(note: she doesn't actually name Prostasia, but both Cantor and Walker from the article are Prostasia people, so I think it is safe to consider this a pro-Prostasia piece. )
She defends the now-jobless Allyn Walker (formerly of Prostasia) who was removed from Old Dominion for her pedo takes.
In typical Nasty Dasty fashion, she outright LIES about why there was a furor over Walker. It wasn't just that she used the term MAPS, it's that she advocated for loli and deep fake CP to be given to pedos as part of their therapy! But that would be less popular with her USA Today readers, so let's just blame it on her saying "MAPS"! The "Cantor" she talks with is James Cantor, who is well-regarded in gender-critical circles for his research on AGPs. However, in the past few years, he joined up with Prostasia. While this doesn't discredit his AGP research, it made a big, fat target for the TRA crowd to go after: "You call us pedophiles and Mr. AGP is on the fucking Prostasia board?" Sigh, it's a bad look. Oh well. Fuck Cantor, fuck Prostasia.
While I'm trying to have some fun with this, the takeaway aside from her pedo apologism is that she will LIE about her subjects. You know, like a liar! "Walker was removed for saying MAPS.... and Byuu is really, really dead!"
Scientists who study the disorder say there is a growing consensus that pedophilia is determined in the womb.
www.usatoday.com
An academic at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, who talked about “destigmatizing pedophilia” and referred to pedophiles as "minor-attracted people" resigned in November following outcry over the phrase. Allyn Walker argued destigmatizing the attraction would allow more people to seek help and ultimately prevent child sexual abuse.
There is growing support in the field for Walker's point of view. While Cantor said there's no treatment that can turn a pedophile into a non-pedophile, pedophiles can be taught self-control and compensatory strategies, which he said is more likely if they're under the care of a professional. He argues that pedophiles need to be able to access therapy, which can be difficult since those afflicted may be ashamed to seek help or worried about being reported to the authorities if they do.
"Where do you want the person? Therapy is where he should be going, and all we've done is make it very, very difficult for a pedophile to get that," Cantor said. "Which to me is insane. It makes the problem worse."
