shyguy just posted an interesting article at BC, about the term "pedophile", and one sentence therein goes a long way to explaining why I feel it is completely natural to think of myself, a boylover, as "gay". " I have known two boys who tried to understand me as a "pedophile," and it simply was not possible, for they could not see themselves as "children." To them, I was gay, and strange. They both liked me a lot" I think that places the question squarely into the right perspective. What does the boy think? If a boy falls in love with you, does he think of you as "pedophile"? If so, then what is he? More likely he thinks of you as gay, as he is, and he's thankful for it, and doesn't understand your objections to him falling in love with you. Peace, F.O.D. |