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The Client No One Wants to Treat: What Happens When We Shun Pedophiles in Our Practices
, Chris Lyford, 1 May 2024, Psychotherapy Networker
Preventing Child Abuse Should Not Be Controversial. My Own Hate Mail Reveals That It Is
, Allyn Walker, 15 Jan 2024, Scientific American
Social Dark Matter
, Duncan Sabien, 16 Nov 2023, LessWrong
Please Think of The Children: An Objective Look at Pedophilia and The Stigma Surrounding It
, Achilles, 11 Oct 2023, Medium
De är pedofilerna som vill stoppa sexuella övergrepp på barn
, Lotta Hohner, 1 Oct 2023, Goteborgs-Posten
Could AI-Generated Porn Help Protect Children?
, Danielle Bernstein, 22 Aug 2023, Wired
Most Notable
The Client No One Wants to Treat: What Happens When We Shun Pedophiles in Our Practices
, Chris Lyford, 1 May 2024, Psychotherapy Networker
Social Dark Matter
, Duncan Sabien, 16 Nov 2023, LessWrong
Could AI-Generated Porn Help Protect Children?
, Danielle Bernstein, 22 Aug 2023, Wired
Online Support Groups Can Keep Pedophiles From Offending but They Keep Getting Shut Down
, Katy Herzog, 20 Jul 2018, The Stranger
I Spent a Year Living With ‘Non-Offending’ Paedophiles
, Alexander McBride, 3 May 2017, Vice
Brains of Paedophiles Who Abuse Children Are Different To Those Who Do Not
, Ian Johnston, 25 Oct 2016, Independent
Why Would Someone Choose to be a Monster?
, Simon Lewson, 28 Sep 2016, The Walrus
Realizing You’re A Pedophile Can Make you Want To Kill Yourself
, Paul Willis, 15 Jan 2016, Vice Magazine
I’m a Pedophile But Not a Monster
, Todd Nickerson, 21 Sep 2015, Salon.com
We Need to Make It Easier for Pedophiles to Seek Help
, Elizabeth Letourneau, 10 Oct 2014, Time Op-Ed
You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now?
, Luke Malone, 11 Aug 2014, Medium
Do Pedophiles Deserve Sympathy?
, James Cantor, 21 Jun 2012, CNN
By Pedophiles
In addition to the articles below, a further large selection of writings by pedophiles, including articles, blogs and podcasts that have been deplatformed since 2012, are at thepword.net
Please Think of The Children: An Objective Look at Pedophilia and The Stigma Surrounding It
, Achilles, 11 Oct 2023, Medium
We have to protect children - even the ones you hate
, Bly Rede, 2 Dec 2019, Prostasia
The first time I didn’t view child pornography
, Bly Rede, 3 Sep 2018, Pedophiles About Pedophilia
Comfortably Numb
, Ender Wiggin, 21 June 2016, Pedophiles About Pedophilia
A Strange and Terrible Unicorn
, Emma Artless, 2016, Pedophiles About Pedophilia
A Coming Out That Has To Remain A secret
, Ben Kirssen, 13 Apr 2016, Wordpress
I’m a Pedophile, You’re the Monsters
, Todd Nickerson, 30 Sep 2015, Salon.com
I’m a Pedophile But Not a Monster
, Todd Nickerson, 21 Sep 2015, Salon.com
Guest Blog - I am a Pedophile
, Anonymous, 16 Oct 2013, The Mental Illness Happy Hour
Others
Australia has resisted treating paedophiles before they harm children. Now that view is changing
, Andrew Messenger, 12 Feb 2023, The Guardian
Rules for thee but not for me: MAPs under the GDPR
, Prostasia Newsletter, 1 Dec 2022, Prostasia
Letter from ’non-offending paedophile’ planted inside book at Bristol Library removed as police notified
, Madeleine Bourne, 19 Jul 2022, Bristol Live
Man arrested for stealing sausage rolls killed himself after police labelled him a paedophile
, Matthew Weaver, 21 Jun 2022, The Guardian
Worcester man had 1,468 ‘cartoon’ images of child sex abuse
, James Connell, 22 May 2022, Worcester News
MSP says she felt pressured to disclose her story after death threats she received over tweet about paedophiles
, Libby Brooks, 30 Jan 2022, The Guardian
The complicated research behind pedophilia
, Alia E. Dastagir, 11 Jan 2022, USA Today
A Megachurch Reels After Learning Pastor Let His Professed Pedophile Son Work With Kids
, Carol Kuruvilla, 14 Jul 2020, Huffington Post
Preying on Children: The Emerging Psychology of Pedophiles
, Benedict Carey, 29 Sep 2019, New York Times
My Experience Discussing Pedophilia with the Media
, Craig Harper, 16 Mar 2019, Medium
Your twenty year old son has just told you he is sexually attracted to children. Now what do you do?
