Licensed Pennsylvania sex therapist defends ‘minor-attracted persons’ in viral video

A licensed sex therapist and counselor sparked backlash on social media after posting a video where she appeared to defend “minor-attracted persons.” “They are probably the most vilified population of folks in our culture,” Miranda Galbreath says in the video posted on YouTube titled “Let’s talk about minor-attracted persons.” Galbreath goes on to explain that “most folks” make “incorrect assumptions”

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OR: County couple kicked out of motel due to pregnancy

A Multnomah County couple is suing Do Good Multnomah, a local non-profit, for allegedly kicking them out of their residence based on familial status. Megan and James Vanness were participants in Do Good Multnomah’s (DGM’s) “Motel Based Emergency Shelter Program,” according to the lawsuit filed in early August, which says DGM describes the program as a shelter that “has transitioned

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7th Circuit rules residency restriction is “retroactive”, remands to find out whether it’s punitive.

In order for a law to violate the Constitutional prohibition against Ex Post Facto laws, it must be (a) retroactive, and (b) punitive. In 2018 the Village of Hartland, Wisconsin decided it had too many registrants living in it’s village, so it created a moratorium on “the establishment of “Temporary or Permanent Residence” by a “Designated Offender,” within the Village”

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Brevard County sticks by tough ordinance restricting sex offenders

Brevard County commissioners reaffirmed their tough stance toward registered sex offenders by making only making minor changes to a regulation limiting where they can go — even as the measure is being challenged in court. The commission updated section 74 of the county code on Tuesday to allow businesses to register as a park so long as the business is used for recreation

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Have you been impacted by Florida’s 3-day requirements or Driver’s License branding?

If you have been impacted by either (a) Florida’s 3-day reporting requirement for change in temporary residence, or (b) having your driver’s license branded with the unique identifier designating you are on the sex offender registry (or both a and b), we want to hear about your experience. We want this information because FAC will be submitting declarations and/or a

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Tennessee nurses push for new law to add protection from sex offenders

Nurses in Nashville are hoping to put a new bill on the books that would add another layer of protection against registered sex offenders. The hope is to have legislators take up a bill that would require sex offenders to present their offender identification card once inside the hospital. “You would go register at the front desk, like any other

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