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In an update shared after Gays Against Groomers was permanently banned from using PayPal, the anti-child-sexualization group revealed the payment processing company permits groups that support pedophiles to use its services.

Gays Against Groomers posted screenshots last week that show an organization called the Protasia Foundation is permitted to use both PayPal and Venmo to process donations to its partner the "MAP Support Club." MAP stands for "minor attracted people," a euphemism for pedophiles. Both groups advocate for the acceptance of pedophilia as a sexual orientation, rather than a depraved perversion.

"While we’re not allowed to conduct business on PayPal, guess who is… an organization that offers a support group for 'MAPs,'" Gays Against Groomers tweeted. "@PayPal banned us for being against pedophilia, but allow actual pedophile groups to use their services unabated."

\u201cJUST IN: While we\u2019re not allowed to conduct business on PayPal, guess who is\u2026 an organization that offers a support group for \u201cMAPs\u201d\n\n@PayPal banned us for being against pedophilia, but allow actual pedophile groups to use their services unabated.\n\n#BoycottPayPal\u201d
— Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers (@Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers) 1663883497

Protasia is a California-based progressive charity that claims to fight child sexual abuse in a "balanced" and "evidence-based" approach that reduces "harms caused to children and others" by "our society's predominantly reactive child protection agenda." The group states that "peer support for stigmatized populations," or pedophiles, is believed by some experts to reduce sexual abuse.

The separate organization MAP Support Club is "a community for minor attracted people to find friendship and understanding among peers." The support club operates a chat-based "peer-support network" for adolescents and adults who feel sexual urges toward children. Protasia partners with MAP Support Club and says it serves as the organization's legal point of contact.

"Since the average age at which minor attracted people discover their attractions is 14 years old and since a large proportion of CSA is committed by adolescents against younger minors, this is an important endeavor in helping teenagers come to terms with their attractions in a harm-free and law-abiding way," Protasia's website states. "Adults and teens cannot message each other on MSC."

MAP Support Club runs its own staff, according to Protasia, which has created open source software to help monitor chatrooms for illegal child pornography "as an additional safeguarding measure."

Critics like Canadian writer Anna Slatz have attacked Protasia's mission, highlighting how the organization seeks to mainstream pedophilia by campaigning against child pornography bans, advocating for the legalization of child sex dolls, and funding research for "fantasy sexual outlets" for pedophiles.

Gays Against Groomers complained that an organization that literally defends pedophiles is permitted to use PayPal and Venmo while their group, which opposes indoctrinating children with "radical gender theory," is accused of hatred, intolerance, and discrimination.

After a bit more digging, it appears Prostasia is not a fine organization, and seems to not care about protecting c… https://t.co/oBkikBjrn7
— Gays Against Gr██mers (@Gays Against Gr██mers) 1663885481

PayPal did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

PayPal shuts down accounts belonging to groups that opposed drag queen story hour with kids



PayPal this week shut down multiple accounts associated with groups critical of the transgender movement, including the U.K.-based Free Speech Union and the nonprofit Gays Against Groomers.

"We have just been BANNED from @Venmo and @PayPal (within minutes of each other) for 'violating' their user agreements," Gays Against Groomers announced on Twitter Tuesday, sharing screenshots of emails from the payment processing companies. "We are an organization that consists entirely of gay people whose only mission is to safeguard children from abuse. Woke homophobia is real, folks."

\u201cBREAKING: We have just been BANNED from @Venmo and @PayPal (within minutes of each other) for \u201cviolating\u201d their user agreements. \n\nWe are an organization that consists entirely of gay people whose only mission is to safeguard children from abuse. \n\nWoke homophobia is real, folks.\u201d
— Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers (@Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers) 1663656430

"And more importantly than the woke homophobia is the fact that more and more companies are coming out in full support of the sexualization, indoctrination, and medicalization of minors," Gays Against Groomers added. "They will soon regret this unprecedented decision. Stay tuned."

The emails from Venmo and PayPal accuse Gays Against Groomers of violating each company's respective user agreement. The group, which represents "a coalition of gay people who oppose the recent trend of indoctrinating, sexualizing and medicalizing children," was permanently banned on both platforms. PayPal owns Venmo.

On the same day, the Telegraph reported that PayPal shut down the accounts of Free Speech Union, its founder Toby Young, and his opinion and news website the Daily Sceptic last week without a clear explanation. Free Speech Union is a nonpartisan organization that opposes cancel culture and has defended academics who have criticized transgenderism and people who have been fired for expressing their opinions.

Young told the Telegraph that PayPal claimed the accounts violated its "Acceptable Use Policy" and said the banning was a "sinister form of cancel culture."

\u201cThe FSU has been demonetised by @PayPal for daring to stand up for #freespeech.\n\nThank you to all who stand in solidarity with us \u2013 existing members, supporters, and the many new members joining us today. \n\nHere's a thread about who we are and what we do.\u201d
— The Free Speech Union (@The Free Speech Union) 1663771386

A PayPal spokesman would not comment on individual customers, but told the paper PayPal "regularly assesses activity against our long-standing Acceptable Use Policy and will discontinue our relationship with account holders who are found to violate our policies."

“Achieving the balance between protecting the ideals of tolerance, diversity and respect for people of all backgrounds and upholding the values of free expression and open dialogue can be difficult, but we do our best to achieve it,” the spokesperson said, according to the Telegraph.

Further comments from PayPal given to the Advocate suggest the bans are related to both Free Speech Union and Gays Against Groomers' public opposition to "radical gender theory" and drag queen story hours in schools.

\u201cWe just learned through a hit piece written about us by @TheAdvocateMag that @PayPal banned our accounts intentionally. \n\nThey said that don\u2019t allow the promotion of discrimination but literally discriminated against us for being (the wrong kind of) gay?? Make it make sense.\u201d
— Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers (@Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers) 1663700440

"PayPal's policy is not to allow our services to be used for activities that promote hate, violence, or discriminatory intolerance," the spokesperson wrote. "We base our reviews of accounts on these parameters, taking action when we deem that individuals or organizations have violated this policy."

Hours after being banned by PayPal, Gays Against Groomers shared that the group's gmail account had also been disabled.

\u201cBREAKING: After being banned by @PayPal and @Venmo less than 24 hours ago, We have JUST been banned by @Google! \n\nBig tech is coordinating a massive attack on our organization for trying to protect children. THIS IS INSANE.\u201d
— Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers (@Gays Against Gr\u2588\u2588mers) 1663732091

"Big tech is coordinating a massive attack on our organization for trying to protect children. THIS IS INSANE."

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