The Prostasia Conversations

Prostasia Conversations: Anthology

In this final anthology episode of the Prostasia Conversations for now, experts and personalities from around the world talk on child sexual abuse, human rights, and sex positivity. Here are links to the source videos: Elizabeth Letourneau on society’s failure to invest in prevention Pleasure educator Euphemia Russell speaks about her consent-focused approach to sex education for people of all ages. Dr Gilian Tenbergen and Candice Christiansen talk about a new treatment program in New York State Jillian Keenan on why spanking of children should be treated as sexual battery Ignacio Rivera on their intersectional and sex-positive approach to child sexual abuse prevention and healing Fay Brown talks about some of the conditions that may be associated with survival of child sexual abuse Veronica Yates explains how childrens’ rights are human rights Andrew Puddephatt, Chair of the Internet Watch Foundation, the UK charity responsible for maintaining databases of illegal images of minors Jillian York, Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about obscenity David Prescott, Chair of the National Adolescent Perpetration Network (NAPN) about children and adolescents who offend sexually against other minors Micah Waxman on handling helpline calls from potential abusers Professor Eric Goldman on CSAM and politics Adult performer Alison Rey about her complicated history of being groomed as a child Susan Wright from the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom on BDSM and consent Sex educator August McLaughlin on how comprehensive sex ed aids prevention Researcher Lauren Stevens on how stigma fuels offending Survivor activist Jenna Quinn on the children taboo face about disclosing The post Prostasia Conversations: Anthology appeared first on Prostasia Foundation.

Prostasia Conversations: Allyn Walker

Allyn Walker is an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Their book, A Long Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity is one of the first scholarly studies of minor-attracted people who do not offend. I talked to Allyn about their research, the stigma attached to this population, and what they learned about strategies to prevent offending. If you or someone you know struggles with attractions to minors, you can find support and resources here. The post Prostasia Conversations: Allyn Walker appeared first on Prostasia Foundation.

Prostasia Conversations: Andrew Pari

Andrew Pari is America’s leading authority on the arousal response in sexualized violence and related taboo topics in the sexual assault field. In this conversation he talks about his work on researching and treating clients who experience arousal during sexual assault. Resources: Andrew’s website: Sexual Assault AwarenessAn edited transcript of this conversation The post Prostasia Conversations: Andrew Pari appeared first on Prostasia Foundation.

Prostasia Conversations: social media attacks

Early in September Prostasia was the center of a social media firestorm on Twitter. The attacks started with opponents of sex workers, but soon spread across the political spectrum, including some progressives, some centrists, and many people with strong connections to alt right networks. Prostasia has been targeted before. This attack was larger and more violent than some in the past. We decided to have a discussion with some of Prostasia’s leadership about the motivation for these social media pile-ons, the accusations themselves, and how they have affected Prostasia. The discussion included Prostasia’s Executive Director Jeremy Malcolm, Prostasia’s Program Director Meagan Ingerman, and Prostasia’s Director of Communication, Noah Berlatsky. The post Prostasia Conversations: social media attacks appeared first on Prostasia Foundation.

Prostasia Conversations: sex educator for teens

An author and the founder and director of a sex education website for teens talks to Noah Berlatsky about the obstacles they have encountered in providing sex education to young people online, teen dating during lockdown, and how young people process abuse. Note: this episode was originally published with the name of the guest and their website. These have now been removed due to online abuse and harassment directed against us and the guest. The post Prostasia Conversations: sex educator for teens appeared first on Prostasia Foundation.