Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

RT @DrGTenbergen
Preventing child sexual abuse is not easy. It requires dedicated staff, interdisciplinary cooperation, and an open mind. This post highlights some of my group's recent work in the area with consideration to the future of the field in the US. Check it out! https://gtenbergen.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/prevention-and-fitting-in/

The term "minor-attracted person" or MAP has been in the news lately. Curious why this term exists? Our FAQ provides the answer. (Hint: it's NOT to downplay, excuse, or "normalize" the crime of child sexual abuse.) https://buff.ly/3sBlMMP

RT @internetmaggie
A network of mental health resources for porn and sex workers is being banned from Twitter, in another yet stunning example of free speech being protected by @elonmusk 🤬🤬🤬 https://twitter.com/leyatanit/status/1609999043475767296

"And research shows that many children who experience termination of their parents’ rights will suffer what is known as ambiguous loss, similar to grieving after a death but without the closure of knowing a loved one is gone forever." https://www.propublica.org/article/six-months-or-less-parents-lose-kids-forever

RT @ZeebDemon
Casey Lytle, professor of psychology and sociology:

RT @jessiegender
A trans woman in Texas was harassed for being trans; she filled a police report and was then arrested for “filing a false report” and “being a man in a dress”. Violence against trans people is escalating and becoming a more direct goal of the state. https://www.liberationnews.org/trans-woman-arrested-accused-of-being-man-in-dress-by-texas-police/

RT @mikestabile
The inanity of this law! Not only is porn easily blockable with a device level filter (adult sites voluntarily register with block lists like RTA), but the Supreme Court has long-held that blocking adults' access to legal content is unconstitutional. https://mashable.com/article/pornhub-louisiana-id

"Let's be clear here: Drag isn't obscene, isn't inherently pornographic, and is protected speech under the First Amendment." https://buff.ly/3jrglQz

RT @ExXxiteMe
People don't get it, they don't understand what we [the sex education community] are up against. We combat misinformation, beliefs, religion, ignorance, and censorship all in the name of trying to help society. I'd say we're pretty badass! 😉

RT @ReproRights
New research found that maternal death rates in 2020 were 62% higher in the U.S. states banning or restricting abortion, where pregnant people have less access to affordable health plans and maternity care providers. Learn more:
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/maternal-deaths-dobbs-abortions-us-health

RT @MargaretWurth
The US child welfare system punishes parents for poverty by taking their children away.

Parents need support to help provide for their families, but what they are getting is surveillance, regulation, and punishment.

New @hrw @ACLU report, by @HinaEsq https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/11/17/us-child-welfare-system-harms-families

Prostasia Foundation is seeking proposals from qualified researchers to conduct an evaluation of the peer support group MAP Support Club (MSC). https://buff.ly/3PO9YmO

RT @PinkNews
Courtney Act on Pride, boundaries, and why we shouldn’t ‘pander’ to the bigots:

"If calling someone or something out will lead to you hurting yourself... then you have to consider whether that’s something that you want to do to yourself."

Read more:
https://www.thepinknews.com/2022/12/21/courtney-act-sydney-worldpride/

"As such, it may be prudent to encourage health professionals to work collaboratively and compassionately with MAPs to identify suitable treatment targets within an acceptance-based framework, which has self-compassion at its core." https://buff.ly/3WehLfY

Taking out insurance to pay off victims is not a solution to child sexual abuse.
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RT @RainyThorsday
Hang on... wut?

LIABILITY insurance?!?
https://twitter.com/RainyThorsday/status/1609015447512383490

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"The @FSCArmy is now engaged in a process that could create stable banking for the adult industry and its workers, and hopefully end the predatory fees charged by credit cards and financial services." https://buff.ly/3V7TVkE

"Kids use a pretty small segment of the Internet. But teen use of online services overlaps largely with adults'. Congress should pass a comprehensive privacy law, not this last-ditch effort."
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RT @AriCohn
Another day, another "for the children" bill being pushed for the omnibus.

This time it's COPPA 2.0, which thoughtlessly extends a framework that makes sense for little kids, to teens as well.

That's a problem.

@TechFreedom explain…
https://twitter.com/AriCohn/status/1604956344754360332

RT @Maggie_McNeill
Of course, this fact - known for decades - will continue to be ignored by education bureaucrats, because they're not actually concerned with developing their students' brains. https://twitter.com/MindShiftKQED/status/1593061359146745857

"Allowing space for nonsexual nudity in society and online helps to combat stigma… while also encouraging more nuanced conversations that have the power to shape our world in more positive ways." https://buff.ly/3FAEU4Y