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If you haven’t read my post Mapping Hour 2025: Return, I suggest reading it before this one. This year was my third time hosting Mapping Hour. The first two, 2023 and 2024, were much alike each other—simply for social justice and wellbeing for MAPs. This year, I wanted to further develop the theme. Background IContinue reading “Post-Ritual Reflections on Mapping Hour 2025”

To notice how ridiculous the fearmongering sounds about a marginalized group, it can help to flip the messages back onto the dominant group. If something sounds ridiculous when said of the dominant group, it’s probably also ridiculous when said of the marginalized group. In the case of MAPs, this means flipping the messages back ontoContinue reading “Satirical Dangers of Teleiophilia”

This piece presents a commonly accepted principle. First it describes application of the principle in two contexts. Then it describes nonapplication in a third context. Finally it argues for application in all three contexts. The principle is that attraction does not equal action. Attraction and action are distinct and separate. Attraction does not eliminate one’sContinue reading “An Inconsistently Applied Principle”

A 2018 viral hoax claimed MAPs (minor-attracted persons) were trying to join LGBT+. Much of the general public views MAPs as predators, so the hoax drew vehement resistance from many LGBT+ people. Who wants to be associated with predators? Of course it went over like a lead balloon! Moreover, in LGBT+ history, this hoax wasContinue reading “Differentiating LGBT+ from Minor Attraction”

Nothing fosters cooperation like a mutual opponent.  Our MAP community has many opponents.  When they harass us en masse, we collectively sound the alarm.  Our attention shifts to rebutting them, trolling them, or protecting our Twitter accounts.  During these times, we focus on outside adversity. How about when outside adversity feels reduced?  Our attention returnsContinue reading “A Person-Centered Approach to MAP Relations”