On December the 19th I made the following request:
"Are you a regular reader of ConsentingAdultsHumans? What are your thoughts about the way forward for paedophiles and the children they love?
Do you believe there is any hope for us? or are we doomed to perpetual hate and stigma? What future should we aim for?
Most importantly – how do we achieve that future? What should we not be doing? What have we done right in the past and what have we done wrong?
I invite you, kind (or, indeed, un-‘kind’) reader, to submit between 400 and 600 words sharing your thoughts on the right way forward for our love and our community."
I thought, what with the approaching New Year, it might be a good time to take stock and think about what is the best way forward for us (maybe even thinking that there is a 'way forward' for us is being overly optimistic?).
I've to date received seven responses - all of them interesting and well thought-out.
Because of there being so many contributions I'll be publishing them in two installments - the next one will, I hope, go on-line Saturday.
Hopefully there will be some enlightening responses and debates in the comments section.
https://consentinghumans.wordpress.com/2015/12/30/road-maps-to-a-kinder-world-part-one/