Mu Perspectives
Mu Perspectives presents the ideas and personal writings of Mu Committee Members in blog format. These essays do not represent the collective policies or positions of Mu, which are best summarized by our principles here, and elsewhere on our site.
Our lead authors: Brian Ribbon, Jim Burton, Percy Shelley, Tommaso Battista.
Jim Burton
In episode 8 of the recent Open Hearts podcast, we hear from Blossom, a Zoophile community member and X/Twitter user who has seen significant progress towards an alliance between MAPs and Zoophiles since their entry into the community some time around 2023. The basis for this alliance, is that all paraphilias (as they see it) are subject to the same type of stigma from the same hostile groups.
It then follows, why not work together with members of the paraphile community towards our common goals?
One important argument here is that when we drill down and ask ourselves what is really preventing the communities f...
Mu Lowdown (easy-reading) article by Jim Burton.
Examples of attractions between minors and adults are surprisingly easy to find in popular culture, despite the tide of hysteria enveloping the mainstream media. One can only assume the theme sells just as well to the public as it does to lawmakers and shrinks.
But what happened when MAPs took the initiative, and decided to put out their own graphical and audio productions? Magazines have long been known as a staple of the MAP community. Indeed, they were an essential lifeline in pre-internet times.
A recent deep-dive into the archives by researchers in the community has also revealed...