Don't pedophiles already have all the rights they need? Bly Rede is a co-director of Virtuous Pedophiles. Blog posts reflect his personal views, and are not statements from the organisation.
People say, "You're anti-contact. Since you're not seeking the right to have sex with minors, and nobody can identify by sight that you're a MAP, what's the problem? You can have a peaceful life; just don't tell anyone about it."
What's the problem with this statement?
> Why don't I just return to a normal life, delete my twitter, and forget about it? Basically, I have all the rights I need already, right?
These are the rights I would like to have that I don't, and you must admit they're not, like, massively unreasonable...
(1) I want to be >
> to be honest with people in my life about something I didn't choose without fear of violence.
(2) My unchosen condition shouldn't result in me losing my job, or my future employability, so long as I discharge the responsibilities.
(3) I should have the same access to >
> therapy and other services as anyone else, even if my condition is known.
(4) I should have the right to talk (in appropriate language) in public about my condition without being banned, censored or criminalised. I don't ask for an automatic right to any >
> specific platform, only some sense that I can use my voice like anyone else can to talk about their life.
(5) I should have the right to be judged just for my own actions, but not for other people's, no matter how much I have in common with them.
(6) If I acknowledge my >
> condition to some, I should have a reasonable right to privacy and not to have to answer questions other people don't have to.
(7) I should have the right to disclose my condition and not trigger a safeguarding report or an escalation to law enforcement if there's no >
> evidence of wrongdoing.
I don't expect the right to be happy, the right to be accepted or to talk about pedophilia in every environment nor the right to hurt or endanger other people. I don't expect the right to be able to go places I'm not allowed or to make any child >
> uncomfortable.
I already breathe the same air as everyone else, walk the same streets, take the same buses, see the same sights, abide by the same laws, pay the same taxes.
I just want to be able to say who I am. ::
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