I also think that it would help our cause if we had dialogue with people who shared intimacy and don't feel victimized It might help you feel better that your desires do not have a necessary and inherent link to harm -- something that I also believe. But I believe there is an unavoidable *risk* of serious harm, which means it is never OK to do it. But the existence of some people who were not harmed is perfectly consistent with "never do it". Politically, in dealing with the world, I do not think it will help your cause in the slightest. Let them speak if they will. The idea that there are boy-lovers standing beside them (or even behind the scenes) will hurt their credibility. I wish there was, I don't know, a forum for people like that or something, so they would gather willingly in the same place I think so too, because no one should feel pressured into feeling victimized -- they should be able to feel what they feel. But I'd say you have to leave it to them and keep any pedohpiel fingerprints off it. |