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RT @evan_greer
Really want people to understand many of these bills criminalize LGBTQ+ expression. Right now, Section 230 prevents state bills like these from being enforced. Mississippi can ban drag performances, but Instagram can ignore that cuz 230 pre-emption. If it's weakened, we're fucked https://twitter.com/Esqueer_/status/1617564036710924289

RT @LuxAlptraum
So when someone writes a piece about trans people and includes the perspective of orgs that a) do not include any trans people, b) spread misinformation about trans people, and c) are functionally anti-trans hate groups... we should question that choice!

RT @gingerbanks1
How religious you are determines, whether or not you think you have a porn addiction regardless of actual porn consumption.

The fight against child abuse and the fight to protect human rights are fundamentally entwined because all children have a right to a life without abuse. This simple belief drives every aspect of our work. Learn more about who we are and what we do: https://buff.ly/31a7UKZ

RT @aoifegall
As the extent of clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church became clear in the 90s and 00s, efforts were made to pin the blame on homosexual priests, but research has consistently found no link between homosexuality and child abuse.

What does it mean that Prostasia takes a prevention-focused approach? While other child protection organizations work to identify and stop ongoing abuse or provide support to survivors after abuse has occurred, we work to stop it from happening in the first place.

"By scaling back our activities in other areas such as events, consulting, and advocacy, Prostasia was able to focus on its most distinctive contribution: the primary and secondary prevention of child sexual abuse" https://buff.ly/3GUDu6a

It's no surprise that the most controversial child protection organization is led by queer people and CSA survivors. Stigma and shame are used to silence members of both groups when they speak out. But that won't stop us from continuing to fight for the wellbeing of children.

RT @WhiteRoseOfSal1
last time things like this happened in history, those within the LGBTQ+ community were forced to wear pink triangles and Jews were forced to wear yellow stars. This is not hyperbole, look at what's happening around you. History is repeating itself as we look on disguised as (2/3)

RT @JennenLacey
In his closing, Rep. Stubblefield quoted a verse from Deuteronomy and just said he believes any man that dresses as a woman or any woman that dresses as a man is “an abomination”. So it’s not about “protecting children”. SB43 passes unanimously of out committee.

"But the fact remains that the origins of the current pedophilia panic being used to attack the LGBTQ+ community now, and the drag and trans communities in particular, originated with Q Anon and remains central to the conspiracy theory." https://buff.ly/3J9NZW4

RT @MooreCenter_JHU
Some 50 to 70% of child sexual abuse in the U.S. is committed by other kids. A new program teaching teens to behave responsibly with younger kids shows promise preventing abuse @MooreCenter_JHU's @AmandaERuzicka and @eletourn write in @PsychToday: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/prevention-now/202301/teaching-teens-to-help-prevent-child-sexual-abuse

"Our social media team also highlighted some particularly egregious examples of misdirected accusations of 'grooming' this year, including attacks against therapist Miranda Galbreath, and against LGBTQ+ orgs such as @Mermaids_Gender and the @TrevorProject" https://buff.ly/3GUDu6a

RT @Maebe_A_Girl
Obscenity laws are subjective nonsense. But they’re scary and creeping back into the US legal system. It’s fascist anti-liberty. https://twitter.com/erininthemorn/status/1617955477337575425

"This is far from a complete list. There are countless stories like this, where sex educators, sex workers, artists, and journalists are censored or pushed off platforms completely for crossing these imaginary lines that are constantly moving." https://buff.ly/3FMkkzY

If you experience harassment because of your work in child protection or a related field, check out our resource guide
https://prostasia.org/project/anti-harassment-resource-guide/

Anti-prevention commentators are continuing to attack child protection experts, this time directly conflating efforts to spread accurate information about pedophilia, which can be used to guide prevention work, with "normalization."

RT @AriDrennen
The Arkansas Senate just passed a bill that would make a Pride parade a criminal act. https://twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/status/1617976661714296833

"Now that the alt-right's 'groomer' campaign has become better understood for what it is, and as Prostasia Foundation prepares to introduce its new Executive Director for 2023, the time is right for us to return to the field of political advocacy." https://buff.ly/3GUDu6a

"It’s important to note that interest does not translate directly into action; most child abusers are not preferentially attracted to children, and many who are never act on that attraction."
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RT @qirtaiba
My latest article on how platforms can develop policies and strategies for recognizing, preventing, and reducing foreseeable harms to young people. I also address some popular misconceptions. https://jere.my/how-your-platform-can-pro…
https://twitter.com/qirtaiba/status/1615880360763731969