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Originally Posted by dellinger63
I had a minute and this is what I was speaking of
By Danzig as I thought
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbo...lestation.html
The distinction between a victim's gender and a perpetrator's sexual orientation is important because many child molesters don't really have an adult sexual orientation. They have never developed the capacity for mature sexual relationships with other adults, either men or women. Instead, their sexual attractions focus on children – boys, girls, or children of both sexes.
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the important point is that many child molesters cannot be meaningfully described as homosexuals, heterosexuals, or bisexuals (in the usual sense of those terms) because they are not really capable of a relationship with an adult man or woman. Instead of gender, their sexual attractions are based primarily on age. These individuals – who are often characterized as fixated – are attracted to children, not to men or women.
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This well known lack of a linkage between homosexuality and child molestation accounts for why relatively little research has directly addressed the issue. Proving something we already know simply isn't a priority. |
i don't read that as stating pedophiles lack a preference for any specific gender. Replace the term "men and women" with "adults" and i think the author's meaning will be clearer.