Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # MEDAL MAP Equality, Dignity, and Liberation ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://minorattracted.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Regarding Coverage of Jeffrey Epstein.](https://minorattracted.org/2025/08/03/regarding-coverage-of-jeffrey-epstein/) - Today, we sent a letter to several mainstream media outlets regarding their coverage of the Jeffrey Epstein case. We believe it is important to differentiate between minor-attraction, an orientation, and sexual assault, a crime. This letter was sent to ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, News Nation, The Washington Post, The New - [This Is Our Stonewall](https://minorattracted.org/2025/02/21/this-is-our-stonewall/) - America (and the world) is in chaos. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is under threat. Every marginalized community is facing hate, and our rights are being trampled. The progressive left are angry and fighting back. The resistance is strong. We as MAPs need to capitalize on this moment in history to fight for our rights. As - [MEDAL Statement about Sally Mann Art Censorship](https://minorattracted.org/2025/01/23/medal-statement-about-sally-mann-art-censorship/) - MEDAL Statement about Sally Mann Art Censorship 2025-01-23 We stand against the censorship of Sally Mann's art, which depicts non-sexual child nudity. The censorship of the Sally Mann art exhibit is a profound affront to artistic expression and the freedom of thought. Art has always been a vehicle for challenging societal norms, confronting uncomfortable truths, - [Open Letter to Bluesky, Re: Appealing Mass Ban of MAP Accounts](https://minorattracted.org/2024/12/12/open-letter-to-bluesky-re-appealing-mass-ban-of-map-accounts/) - An open letter to Bluesky appealing the mass banning of MAP accounts. We created an account on Bluesky for MEDAL on November 23. That account was banned on November 26 for allegedly "supporting pedophilia or the sexual exploitation of minors." We believe this ban to be unjust and falls outside of their reasoning as stated - [Civil Society Letter to House Opposing H.R. 9495](https://minorattracted.org/2024/11/14/civil-society-letter-to-house-opposing-h-r-9495/) - MEDAL joins a coalition of over 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations that wrote to The House of Representatives on September 20, 2024, urging opposition to H.R. 9495. The diverse group expressed deep concerns about the bill's potential to grant the executive branch extraordinary - [Why did God create pedophiles?](https://minorattracted.org/2024/12/05/why-did-god-create-pedophiles/) - As a Christian, I am often asked about the intersectionality between my faith and my orientation. I've researched and written extensively about it on my blog. https://amapin.love/?s=christianity To answer the initial question, why did God create pedophiles? Simple. God needs people to love, advocate, and care for children. The meaning of pedophilia has been stretched - [MEDAL Statement about the U.S. Election](https://minorattracted.org/2024/11/12/medal-statement-about-the-u-s-election/) - The world around us is changing. Over the last week, many of us were blindsided with the results of the U.S. election. A Trump presidency has huge implications for the U.S. and the world. And as the world faces these ramifications, the MAP community will feel the fallout. Many in the MAP community have been - [A Vision for the Future: How Kamala Harris’s Policies Will Benefit the Children We Love](https://minorattracted.org/2024/10/08/a-vision-for-the-future-how-kamala-harriss-policies-will-benefit-the-children-we-love/) - I recently watched the Democratic National Convention, where Kamala Harris accepted the nomination for President, and shared her vision for the future of America. I was already a Kamala supporter, but after hearing that speech, I literally said out loud: "America and the world will be in good hands when Kamala Harris is President.” Her - [The Simple List](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/the-simple-list/) - Simple List of MAP Goals 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, - [You can change the world; Make friends](https://minorattracted.org/2024/09/06/you-can-change-the-world-make-friends/) - People aren't impossible to reach, but if you never try to reach them, they're not very likely to change their opinions on their own. - Arden - [On Being Weird](https://minorattracted.org/2024/09/14/on-being-weird/) - As someone who lives in USAmerica, lately I’ve been inundated with news about the insult of the day: “weird.” First used to taunt Republican politicians specifically, the word “weird” is now being thrown at people of all political beliefs. Calling one’s political opponents weird is showing itself to be an effective strategy – nobody, it - [Re: The Criminalization of Fictional Sexual Outlets](https://minorattracted.org/2024/09/21/re-the-criminalization-of-fictional-sexual-outlets/) - MEDAL stands firmly against the recent trend towards the criminalization of AI-generated fictional sexual content. Such legislative and punitive measures fail to address the root causes of societal issues and constitute an attack on fundamental rights and freedoms. Fictional sexual content created by Artificial Intelligence serves as a form of artistic expression and storytelling, reflecting - [Re: Louisiana