Our purpose is to give you a glimpse of pedophilia online and some understanding of the justifications and rationalizations used by pedophiles. We also offer links to websites where you may report child pornography online and to groups organizing against child sexual abuse. We regret that there are few links pertaining to therapy for pedophiles, a lack which we consider to be a reflection less of the intractability of the disorder than of an emphasis on punishment in place of treatment. The vast majority of child sexual abuse is heterosexual, perpetrated upon young females by male relatives, trusted friends of the family, and other authority figures such as teachers, priests and ministers. The vast majority of child abductions are carried out by parents involved in divorce and custody disputes.
Most child prostitution is also heterosexual.
Scapegoating queers serves to deflect attention from these tragic realities. But this doesn't mean that we should avert our eyes from the problem and its victims. Nor does it mean that same-sex child abuse does not occur. The fear of being labelled pedophiles has long prevented queers from standing up for the rights and supporting the needs of children and teenagers. Our silence has not stopped us from being unfairly accused, nor has it aided those being abused.