showing pride in themselves, and our orientation. MAPs are taking care of their own. People are organizing, educating others. I’ve seen the promised land. We may not get there today, or this year, or in a few years… but we will reach the promised
UPDATE: The donation goal has been reached. Thank you to everyone who donated and shared. Katie’s sites in need of donations Ok, I hate to ask this. The hosting for my sites is coming due on May 17. These sites include: A MAP In Love The Mirror Project MAP Merch Shop I am running low
MAPs Who Are Parents Wanted for New Study Study Leads: Dr. Craig Harper, Dr. Rebecca Lievesley Postgraduate Researchers: Bryony Gill, Olivia Pointer, Nottingham Trent University The aims of the research project are to investigate parenting-related characteristics of people both with and without sexual attractions to children. People who are attracted to children and are also
Survey: Understanding how individual characteristics affect attractions to children You are invited to take part in a study aimed at understanding the characteristics of people, including children, that people find attractive. This survey will ask you some questions about you and your attractions, before asking you to rate the attractiveness and characteristics of photographs of
This is from a post on Visions of Alice forum: Quote used with permission. YGL wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 The irony of minority, repressed groups like us (and homosexuals a few decades back) is that most MAPs probably feel this way, i.e. they would be willing to come out (or at least be more