Legalizes Surgical Castration of Those Convicted of Raping a Child](https://minorattracted.org/2024/08/05/re-louisiana-legalizes-surgical-castration-of-those-convicted-of-raping-a-child/) - The US state of Louisiana has just legalized the forced surgical castration of those convicted of raping a child. From: WAFB - Baton Rouge As of Thursday, August 1, for the first time in the country’s history, child rapists can now be ordered by a judge to have their testicles removed if the victim is - [Love is Colorful](https://minorattracted.org/2024/07/18/love-is-colorful/) - Love is love, and having feelings doesn’t make one a monster. The law was written in black and white. But love is colorful. We can’t condone breaking the law, but the law isn’t always the arbiter of what is ethical. Your feelings are not a flaw. The flaw is society’s reaction to your feelings. - [On being out, and the direction of the MAP community.](https://minorattracted.org/2024/07/18/on-being-out-and-the-direction-of-the-map-community/) - 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, - [No one can tell you how you feel.](https://minorattracted.org/2024/06/25/no-one-can-tell-you-how-you-feel/) - Excerpt from a conversation I had with another MAP Just know that having an orientation doesn’t make you a monster. It doesn’t mean you are destined to act unethically. You explained your feelings for children in your previous email. Don’t let anyone tell you that those are not your feelings, or that your feelings are - [My experience at the 2018 B4U-ACT Symposium](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/my-experience-at-the-2018-b4u-act-symposium/) - This piece was originally posted to the Visions of Alice forum on Sep 24, 2018. This past weekend, I traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, United States, to participate in the B4U-ACT 2018 Symposium: Expanding Focus. This was my first time attending such an event, and my first time meeting other self-proclaimed MAPs. Upon arriving at the - [A Purpose](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/a-purpose/) - This piece was originally written on Mar 27, 2016, and appeared in AliceLovers Magazine Issue 4. I lie here at night, wondering why the world is such a scary place. The hate and violence, they frighten me. The greed and famine, they depress me. The self-centeredness, it disappoints me. But she lies here next to - [Should MAPs defend LGBTQ people?](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/should-maps-defend-lgbtq-people/) - This piece was originally written on May 3, 2021. Should we defend LGBTQ people's status in society if they condemn us? While being a MAP doesn’t make one LGBTQ, there are a lot of people who are LQBTQ who are also MAPs. I for one am a lesbian along with being a MAP. And I - [Coming to terms](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/coming-to-terms/) - This piece was originally written on Oct 22, 2021, in reply to a MAP who was just coming to terms with their orientation. A lot of MAPs were in denial about their orientation, and some were antis. Before I accepted myself, I thought all pedophiles were bad. I said all sorts of anti-pedophile stuff, almost - [Ethos](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/ethos/) - This piece was originally written on Dec 21, 2021. Sometimes that’s all we can do. Love them and leave a good impression on them, so when they grow up and look back, they hold no contempt for us. If I’ve done that, then I’m successful, as bittersweet as it may be. - [Disorder or orientation?](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/disorder-or-orientation/) - This piece was originally written on Feb 17, 2022. Minor attraction is an orientation. It is a hardwired attraction, usually discovered around puberty, just like other orientations such as heterosexuality and homosexuality. Many mental health professionals have called minor attraction an orientation. The DSM-5 states that if the subject doesn’t act illegally on their sexual - [This is My Ministry](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/this-is-my-ministry/) - This piece was originally written on Jan 2, 2023. I joined the MAP community as a young, naive, teen. I was hopelessly in love with little girls and the prospect of a lifetime of loneliness seemed inevitable and devastating. I had radical ideas of legalizing relationships between adults and tween girls and looked for ways - [Who Does This Help?](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/who-does-this-help/) - This piece was originally written on Jan 29, 2023. One of the philosophies I try to adhere to is asking: Who does this help? In the midst of conflict, ask yourself who is this helping? What good can come out of what I’m saying or doing right now? If you can’t give an honest answer - [Letting Ourselves Be Vulnerable](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/letting-ourselves-be-vulnerable/) - This piece was originally written on Jan 5, 2023. I had the pleasure of meeting a fellow MAP through video chat yesterday. This person is someone I’ve talked with for a few years online. I’ve always gotten good vibes from them, and we’ve become rather close recently. It was a fun chat and it was - [The Keys to Self-Acceptance](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/the-keys-to-self-acceptance/) - This piece was originally published Mar 24, 2023. I was recently