Elliot Porter @elliot@qoto.org

"Let me be clear: contrary to the name, pedophilia OCD is not related to true pedophilia. It describes a specific obsession wherein someone becomes fearful of being a pedophile." https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/beyond-mental-health/202311/spirals-of-harm-fear-of-pedophilia-and-scrupulosity

As one of the only child protection organizations that is willing to stand up against human rights violations and censorship (particularly against groups such as the LGBTQ+), we rely on the generosity of our supporters to support this vital mission: https://prostasia.org/donate

"And, as before, today’s youth aren’t handing over their rights. Tens of thousands of you have vocally opposed flawed censorship bills like KOSA." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/young-people-may-be-biggest-target-online-censorship-and-surveillance-and

"In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a 'inherently unnatural' and 'dangerous lifestyle' that would lead to legalized pedophilia and possibly even destroy 'the entire democratic system.'" https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html

"If there are educational, safety, and regulatory systems in place to ensure the safety of consensual sex workers, it becomes much easier for someone to find an ethical place to purchase sexual services that don’t involve exploitation." https://prostasia.org/blog/defining-and-preventing-trafficking/

"When people are educated about what positive sexual behavior, sexuality, and human relationships look like, it’s easier to prevent harmful exploitative behaviors like sex trafficking." https://prostasia.org/blog/defining-and-preventing-trafficking/

"According to a United Nations report, 79% of human trafficking is sexual exploitation, mostly of women and girls. It’s here where the story gets murky." https://prostasia.org/blog/defining-and-preventing-trafficking/

"I'm also excited to announce that we are bringing back the Prostasia Conversations series, so you can expect to see Prostasia Conversations returning to Youtube and your favorite podcast subscription service before year's end." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

The premise here is simple: we must learn how to talk about child sexual abuse if we want to be successful in preventing it." https://gtenbergen.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/this-one-is-for-the-naysayers/

"Time and time again, we’ve seen that sex negativity can lead to harmful stigma, rampant misinformation, and policies that infringe on human rights while failing to protect children." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

"For too long, outdated concepts like “stranger danger” have masked the reality that anyone can be an abuser. Fixing these misconceptions requires open dialogue about why abuse happens and how to prevent it..." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

"Rather than needing to reconcile the two, our sex-positive approach is what empowers us to set aside assumptions and focus on the facts of what it takes to keep kids safe." https://prostasia.org/newsletter/?email_id=132

"In a sex-negative society, children are sheltered from all mentions of sex, leaving them unprepared to recognize and report an abusive situation, should they encounter one. Sex positivity recognizes that information about sex is not inherently dangerous..."

"There is no dispute that more must be done to keep children safe online. But mass surveillance is not, and will never be, a viable solution, and it’s time for the European Union and other governments to drop the pretense that it ever will be." https://jere.my/why-the-eu-will-lose-its-battle-for-chat-control/

Conservatives claim book bans are not targeted at LGBTQ expression. So why was one library using a search for the word "gay" to identify books containing "inappropriate" content?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/us/alabama-library-marie-louise-gay-reaj/index.html

“There are huge implications for national security as well as consumer privacy against corporations. Plenty of unsavory reasons for people to push this technology that have nothing to do with protecting children.” https://theintercept.com/2023/10/01/apple-encryption-iphone-heat-initiative/