, Sarah D. Goode, 20 Nov 2018, UK Council for Psychotherapy
Exploring the unspeakable: therapeutic work with paedophile clients
, UK Council for Psychotherapy, 20 Nov 2018, UK Council for Psychotherapy
Go Ask Alice! I Don’t Want to be a Pedophile
, , 9 Nov 2018, Columbia University
Why We Should Support Anti-Contact Pedophiles on Twitter
, Craig Harper, 25 Dec 2017, Medium
The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children
, Catherine Burns, 11 Sep 2017, BBC News
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Absurdly Repressive North Carolina Sex Offender Law
, Joseph Mark Stern, 2 Dec 2016, Slate
I’m Not a Monster
, Sarah Burns, 17 Nov 2016, The Sun
Towards Informed Public Policies to Prevent Sexual Abuse
, Kelly Babchishin, 11 Nov 2016, Nextgenforensic
Model Project for Pedophiles Saved
, Kay-Alexander Scholz, 25 Oct 2016, Deutsche Welle
UK Mandatory Reporting
, Juliet Grayson, 13 Oct 2016, Stopso
Belgian paedophile says euthanasia is only way to escape his ‘unbearable’ sexual orientation
, Katie Forster, 6 Oct 2016, The Indpendent
Tackling A Tough Subject: Why I Made a Documentary About Pedophiles
, Matthew Campea, 3 Oct 2016, Firsthand
He is A Pedophile But That Doesn’t Make Him A Child Molester
, Juliet Grayson, 18 Sep 2016, Huffington Post
What It’s Like To Be A Celibate Pedophile
, Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, 18 Aug 2016, New York Magazine
Shedding Light on the Dark Field
, Editorial, 13 Aug 2016, Economist
No Way Out
, Stephen Dark, 10 Aug 2016, Salt Lake City Weekly
Should We Lift the Stigma on Virtuous Pedophiles?
, Sherry Colb, 12 Jul 2016, Verdict
Disclosing a sexual interest in children to others
, Ian McPhail, 1 Jun 2016, Nextgenforensic
Virtuous Pedophiles Put Therapists In An Ethical Catch-22
, Tracy Clark-Flory, 23 May 2016, Vocativ
Beyond Choice & Reason: Non-offending Paedophilia
, Alexander McBride Wilson, 1 May 2016, Flint Magazine
How Is Pedophilia A Health Issue?
, Ruby Scully Prosser, 29 Apr 2016, Medical Republic
How Should Society Handle Pedophiles Who Haven’t Hurt Anyone
, Jesse Singal, 13 Apr 2016, New York Magazine
Non-Offending Pedophiles Suffer From Isolation
, Robert Muller, 17 Mar 2016, Psychology Today
When Kids Are Accused of Sex Crimes
, Sarah Stillman, 14 Mar 2016, The New Yorker Magazine
I, Pedophile dares to empathize
, Knelman Martin, 9 Mar 2016, The Star
What Should We Do About Paedophiles
, Sophie Elmhurst, 1 Mar 2016, Guardian
Newfoundland’s Child Sex Doll Trial Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Pedophilia and the Law
, Dorian Geiger, 25 Feb 2016, Vice
For Looking at Child Porn a Judge Imposes a Sentence of Days Rather Than Years
, Jacob Sullum, 1 Feb 2016, Reason
Should this man go to prison for buying a child sex doll?
, Kristen Brown, 1 Feb 2016, Fusion
Can Virtual Sex Prevent Pedophiles from Harming Children In Real Life
, C D’Anasastasio, 14 Jan 2016, Vice Magazine
Can Child Sex Dolls Keep Pedophiles From Offending?
