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all entries: jul 2014 to may 2025

 
 
 
  

14 May 2025

map fallacy 3: time bomb fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs are doomed to offend?

 
 
 
 
  

12 May 2025

map fallacy 2: porn fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs use illegal material?

 
 
 
 
  

10 May 2025

map fallacy 1: molester fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs are child molesters when it isn't true?

 
 
 
 
  

8 May 2025

the map fallacy: introduction
bly

Introduction to a series of posts looking at popular myths about pedophiles/MAPs

 
 
 
 
  

1 April 2025

is pedophilia an orientation or a disorder?
bly

The key question that public and experts are debating to understand the nature of attraction to children.

 
 
 
 
  

1 January 2025

pedophiles who don't excuse child sexual abuse
the p word

What is this website? A place where you can hear a voice that is rarely allowed to speak. But people who love free speech do not love ours.

 
 
 
 
  

24 January 2019

the perfect pedophile
ethan edwards

What would a perfect pedophile look like when all humans are imperfect in many ways?

 
 
 
 
  

4 November 2018

you're a monster, piece of shit, danger to children, etc
brett daywalker

The god's honest truth of the matter is, hearing those types of things makes me feel nothing. Absolutely nothing at all.

 
 
 
 
  

2 October 2018

and on that day, i knew what i was
brett daywalker

The second that explanation finished leaving her mouth, I knew it. I knew that's what I was and what I was becoming. Now I had word for it.

 
 
 
 
  

2 October 2018

i am brett. i am a pedophile. here is my story
brett daywalker

To tell the whole story, I'd need to write a book. A very long and fucked-up book. We'll call this, the ultra, ultra abridged version.

 
 
 
 
  

23 April 2018

she was, like, no
beth

I've been through a lot of therapists, but the first one... I said "I'm attracted to children... are you still comfortable working with me?" And she just kind of stared at me and she was like "No."

 
 
 
 
  

26 March 2018

bold and brave
todd nickerson

Right around the time that I outed myself, this group, Perverted Justice, showed up, and started a harassment campaign... I was one of the first they targeted.

 
 
 
 
  

26 February 2018

millennial map dillon
dillon

His result was that I was at a 'moderate risk factor' to molest a child. And it really annoyed me, and I really felt judged. Like, is that all you see me as? As a risk factor?

 
 
 
 
  

1 January 2018

emma, a female pedophile
emma artless

When I first joined and I did see that there were testimonials and stories from other women who had grown up with the same experience as me, I actually started crying.

 
 
 
 
  

1 January 2018

a strange and terrible unicorn
emma artless

The musings of a non-offending, female pedophile

 
 
 
 
  

9 July 2017

virtuous pedophiles for dummies
ethan edwards

There are bad guys and there are OK guys.

 
 
 
 
  

5 October 2015

the non-offending pedophile
ender

Too many people still refuse to acknowledge the difference between pedophile and child molester. They judge people for feelings they didn't choose.

 
 
 
 
  

21 September 2015

i'm a pedophile, but not a monster
todd nickerson

I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it. Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen?

 
 
 
 
  

10 July 2014

celibate pedophiles are common
ethan edwards

On the face of it, "all pedophiles are sex offenders" is a phenomenally arrogant assertion.

 
 
 
 
  

8 July 2014

pedophilia isn't chosen and can't be changed
ethan edwards

Since kids aren't interested in sex and it's bad for them, why would a man even consider the possibility?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14 May 2025

map fallacy 3: time bomb fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs are doomed to offend?

 
 
 
12 May 2025

map fallacy 2: porn fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs use illegal material?

 
 
 
10 May 2025

map fallacy 1: molester fallacy
bly

Why do people believe that all MAPs are child molesters when it isn't true?

 
 
 
8 May 2025

the map fallacy: introduction
bly

Introduction to a series of posts looking at popular myths about pedophiles/MAPs

 
 
 
1 April 2025

is pedophilia an orientation or a disorder?
bly

The key question that public and experts are debating to understand the nature of attraction to children.

 
 
 
1 January 2025

pedophiles who don't excuse child sexual abuse
the p word

What is this website? A place where you can hear a voice that is rarely allowed to speak. But people who love free speech do not love ours.

 
 
 
24 January 2019

the perfect pedophile
ethan edwards

What would a perfect pedophile look like when all humans are imperfect in many ways?

 
 
 
4 November 2018

you're a monster, piece of shit, danger to children, etc
brett daywalker

The god's honest truth of the matter is, hearing those types of things makes me feel nothing. Absolutely nothing at all.

 
 
 
2 October 2018

and on that day, i knew what i was
brett daywalker

The second that explanation finished leaving her mouth, I knew it. I knew that's what I was and what I was becoming. Now I had word for it.

 
 
 
2 October 2018

i am brett. i am a pedophile. here is my story
brett daywalker

To tell the whole story, I'd need to write a book. A very long and fucked-up book. We'll call this, the ultra, ultra abridged version.

 
 
 
23 April 2018

she was, like, no
beth

I've been through a lot of therapists, but the first one... I said "I'm attracted to children... are you still comfortable working with me?" And she just kind of stared at me and she was like "No."

 
 
 
26 March 2018

bold and brave
todd nickerson

Right around the time that I outed myself, this group, Perverted Justice, showed up, and started a harassment campaign... I was one of the first they targeted.

 
 
 
26 February 2018

millennial map dillon
dillon

His result was that I was at a 'moderate risk factor' to molest a child. And it really annoyed me, and I really felt judged. Like, is that all you see me as? As a risk factor?

 
 
 
1 January 2018

emma, a female pedophile
emma artless

When I first joined and I did see that there were testimonials and stories from other women who had grown up with the same experience as me, I actually started crying.

 
 
 
1 January 2018

a strange and terrible unicorn
emma artless

The musings of a non-offending, female pedophile

 
 
 
9 July 2017

virtuous pedophiles for dummies
ethan edwards

There are bad guys and there are OK guys.

 
 
 
5 October 2015

the non-offending pedophile
ender

Too many people still refuse to acknowledge the difference between pedophile and child molester. They judge people for feelings they didn't choose.

 
 
 
21 September 2015

i'm a pedophile, but not a monster
todd nickerson

I'm attracted to children but unwilling to act on it. Before judging me harshly, would you be willing to listen?

 
 
 
10 July 2014

celibate pedophiles are common
ethan edwards

On the face of it, "all pedophiles are sex offenders" is a phenomenally arrogant assertion.

 
 
 
8 July 2014

pedophilia isn't chosen and can't be changed
ethan edwards

Since kids aren't interested in sex and it's bad for them, why would a man even consider the possibility?