“So, how are the pedophiles doing?” As a group psychotherapist for convicted sex offenders on parole and probation who also operates a private practice for queer people, I am bombarded with comments and questions from friends and family: “Aren’t you scared?” “I could never do that.” “What’s it like to talk to all those child molesters?” At first I was surprised to hear some of my most educated, liberal friends ask questions that were, to me, biased and misinformed. I had assumed that, as queers and allies, my friends would have a…
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