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They can be self defeating at times, I know plenty of women who roll their eyes when discussing feminism since they don't fully support the values of feminism.

Feminism at its root started with a good mission, to give women equal rights. The right to vote, to work any job they can, to not be held ...

It is humanism although humanism has different definitions to different people but it's true that it is a form of humanism.
In a way the link to humanism helps because there is a long cultural history going back to ideas in ancient Greece. But unlike some flavours I don't think it helps to include ...

I'm sold, where do I apply for my passport?

It's an interesting exercise since while it's only an informed extrapolation of what might happen, it's clear that it isn't the end of the world scenario that people paint.

It is dystopian and the latest attack on the neutrality of the Internet.

The Internet is supposed to be a neutral resource that is available to all but there are increasing numbers of rules to censor the Internet and restrict access for whole groups of people, in this case young people. I've had ...

You can debate whether many things about adult and minor relationships but the shakiest argument in my opinion is around consent because it doesn't hold up.

Kids can and do consent to countless things. Kids are thinking, smart, curious, open minded young people. They're not yet tainted by politics ...

The intention isn't to build a MAP organisation or to take a pro or anti stance on MAP issues, it's about celebrating self and identity. Being gay is fine, don't feel shame for it at any age. Being straight is fine at any age. Identifying as a different gender is fine at any age (not getting into ...

I've been reading a series of posts by a non-map activist in another forum and it got me thinking about whether there's an alternative approach to activism.

There are many fast growing subcultures in the world, often around something creative or an idea that binds people together. Hackers ...

I've not experienced that exactly. In my experience, parents have generally acknowledged that their teens are biologically adult but that brings about fear which causes parents to become over controlling. My wife for example has said that our kids are much better behaved than they were at that ...

I've not experienced that exactly. In my experience, parents have generally acknowledged that their teens are biologically adult but that brings about fear which causes parents to become over controlling. My wife for example has said that our kids are much better behaved than they were at that age ...

The odd thing is that I've had parents think about it, accept that it's a near zero risk but then say they still feel they have to act this way because either it isn't a zero risk or because they'd be judged as bad parents if they didn't.


It's such a difficult dissonance to get people to ...