The Taboos of Touch

Bob Cox alerted us to This Alternet Story on \”Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex\” says the media is responding to what can only be called the usual suspects — a posse of moral conservatives and practitioners of discredited therapy who\’ve been wreaking havoc lately on scientific research and academic freedom.

The story is written by Debbie Nathan, who was on was on the committee the University of Minnesota Press asked to review \”Harmful to Minors\” suitability for publication.

She says:
\”As someone who has written about sex abuse panics and who has spent the last few years raising a teenaged son and daughter, I was struck by how smart the book is. \”