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November 1--Even though the study that was published by the American Psychological Association shocked and stunned the nation, it was not a surprise to the leaders of the profession. 

They were well aware that the Journal of Homosexuality had published a special issue in 1990 that was supportive of child-adult sex. One of the articles in that issue said that parents should look at a pedophile as "a partner in the boy’s upbringing, someone to be welcomed into their home." A professor at the State University of New York said he looks forward to the day when Americans will "get over their hysteria about child abuse." 

An author in that special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality was also an author of the study that was published by the psychologists. Therefore, this new study wasn’t any surprise to the psychologists. It is a trend that is building to make adult-child sex a normal, legitimate behavior.

The only thing that surprised them was the strong, negative reaction they received when they attempted to help this trend become more mainstream.

The trend is also seen in the psychiatric profession. The American Psychiatric Association very quietly changed its diagnostic manual a few years back so that a person no longer has a "disorder" simply because he "molests" children.

To be diagnosed as "disordered," the psychiatrists will look to the psyche of the adult. If the adult does not feel anxious about the relationship with the child or if he is not impaired in his work or social relationships, then he has no "disorder." The psychiatrists have many explanations for this, and Dr. Mogul, who is a director of their association, attempted to explain it at the rally. She said, for example, that a murderer may not be "mentally ill" and have a "disorder." But she knows, or she should know, that a person who commits murder in one action of passion is totally different from a person with a lifetime desire and compulsion to have sex with children. 

The trend is also evident in Massachusetts. For example, a popular columnist for the Boston Phoenix wrote in March, 1999, that any concern about pedophilia is only "gay bashing." He said that it is "simply the latest in a series of ongoing attacks on gay people and gay rights that use the protection of children as a cover for homophobia." But he went on in the last paragraph with the standard canard of pedophiles that children should be "empowered" and have the "autonomy" to have the ability to have sex with anyone they wish. He wrote, "Gay-bashing under the guise of child protection will never go away until we as a culture can discuss the lives and needs of children openly and honestly – and include recognition of their sexuality, freedom and autonomy [emphasis added]." 
 

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