Katie Cruz
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Who Does This Help?
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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…
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Letting Ourselves Be Vulnerable
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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…
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This is My Ministry
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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…
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Disorder or orientation?
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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…
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Ethos
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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…
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Coming to terms
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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…
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Should MAPs defend LGBTQ people?
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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…
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My experience at the 2018 B4U-ACT Symposium
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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…