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We need police and prison abolition. We need to abolish all systems and structures that control and manage people and surveil our private lives. Without the presence of police and prisons, both MAPs and AAMs would feel safer pursuing romantic and sexual relationships with each other. As long as the ...

I knew of two cases of contact between a minor and adult (of course they were scandalized) where I lived as a child & I just wanted to share these experiences to explain why I’m pro-contact.

One of my friends in high school was a gay boy who had a huge crush on his ur history teacher, a middle ...

I renember from the ages of 2-8. I was a happy and talkative kid. I liked exploring, playing outside. I used my ipad alot and watched tv for sure, but I balanced it out by playing outside. Hunting for rolly pollys. Strolling around the neighborhood on my hot pink razor scooter(it would absolutely ...

Huge pushes for age verification on the Internet recently. I thought this backfiring on adults (everyone loses privacy, not just kids) would lead people to reconsider their positions, but apparently not. "I have nothing against age verification, but this implementation is wrong..." etc

I'm just ...

Hello, I used to use ATF but it's closing down and the main alternative doesn't allow discussing of MAP stuff. I figure I would introduce myself
I'm a trans woman, early twenties. I have non-exlusive attraction to boys and girls, AOA ~10. I have strong mentorship desires with all children though ...

I’m a 24yo gender-fluid male in America on the east coast and I’ve struggled with being the way I am for so long.. I need want to hurt anyone and I don’t want to be a monster. It’s hard to find a place accepting of people like me and I hope this is one of those rare safe havens! I love video ...

Commercial sex is of no interest to me. I desire emotion. Do other sex workers condemn you for having teenage clients? I say that society has no right to judge you. Laws against commercial sex are promoted by corporations and governments to force sex workers to get a 'real' job. Some parts of the ...

In the country I live in, the age of consent is 14. It is perfectly legal for teenagers 14 and above to have sex with people of their choosing. Teenagers can also buy sex. Recently, I was contacted by a 16 year old client who found me on an escort site and he wanted to do a video call. I’m twice his ...

This is an academic text that links with the history of witch hunts to the rise of capitalism. Relations between the young and the old were seen as a threat to the productivity of capitalism. Relations between the children of the bourgeoisie and their servants was seen as a threat to class ...

“Children shouldn’t be on planes” “Children shouldn’t be at weddings” “Children shouldn’t be at bars” “Children shouldn’t be at Pride”

We’re seeing this messaging EVERYWHERE.

Children being excluded from every aspect of life. Hostility towards children.

“Hugging boys makes them soft” “I (a ...