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- From: TMCCART3@ua1vm.ua.edu (Tracey McCartney)
- Subject: Re: Pedophilia as sexual orientation
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:27:31 GMT
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- In article <1k18f0INN2o4@meaddata.meaddata.com>
- markw@meaddata.com (Mark Wasson) writes:
-
- >There is a discussion on our company's local net concerning pedophilia as
- >one type of sexual orientation. Although the thread did start with
- >someone mentioning homosexuals and pedophilia in the same sentence, the
- >two have now been separated in the discussion.
- >
- >The discussion has brought up the question of whether laws put in place to
- >provide civil rights protection on the basis of sexual orientation would
- >somehow include pedophilia as a sexual orientation.
- >
- >I assume that current laws protecting minors from sexual imposition by
- >adults regardless of gender preference would still apply. However, if
- >pedophilia is a sexual orientation, how far would the rights of the
- >pedophile extend. Presumably they end where the rights of the child begin,
- >but would a daycare center, for example, be able to query potential
- >employees on this?
- >
- >Any comments, suggestions, etc., so that I can hold up my end of the
- >argument?
- >
- >Mark
-
- I don't know whether this will help you, but it seems that there needs to
- be a *legal* *definition* of sexual orientation, probably involving some
- element of consent between adults. That way "orientation" and "criminal
- activity" would be two separate issues in the courts.
-
- Tracey
-