ABOUT THE 2022-2023 ANTI-REGISTRY ACTIVISM SURVEY & DISCLAIMERS

This survey is the culmination of years of analysis. The goal of this report is to help Anti-Registry Activists understand trends within our own movement in order to better serve our cause and provide an honest critique of our movement as a whole. There WILL be harsh statements at times made in this report, but in all fairness, I received my own share of criticism on my ability to make surveys and/or accusations of having an agenda in how my survey was structured. 

The raw numbers are given in this report and it is up to you to decide what the numbers mean to you. Any opinions expressed within this report are my own based on what I feel the numbers mean to me. 

Any statements, comments, or error reports should be emailed to iamthefallen1@yahoo.com

FAIR USE STATEMENT

Fair Use Statement: This report is (c) 2025 Derek W. Logue of OnceFallen.com and this report can be shared in part or in whole under 17 US Code §107. To put plainly, you can download and print this report or parts of it for educational, non-profit use such as citations for personal research and sharing, use in a classroom setting, use in legislative testimony, etc. Commercial use not allowed: selling this report above cost of material printing, or plaigerizing this work as your own.

I’d love to see future reports use my results as the basis for their own research, so feel free to replicate parts or all of my survey to conduct your own surveys. 

THE 2022-2023 ANTI-REGISTRY ACTIVISM SURVEY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

“If an offender violates the law then yes they should and must report but maintain objectivity. Not all offenders will reoffend; 95% of offenders want to seek to be a vital part of society in all areas.” – A survey respondent

This is a survey of 695 persons who we can consider “Anti-Registry Activists” (ARAs, i.e., Registered Persons, their Loved Ones, and Others who have no direct ties to a Registered Person but are actively seeking to reform or abolish sex offense registration laws). This survey included questions on demographics, their support and participation of anti-registry activism, the impact of the registry on their personal lives, their view on certain cultural norms, and their views on politics, the government, the media, and law enforcement. Many of the survey responses have been consistent with similar studies on the experiences and attitudes of Registered Persons and their Loved Ones. There are a handful of unique, prevailing themes in this survey that shape the anatomy of the Anti-Registry Movement:

1. Older white males with higher levels of education than the average American comprise the core of the Anti-Registry Movement, yet they are more likely to experience financial and housing hardships than the average American.
2. Overall, views of anti-registry activism are positive. There is, however, a huge disconnect between what ARAs feel our movement should be striving to achieve and the individual ARA’s personal participation in the movement. While respondents mostly agree on engaging in a variety of strategies to advance these efforts, nearly half do not personally engage in any of these activities. The more labor-intensive or public the strategy, the less likely people want to get involved. Financial reasons, personal obligations, and fear for personal safety are the most cited reasons for not participating in anti-registry activism. Most activists stated they prefer to stay in their own state and not travel afar to engage in activist events. Furthermore, supporters of NARSOL are the least likely to support public awareness events and the least likely to engage in any kind of activism activity.
3. Shockingly, only 55% of ARAs believe the registry should be completely abolished; the other 45% support a law enforcement only (“LEO-only”) registry or a registry posting only those who are determined to be a “high-risk.” Those who support a limited registry believe it should be largely reserved for recidivists, trafficking convictions, CP producers, and those who admit to being or are clinically diagnosed as pedophiles. More ARAs responded they would welcome a victim advocate than those who responded they would a Minor Attracted Person or a clinically diagnosed “pedophile.”
4. Politics deeply divides ARAs just as it does for the US in general. Overall, Republican voters tend to be less engaged in activism than Democratic voters and are more likely to hold onto key cultural and political beliefs that hinder registry reform and abolition efforts, such as support for online conspiracies like the belief in cultural “grooming” or the debunked Satanic Ritual Abuse scares that have resurfaced in modern online human trafficking conspiracies. Still, even Republican voters see the Democratic Party as being more beneficial to anti-registry activism.

In short, Anti-Registry Activists are a small and fragmented group of mostly older white men on the registry and their loved ones, highly educated yet less capable of earning a living. We are positive we are making an impact yet we cannot agree on whether or not to fight for abolishment of the registry or merely for reform. While most are positive our movement is making positive strides, they want us to do more yet too few engage in activism. Most activism is done at the state and local level. American politics greatly divides us and loyalty to political views may even override activism efforts. These are all major issues that with to be addressed if we are to improve our activist efforts.