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The problem of pedophilia
 There was a time when homosexuality was condemned by society as something unnatural, disgusting and reprehensible. Mores have "liberalized" world "open-minded" and slowly using propaganda carried out by homosexual activists, arrived today very tolerant society with this psychological disorder.
Pedophilia is still regarded as a reprehensible thing. Pedophiles are convicted by the law for sexual relations with minors. Here, however, that things began to change. Pedophiles tactics learned from the experience and "fellow" gay and went to the West campaign to legalize pedophilia. As if homosexuality is to see scientific studies prove that pedophiles were born that way, he can not change and it is unfair to blame them. Finally, pedophile activists will demand rights and even the right to take the victims.
The tactics used by pedophiles are borrowed from homosexual propaganda campaigns.
A fringe element makes its way to the center
N.A.M.B.L.A. (North American Man-Boy Love Association - North American Association for love between men and boys) was once a lonely voice who advocate the normalization of pedophilia. NAMBLA representatives attending gay parades as a fringe element of the gay rights movement.
Then in 1990, the Journal of Homosexuality gay had a double issue devoted to adult-child sexual relations, called "Intergenerational Intimacy '(1). One article said that many pedophiles believe they were born that way and that can not change "(p. 133) (Where have I heard that?) Another writer said an adviser to teenage boys could achieve" miracles. .. not telling them but by sleeping with them. "loving pedophile can offer a" companionship, security and protection "which neither peers nor parents can provide (p. l62). parents should look upon pedophile who loves their son "not as a rival or competitor, not as a thief of their property, but as a partner in the boy's upbringing, someone to be welcomed into their home ..." (p. 164).
An English professor wrote: "Boys want sex with men, boys seduce adults, the experience is very common and very popular" (p. 323). A professor of social sciences at the University of New York says he is the day when Americans will "get over the hysteria about child abuse" (p. 325) and child pornography.
A.P.A. published a new study: not all pedophiles are harmful relationships
American Psychiatric Association (APA) has denounced the position expressed in this publication. In fact, A.P.A. recently published a new study (2) conducted by one of the authors of the Journal of Homosexuality.
This article appears in the APA's Psychological Bulletin It provides an overview of all the research on trauma caused by childhood sexual abuse.
The authors' conclusion? Sexual abuse in childhood is average, only slightly associated with psychological harm and that the harm may not be caused by sexual experience, but negative family factors in children's backgrounds. When sex is not forced, especially when conducted by a boy and is remembered positively, it may not be harmful at all.
The authors propose that psychologists stop using phrases like "child abuse," "molestation" or "victims", but instead to use neutral terms like "adult-child sex." Also, they say you should not talk about "the severity of the abuse," but about "the level of sexual intimacy."
The authors conclude that behavior which psychotherapists 'abuse' can only be a violation of social norms. Science, they say, must define the social-moral terminology. Religion and society, the authors argue, are free to judge behavior as they want, but psychiatry should evaluate behavior by their own standards.
In fact, the authors propose what they consider to be a better way of understanding pedophilia: it would be considered "abuse" if the child feels bad about the relationship. They suggest a repetition of the steps by which homosexuality was normalized. The first step toward removing homosexuality from the Diagnostic Manual, the APA said the condition was normal as long as the person does not suffer from it.
Few people know that the American Psychiatric Association recently redefined pedophilia. According to the latest diagnostic manual (DSM IV), a person no longer has a psychological disorder simply because he molests children. To be diagnosed as ill, he must feel anxious about the molestation, or be impaired in his social activities or relationships. Thus A.P.A. arranged things pedophile "normal" psychologically.
Theology and laws are driven by psychology
If psychology recognizes consensual pedophilia as harmless, then civil law and social norms will be pressed to follow the direction of the social sciences, just as they did on the issue of homosexuality. When psychiatry declared homosexuality normal, courts and "theology" began to rewrite the law and moral theology based on what psychiatry said it had discovered through empirical science.
But What is a psychological disorder?
The problem with laws and company go after psychology is that what is classified as "mental illness" depends on the point of view of psychiatrists on a normal life and human nature. Nowadays there are serious disagreements on these topics.
So when psychiatrists decide to redefine homosexuality as normal, this condition is put in the category of "undesirable" in "desirable." (4) It was based on a study showing that a gay group evidenced no obvious psychological abnormality (5) and from interviews of homosexuals were happy with their condition. In essence, these individuals said: "We are not unbalanced or mentally disturbed, we are happy to be gay, so psychiatry has no right to label us sick."
Psychologists authority is based on personal experience
A.P.A. gave right. Doing so, it surrendered its authority to contradict personal experience. At the same time, the Association has chosen to ignore a vast literature on unconscious motivation and personality theory. Also, the conviction that human beings are governed by certain immutable natural laws on psychological and physical complementarity of men and women.
As psychiatry is further and further away from its foundations, we hear more opinions as expressed by the sexologist John Money:
"If I see a boy of ten or eleven, erotic attracted by a man in his twenties or thirties, if the relationship is voluntary and that the link is fully consensual ... then I would not call it pathological." (6)
Thus we see that it has opened a door.
