If you’re a journalist working on a story related to people attracted to children or adolescents, you may be looking to speak to people with first-hand experience – real people who are attracted to minors, mental health professionals who know and work with them, and researchers with direct expertise studying this population.
B4U-ACT may be able to assist, whether that involves providing contacts for interviews, providing interviews from representatives of B4U-ACT ourselves, or working directly with you to present accurate information about minor-attracted people while meeting journalistic ethics standards and avoiding sensationalism or stereotypes.
We have previously provided interviews or statements for the following stories:
- Jennifer Bleyer, Slate, How Can We Stop Pedophiles? Stop treating them like monsters September 24, 2012
- Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times, Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia January 14, 2013
- CBC Radio’s Ideas with Paul Kennedy, Born That Way? May 1, 2014
- Luke Malone, Matter, You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now? August 11, 2014
- APF Fact Check, A flag for pedophiles? It exists, but it is not a push for inclusion in the LGBT community July 9, 2019
- Shayla Love, Vice, Pedophilia Is a Mental Health Issue. It’s Still Not Treated as One August 24, 2020
- Alexis Tereszcuk, Lead Stories, Fact Check: NO Evidence Pastel Rainbow ‘MAP’ Flag Signifies Normalizing Pedophilia May 21, 2023
- Grace Abels, PolitiFact, Internet-created flag for pedophiles is not connected to LGBTQ+ community June 8, 2023
- Chris Lyford, Psychotherapy Networker, The Client No One Wants To Treat: What Happens When We Shun Pedophiles in Our Practices, May/June 2024
If you’re interested in presenting a humane, authentic, and research-informed portrayal of people attracted to minors, or learning about the work B4U-ACT does, please send media requests to b4uact@b4uact.org. Or, see other ways to contact us.
