First, "MAPS" is an umbrella term that tries to encompass too many divergent sexual interests, therefore is useless. Second is your statement: It was the 1980s that marked the beginning of the full-scale moral panic in the US. It may appear that way to the poorly informed, but actually "moral panics/sex panics" have occurred repeatedly in the 20th century in the U.S. My post gives links to materials that explain more fully. Uncontrolled Desires: Estelle B. Freedman[link] https://www.boychat.org/messages/1642597.htm |