Writing on the article mentioned above, psychiatrist Jeffrey Satinover says:
"This special issue reflects the segment substantially influenced the growth of the so-called homosexual community that neither hides nor condemns pedophilia. Rather they argue that pedophilia is an acceptable aspect of sexuality, especially homosexuality. In Really, gay San Francisco Sentinel newspaper published an article which argued that pedophilia is a central element of male homosexual life "(7).
Gay activists are right when they state that most child molesters are heterosexual men. However this is a misleading statement because statistically speaking, most men are heterosexual.
Proportion to their numbers (about 1 in 36 men), gay men were more likely to engage in sex with minors: in fact, some research suggests a possible ratio of 3-1 (8). However, research in this area is not conclusive because the sexual orientation of the man-child abusers is not always clear (some abusers are bisexual).
Of course, these statistics do not take account of homosexual child abuse cases are not reported. NARTH Executive Director, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, for example, says about a third of the 400 adult homosexual its customers say they had a form of homosexual abuse before the legal age of consent, but only two of them authorities said.
While 2% of adult men are homosexual, some studies show that about 35% of pedophiles are homosexual (9). Then, as the man-boy pedophiles attack far more children than heterosexual pedophiles (10), it was determined that about 80% of pedophilic victims are boys molested by adult males (11).
Often homosexuals were themselves victims of pedophiles
Dr. Nicolosi said many of his clients' childhood sexual contacts took place with a trusted older person, the abuse was perceived at the time as love. Other therapists talk about sexual orientation issues similar rates of molestation among their clients (12, 13).
Tragically, the abused child is then more likely to become an abuser in adulthood (14). Thus, it should not surprise us that pedophilia could be more common among homosexual men: because chances are that they themselves have been victims of abuse, they are likely to initiate a repetition of that abuse to a child of the same sex.
What children can easily become victims?
Some children are particularly vulnerable to abuse - especially boys predisposed to homosexuality. Prehomosexual boy is often lonely, alienated from his father and experiencing frustration and a deficient relationship with relatives of the same sex. Naturally, he needs attention, affection and encouragement of a man.
Often this guy gets a very intense and intimate relationship with his mother, making it difficult to identify masculine self. An intimate relationship with a man is a place of separation and individuation "where the mother can not go" (15).
When the boy receives flattering attention from an older man, then a bond between love and homoerotic sex. Boy comes to believe: "If I love the man, then you have to sleep with them." In this way erotizeaz normal and natural need love and encouragement to a person of the same sex. Boy may then develop a pattern dependent and promiscuous sex, the homosexual lifestyle is frequent.
Biographies of many gays have something in common
The story of his life, Breaking the Surface, Olympic swimmer Greg Louganis relates the time that marked the whole life - a relationship-child sex. He was an unusually sensitive boy, very close to his mother and a cold relationship with his father. Single and wanting love from a man, he was molested by an adult whom she met on the beach. In childhood, Louganis - like many victims of molestation - perceived that experience as a love. Gay organizations have financed the movie with his life story, film and broadcast in Romania. Episode molestation but the film lacks, namely to hide it causes homosexual life miserable Greg Louganis.
Who may be the abuser?
Psychoanalysis recognizes the child abuser is typically an immature man who wants to "give love" a boy, a love which he himself has received in childhood. He makes a narcissistic identification with the child, seeing him as an idealized version of himself, and sees himself as giving love that he wanted to receive from his father in childhood. The pedophile does not understand that he is emotional trauma.
Literature presents homosexual pedophile relationships in a positive light
Literature often presents gay adult-child sexual relations as fondly remembered as a gentle love story. Much of this literature is clearly pornographic - is aimed specifically at teenagers - and is their recommended reading lists distributed by gay propagandists (16) and are offered in some public school libraries (17).
What is wrong with seducing a child?
Dutch psychologist Gerard van den Aardweg show that the expression "coerced" sex is a misnomer because there is always an element of abuse - the use of adult authority and exploitation of the child's need for affection. If a researcher sees no evil, "can using the wrong glasses ... not because there's nothing to see." Even adult-child sexual relationships that seem pleasant for both sides, he adds, is always an intrinsic injustice to the integrity of the individual (18).
Dr. David Finkelhor, a leading U.S. researcher in the field of child abuse, disputes the conclusions of pedophile.
He describes some of the consequences of childhood seduction: confusion about sexual identity and sexual norms; inability to differentiate sex from love; confusion between care and care-giving, with more respect for adult authority; guilt, shame, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, vulnerability to drug and alcohol abuse, and impaired ability to judge the morality of others. We also see an age-inappropriate sexual knowledge and reenacted some sexual acts with other children (19).
Victims of sex abuse poses a higher risk of suicide (20) and can be repeated sexual abuse in adulthood, to get a sense of psychological control over the experience (21). Children who have had a prolonged abuse are more likely to see abuse as positive or neutral, thus suggesting that as the molestation continues, eventually the kids identifies with the aggressor (22).