asked how I was able to accept myself as a minor-attracted person. It was only after I realized: I didn’t choose this orientation. An unchosen orientation doesn’t make one evil. I’m comfortable with my feelings. I know that I have no bad intentions and - [Is minor attraction a sin in the Christian faith?](https://minorattracted.org/2023/12/07/is-minor-attraction-a-sin-in-the-christian-faith/) - This piece was originally published on Aug 7, 2023. Just wanna address a post directed at me about Christianity and minor attraction. Dear Bowsac Noodle, First: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Jesus hung out with the sinners: the prostitutes, the drunks, the corrupt tax collectors, etc. He didn't hang out ## Pages - [Newsletter Archive](https://minorattracted.org/newsletter-archive/) - This is a reverse chronological list of all our past newsletters, available for download as PDF files. You can subscribe to our future newsletters through the form on our Contact page. Vol. 1, No. 3, November 2024 - The Quest Goes On Vol. 1, No. 2, August 2024 - Mapping Our Course Vol. 1, No. - [Promotional Materials](https://minorattracted.org/promotional-materials/) - This is a page with shareable materials that you can copy or print and distribute in a way you like. MAP Rights leafletInternational paper formatUS letter formatLetter template 1Letter template 2MAP Activism Guide (infographic) MAP Rights leaflet This leaflet was prepared by us on the basis of our list of rights. It's meant to be - [Full MEDAL Journal](https://minorattracted.org/full-medal-journal/) - [About MEDAL](https://minorattracted.org/about-medal/) - Minor attraction is an attraction of an adult towards a child or a young teenager, or of a child or a teenager towards a much younger child. Typically, in order to be considered a MAP, the people you find attractive must be below 15 and younger than you by at least 5 years. Minor attraction ## Categories - [Philosophy](https://minorattracted.org/category/philosophy/) - [Testimony](https://minorattracted.org/category/testimony/) - [Academic](https://minorattracted.org/category/academic/) - [Prose](https://minorattracted.org/category/prose/) - [News](https://minorattracted.org/category/news/) - [Commentary](https://minorattracted.org/category/commentary/) - [Political Action](https://minorattracted.org/category/political-action/) - [Open Letter](https://minorattracted.org/category/open-letter/) - [Activism](https://minorattracted.org/category/activism/) ## Tags - [Inspirational](https://minorattracted.org/tag/inspirational/) - [Self-Acceptance](https://minorattracted.org/tag/self-acceptance/) - [Philosophy](https://minorattracted.org/tag/philosophy/) - [Testimony](https://minorattracted.org/tag/testimony/) - [Friendship](https://minorattracted.org/tag/friendship/) - [Vulnerable](https://minorattracted.org/tag/vulnerable/) - [Coming Out](https://minorattracted.org/tag/coming-out/) - [DSM-5](https://minorattracted.org/tag/dsm-5/) - [Orientation](https://minorattracted.org/tag/orientation/) - [LGBTQ](https://minorattracted.org/tag/lgbtq/) - [Ethos](https://minorattracted.org/tag/ethos/) - [Love](https://minorattracted.org/tag/love/) - [Ministry](https://minorattracted.org/tag/ministry/) - [B4U-ACT](https://minorattracted.org/tag/b4u-act/) - [Visions of Alice](https://minorattracted.org/tag/visions-of-alice/) - [Maternal](https://minorattracted.org/tag/maternal/) - [Prose](https://minorattracted.org/tag/prose/) - [Poetry](https://minorattracted.org/tag/poetry/) - [Christianity](https://minorattracted.org/tag/christianity/) - [Love is Colorful](https://minorattracted.org/tag/love-is-colorful/) - [Surgical Castration](https://minorattracted.org/tag/surgical-castration/) - [Law](https://minorattracted.org/tag/law/) - [Louisiana](https://minorattracted.org/tag/louisiana/) - [Bodily Autonomy](https://minorattracted.org/tag/bodily-autonomy/) - [Injustice](https://minorattracted.org/tag/injustice/) - [Mapmisia](https://minorattracted.org/tag/mapmisia/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://minorattracted.org/tag/artificial-intelligence/) - [Fictional Sexual Outlets](https://minorattracted.org/tag/fictional-sexual-outlets/) - [Weird](https://minorattracted.org/tag/weird/) - [Pride](https://minorattracted.org/tag/pride/) - [Paramisia](https://minorattracted.org/tag/paramisia/) - [The Simple List](https://minorattracted.org/tag/the-simple-list/) - [Politics](https://minorattracted.org/tag/politics/) - [Kamala Harris](https://minorattracted.org/tag/kamala-harris/) - [Donald Trump](https://minorattracted.org/tag/donald-trump/) - [Children](https://minorattracted.org/tag/children/) - [Political Action](https://minorattracted.org/tag/political-action/) - [HR 9495](https://minorattracted.org/tag/hr-9495/) - [Letter](https://minorattracted.org/tag/letter/) - [The Pedo Panic](https://minorattracted.org/tag/the-pedo-panic/) - [Bluesky](https://minorattracted.org/tag/bluesky/) - [Sally Mann](https://minorattracted.org/tag/sally-mann/) - [Art](https://minorattracted.org/tag/art/) - [Censorship](https://minorattracted.org/tag/censorship/) - [Stonewall](https://minorattracted.org/tag/stonewall/) - [Progressive](https://minorattracted.org/tag/progressive/) - [Resistance](https://minorattracted.org/tag/resistance/) - [Jeffrey Epstein](https://minorattracted.org/tag/jeffrey-epstein/) - [Linguistic Precision](https://minorattracted.org/tag/linguistic-precision/)