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RT @gingerbanksart
You pay for the TIME of a sex worker. They still decide what they consent to and what they don’t. If you cross that person’s boundary it is still SEXUAL ASSAULT.

RT @gingerbanksart
You pay for the TIME of a sex worker. They still decide what they consent to and what they don’t. If you cross that person’s boundary it is still SEXUAL ASSAULT.

"This post (and another version posted on my personal blog), will delve into the cancel culture that has swarmed around the people doing some of the most challenging work in child sexual abuse prevention." buff.ly/3gDgzDt

Encountering child sexual abuse material online can be scary and overwhelming, but reporting it protects survivors. Our Get Help page contains a guide that walks you through the steps to report illegal content and seek support for yourself.
buff.ly/2UWBJOJ

RT @ENBrown
Should you let your child get a tattoo? Maybe not. But should the state arrest you just because you do? Definitely not. And yet that's exactly what's happening in New York state and elsewhere reason.com/2022/11/15/parents-

RT @JessicaValenti
Leaked audio of a strategy session between Tennessee lawmakers and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America reveals the anti-abortion group telling politicians to wait a year or two before going after IVF and contraception
jessica.substack.com/p/abortio

The idea that stigma enables abuse is a difficult one to understand, and even some experts struggle with the concept. However, the science is clear and the explanation can be simple. We discussed how stigma impedes prevention in a previous blog post: buff.ly/3DKRw6Q

"Terrifying into silence the people who do this work will only serve to make it easier for abuse to continue." buff.ly/3gDgzDt

Primary prevention is less about reacting to sex abuse and more about knowing how and why abuse happens, and ensuring people receive the support they need before people harm children. Bystander intervention is one practical example of this.

RT @KaiShappley
We especially need lgbtqia+ communities in safe states to start learning how to help. Since we have been in a safe state we realize that blue states activists who can get plugged in with red state activists should be doing that now because it’s coming to y’all’s front door too twitter.com/ErinInTheMorn/stat

RT @mikestabile
KOSA looks poised to move in the year end defense spending authorization. As ⁦@mmasnick⁩ details — again — it’s a disaster waiting to happen. techdirt.com/2022/11/17/bad-ne

"I find this happens quite frequently in the field of sexual abuse prevention–society talks a good game (we all want to protect children), but when it comes to supporting and funding evidence-based programs that actually protect children, we fall short." buff.ly/3gDgzDt

Hate Mail 

Oh boy. A popular science piece I wrote for @ProstasiaInc is now live. Found out via the bird site. Given that site’s willingness to tolerate #hatespeech, #ViolentThreats rhetoric, and all out threats, I can’t foresee this ending well. The piece I wrote is about #sexualabuse #prevention and I stand by it.
The thesis of the piece is simple: we need to stop the performative rage and actually put our money where our mouths are. #protect #children.

RT @JuliaSerano
new essay! not only debunks "social contagion" & "gr00ming" charges, but shows how they're linked, & the unconscious thinking behind the TERF-to-fascist pipeline. no paywall link, pls share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other ppl see it!
juliaserano.medium.com/anti-tr

RT @evan_greer
RED ALERT: hearing @SenSchumer is falsely claiming he has hear “no opposition” to despite LGBTQ+ and digital rights advocates repeatedly explaining how this bill is a disaster with a lot of the same problems as the EARN IT act and similar bills. act.eff.org/action/tell-the-se

"Every person is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of the most vulnerable among us. But how safe are we and our children if we (the people who engage in this work) are not allowed to be their complete selves?" buff.ly/3gDgzDt @DrGTenbergen

RT @mikestabile
With antis pushing to deplatform adult creators on Twitter, and Twitter potentially relying more heavily on AI to identify TOS violations, it's critical to remember that a regular creator who permanently loses an account here, will see a 62% drop income in the year that follows.

RT @lovingtaeonmain
He's willing to work with fascists and transphobes and homophobes and ignore the vast majority of people who DO NOT WANT bills like and . If he actually cared about kids he'd push for more public school funding, more mental health resources, better wages.

The call is coming from inside the house
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RT @willsommer
QAnon believers say they're fighting a pedophile cabal.

Today, I've got a story on a leading Q promoter whose ill-advised defamation lawsuit against a local paper revealed his own criminal relationship and sexually charged text messages with a teenager.

thedailybeast.com/qanon-leader
twitter.com/willsommer/status/

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