ScottyFLLForger/LCForger/blobandcornhole and other Pedophiles Argue
Their Case in the Journal of Homosexuality
Gay culture does not grant the pedophile movement general acceptance. It
does, however, offer a peripheral credibility to this movement which
pedophilia has never been granted in the culture at large. Members of
NAMBLA (The North American Man-Boy Love Association) march in some gay
pride parades.
The academic Journal of Homosexuality (vol. 20, nos. 1/2, l990) has also
explored the issue of "Male Intergenerational Intimacy" in a generally
approving manner. (Back issues of this journal can be ordered by calling
Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH.)
Discrimination Against a Minority
The vast majority of the articles in "Male Intergenerational Intimacy"
argue that pedophilia should be freed from categorization as child
abuse. In the foreword, Dr. Gunter Schmidt closes by saying that "Each
individual case must be looked upon on its own merits...the threat to
make all pedophile acts punishable by law can barely be labeled
civilized...it implies discrimination and persecution of a minority and
should be abolished." (p. 4)
Another group of writers (two psychologists and a lawyer--Sandfort,
Brongersma, and Naerssen) argue that "the current social climate makes
it rather difficult to look at [pedophilic] relationships in an
objective way." (p.5)
"Born that Way and Can't Change"
In another article, "'The Main Thing is Being Wanted': Some Case Studies
on Adult Sexual Experiences with Children," the author says that
one-third of the pedophiles he has studied claimed that "their sexual
desire for children is a natural part of their constitution. This desire
is variously described as 'inbred,' 'innate,' 'a fact of nature,'
'inherent in them,' etc. The leitmotif of their accounts is 'this is me'
or 'just the way I am.'"
The author concludes that the feeling of being "born a pedophile" makes
them feel they cannot change, and therefore they are convinced they have
the same right as other people to pursue the "natural" expression of
their sexuality. (p. 133). The same author quotes a respondent's belief
that "if adult-child sex was commonplace, the majority of it would
surely be good for both participants." (p. 137).
Psychology Must Remain "Unbiased"
Another article ("Boy-Lovers and their Influence on Boys," by Edward
Brongersma) complains about the "bias" which labels man-boy sex as
"abuse, molestation, assault, " etc. Dr. Brongersma complains that
researchers are unable to remain objective about pedophilia, saying
"...many people...exhibit such violently emotional hostility toward
boy-lovers because they fear their own...pedophile impulses." (p. l53).
Dr. Brongersma goes on to cite cases in which social workers achieved
"miracles with apparently incorrigible young delinquents--not by
preaching to them but by sleeping with them." He describes how these
sexual relationships "did far more good than years in reformatories."
(p. l6l).
He advises that the loving pedophile can offer a "companionship,
security and protection" which neither peers nor parents can provide (p.
l62) and goes on to say that parents should look upon the pedophile who
loves their son "not as a rival or competitor, not as a thief of their
property, but as a partner in the boy's upbringing, someone to be
welcomed into their home..."
Children's Rights to Autonomy
Another writer, David Thorstad, argues for "freedom of sexual expression
for young people and children" (p. 255) and quotes a lesbian who talks
of the "rich texture" of her experiences as a molested child.
Writer Gerald Jones says that "same-sex intergenerational intimacy may
be developmentally functional" (p. 279) and says, "Some studies have
found benign or even beneficial results in boys who were at the time
involved with men" (p. 280). Dr. Jones speaks approvingly of recent
studies which discuss pedophilia in "value-neutral terms." (p. 280)
Along the same vein, The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review interviewed poet
Allen Ginsberg, a homosexual pedophile, shortly before his recent death.
In a generally flattering article, they report Ginsburg's philosophy
(not mentioned by the mainstream press) about sex with children, and
offer no judgmental comment about it. The article is entitled, "The
Liberation is the Word" (Summer 1997):
(Allen Ginsberg): "Like the whole labeling of pedophiles as 'child
molesters.' Everybody likes little kids. All you've got to do is walk
through the Vatican and see all the little statues of little
prepubescents, pubescents, and postpubescents. Naked kids have been a
staple of delight for centuries, for both parents and onlookers. So to
label pedophilia as criminal is ridiculous."
*ScottyFLLForger/LCForger/blobandcornhole sez he just can't help it he
was born that way*
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