, Ric Morin, 11 Jan 2016, Atlantic Magazine
Of People and Pedophiles
, Sean Smith, 28 Nov 2015, The Varsity Magazine
Are Pedophiles’ Brains Wired Differently?
, Magazine News BBC, 24 Nov 2015, BBC News Magazine
Sympathy for the Deviant
, Jennifer Bleyer, 3 Nov 2015, Psychology Today
The Pedophile I Could Not Help
, Debra Soh, 27 Oct 2015, Salon.com
How Germany Treats Paedophiles Before They Offend
, Kate Connolly, 16 Oct 2015, Guardian
As courts censure civil detention practices
, David Prescott, 24 Sep 2015, Forensic Psychologist
Germany Urges Paedophiles Out of the Shadows
, Daniel McGuinness, 13 Jul 2015, BBC News Magazine
Facing Disturbing Truths About Pedophilia Could Help Us Keep Kids Safer
, Brian Whitney, 1 Jul 2015, Pacific Standard
How Precision in Language Can Help Prevent Sexual Abuse
, Kelly Babchishin, 20 Feb 2015, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia That Makes it Worse
, Robert Evans, 8 Feb 2015, cracked.com
Can You Stop A Paedophile Before They Even Start?
, Dominic Hurst, 4 Feb 2015, BBC News Magazine
When society mistakes pedophiles for molesters
, Kate Ferguson, 2 Dec 2014, dw.com
Pedophilia: A Disorder
, Margo Kaplan, 26 Oct 2014, The New York Times
Should we do more to help paedophiles?
, Rebecca Roache, 13 Aug 2014, University of Oxford
The Pedophiles Who Don’t Want to Hurt Children
, C Sicha, 11 Aug 2014, The Awl
Virtuous Pedophiles Gives Support Therapy Cannot
, A Hildebrandt, 1 Aug 2014, CBCNews
Study Finds Pedophiles’ Brains Wired to Find Children Attractive
, Charlotte Lytton, 23 May 2014, The Daily Beast
Inside the Mind of a Pedophile
, Martin McKenzie-Murray, 10 May 2014, The Saturday Paper
Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?
, Laura Kane, 22 Dec 2013, Toronto Star
I, Pedophile
, David Goldberg, 26 Aug 2013, The Atlantic
What Can Be Done About Pedophilia?
, Alice Dreger, 26 Aug 2013, The Atlantic
A Prevention-First Approach to Child Sexual Abuse
, Elizabeth Letourneau, 6 Aug 2013, The Baltimore Sun
Happy Birthday, Virtuous Pedophiles!
, James Cantor, 15 Jul 2013, Sexology Today Blog
Are Some Men Born Pedophiles? New Science Says Yes
, Steven Rosenfeld, 21 Feb 2013, AlterNet
Pedophilia, Preemptive Imprisonment, and the Ethics of Predisposition
, Kyle Edwards, 21 Jan 2013, University of Oxford
Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia
, Alan Zarembo, 14 Jan 2013, LA Times
The Science of Sex Abuse
, Rachel Aviv, 14 Jan 2013, The New Yorker
Paedophilia: Bringing Dark Desires To Light
, Jon Henley, 2 Jan 2013, The Guardian
Why we must talk about Britten’s boys
, Martin Kettle, 21 Dec 2012, The Guardian
Sandusky Will Die in Prison
, Fred Berlin, 9 Oct 2012, Vice
How Can We Stop Pedophiles? Stop treating them like monsters
, Jennifer Bleyer, 24 Sep 2012, slate.com
Born This Way: Sympathy and Science for Those Who Want to Have Sex with Children
, Cord Jefferson, 7 Sep 2012, gawker.com
Meet pedophiles who mean well: The men behind VirtuousPedophiles.com are attracted to children but devoted to denying their desires
, Tracy Clarke-Flory, 30 Jun 2012, Salon.com
It’s easy to demonise paedophiles. But it’s not the answer
, Stan Ruszczynski, 24 Aug 2008, The Guardian
Boy Crazy (about how the early pro-contact organizations created a backlash for pedophiles in general)
, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, 15 May 2006, Boston Magazine