If there is one thing that upsets the gay community, it‚Äôs the accusation that most (or many) gay men are pedophiles. Closely related to this accusation is the charge that they‚Äôre grooming boys for sex. Every gay man with whom I‚Äôve ever interacted about these subjects has categorically denied them, and to a man, they seemed as repulsed at the idea of pedophilia as I was. And personally, I do actually believe them. It‚Äôs true that ‚Äúman boy love‚Äù was often celebrated in gay circles throughout recorded history.It‚Äôs also true that, to this day, there is more ‚Äúintergenerational‚Äù dating among gay men.It‚Äôs also true that infamous pedophile groups like NAMBLA were at the forefront of the modern gay activist movement. And it‚Äôs true that some of the most celebrated gay icons, including Allen Ginsberg and Larry Kramer, spoke sympathetically of NAMBLA and the like. (To be clear, they endorsed ‚Äúfully consensual man-boy relationships,‚Äù as if such a thing were morally possible.).  However, MICHAEL BROWN IS NOT EQUATING HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICE WITH PEDOPHILIA. I still believe this statement to be true.
Label: hate