given the way you present the questions as being "posed from the point of view of boys of any and all ages" if a boy wants to explore or experiment with anyone and the other party is willing (peer or older) and the boy is the initiator he certainly should have the right to do it free of legal interference ...or being told he has been abused or harmed If they do, what – if any – are the conditions? the conditions arise when the other party (particularly an adult who is sexually attracted to boys) attributes boyish exuberance or sexual playfulness (lewd jokes for example) and affection as being a sexual come-on....and then acts on that the condition then is that it must be clear that the boy wants it and is the initiator and that the relationship you have with him is close enough to warrant such intimacy Just to be clear, my statements here are - as you requested - hypothetical and based on a hypothetical world ....though the truth is that social and legal restraints on such relationships do not exist in a vacuum and are an intrinsic part of the fabric of our society. Therefore, in our society TODAY sexual activities with a boy (even if they never come to the attention of Johnny Law) have a stigma I would not wish to impose upon a boy. did i answer your questions to your satisfaction? I know you asked for brief statements, so hopefully this will suffice |