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To: Carl Pearlston
The former are properly called pedophiles, while the latter should be termed ephebophiles, even though in popular parlance the term pedophilia is used to cover all age groups. The distinction is important, because pedophilia is deemed an incurable mental illness---a sick condition having nothing to do with one’s sexual orientation---whereas same-sex ephebophilia is seen as normative by a part of the homosexual community.

This statement is way behind the times. According to DSM-IV, "[r]ecurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger)" is not considered a mental problem at all unless "[t]he fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning."

In short, a happy pedophile is a mentally healthy pedophile.

Pedophilia is well on its way to being accepted and normalized courtesy of the same people who championed the acceptance and normalization of homosexuality.

5 posted on 05/30/2002 6:47:08 AM PDT by Kevin Curry
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To: Kevin Curry
In short, a happy pedophile is a mentally healthy pedophile.

... only in very fruity communities.

15 posted on 06/02/2002 9:07:42 AM PDT by bimbo
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