If the abuse was homosexual, the boy will put his sexual orientation; If the abuser was male and the child was a girl, because of her depression may become lesbian (23).
Even if propagandists pedophiles would not be right that children always suffer psychological trauma in adulthood (and Dr. Finkelhor believes they're wrong), the impact of pedophilia should not be judged simply on the empirical findings.
"Ultimately," says Dr. Finkelhor, "continue to believe that banning adult-child sexual relations is primarily a moral issue. Though empirical findings have some relevance, they may not be the final arbiter."
Some slaves, he says, saw slavery as good; as many children whose labor is exploited in some countries consider that their work is good. However, it concluded that slavery or child labor here are good.
Similarly, research shows that childbearing is correlated with a decrease in marital satisfaction over the years. Despite the empirical evidence, we can not declare that the birth of children is bad for marriage. We know that dissatisfaction, or lack thereof, gives us only a partial understanding of a particular aspect of life.
Dr. Finkelhor concludes: "Some types of social relationships violate deeply held values ​​and principles in our culture of equality and self-determination. Sexual acts between children and adults are some of these relationships. Evidence that some children may experience these experiences positively not affect these values ​​"(24).
Notes
1. The Journal of Homosexuality, "Male Intergenerational Intimacy: Historical, Socio-Psychological, and Legal Perspectives," Vol 20, Nos. 1 & 2, 1990. This back issue of can be ordered by calling 1-800-HAWORTH.
Two. Rind, Bruce, Tromovitch, Philip and Bauserman, Robert. (Temple U. Dept. Of Psychology, Phila., PA)., A Meta-Analytic Examination of Assumed Properties of Child Sexual Abuse Using College Samples. Psychological Bulletin, 1998 (July), vol 124 (1), 22-53.
Three. Pedophilia Not Always a Disorder? NARTH Bulletin, April 1995, page 1.
April. Satinover, Jeffrey (1996). Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. P. 43.
May. Hooker, Evelyn, The Adjustment of the Male Homosexual overt, Journal of Projective Techniques, 1957, 21, 1831.
June. Interview: John Money. Paidika: The Journal of Paedophilia, Spring 1991, vol 2, no. 3, 5.
July. Satinover, Jeffrey (1996). Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, p 63.
August. Freund, K. and RI Watson, The Proportions of Heterosexual and Homosexual Pedophiles Among Sex Offenders Against Children: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 18 (Spring 1992): 3443.
9. K. Freund et al. Pedophilia and Heterosexuality round. Homosexuality, Sex and Marital Therapy Journal of 10 (Fall 1984): 197.
10. Freund, K. and RI Watson, The Proportions of Heterosexual and Homosexual Pedophiles Among Sex Offenders Against Children: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 18 (Spring 1992): 3443.
11. Schmidt, Thomas (1995). Straight and Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate. Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, 114 p.
12. Byrd, A. Dean. Integrating Treatment of Unwanted Male Homosexual Attractions: Clinical Interventions. Paper Presented at the NARTH Annual Conference, October 23, 1998 Los Angeles, Ca.
13. Dickson, Gregory, An Empirical Study of the MotherSon Dyad in Relation to the Development of Adult Male Homosexuality: An Object Relations Perspective, Doctoral Dissertation available through UMI, 300North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
14. Siegel, J., Sorenson, S., Golding, J., Burn, J., Stein, J., The prevalence of childhood sexual assault: The Los Angeles Epidemiological Catchment Area project. American Journal of Epidemiology 126,6:1141.
15. Dickson, Gregory, An Empirical Study of the MotherSon Dyad in Relation to the Development of Adult Male Homosexuality: An Object Relations Perspective, 1998.
16. "Be Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth," published by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC 20005.
17. "Action Group Forms in Seattle," by Eleanor Durham, Parents and Teachers for Responsible Schools, PO Box 28519, Seattle, Washington 98118-8519, from the NARTH Bulletin, April 1998, p.11.
18. Van den Aardweg, Gerard, (The Netherlands), private correspondence to NARTH, October 26, 1998.
19. Finkelhor, David, et al (1986). A Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
20. Beitchman, J., Zucker, K., Hood, J., DaCosta, G., Akman, D. (1991) A Review of the Short-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse. Child Abuse and neglect 15:537-556.
21. Rekers, George (1995). Handbook of Child and Adolescent Sexual Problems. NY: Lexington Books, p 158.
22. Doll, L., Joy, D., Bartholow, B. Harrison, J., Bolan, G., Douglas, J., Saltzman, L., Moss, P., Delgado, W. (1992), Self-Reported Childhood and adolescent sexual abuse among adult homosexual and bisexual men. Child Abuse and neglect 16:825-864.
23. Engel, B. (1982) The Right to Innocence. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, p 193.
24. Finkelhor, David, "Response to Bauserman," Journal of Homosexuality, Vol 20, Nos. 1 & 2, 1990, pp. 314-315.
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Problema pedofiliei
A fost o vreme cnd homosexualitatea era condamnat de societate ca fiind un lucru nenatural, scrbos si condamnabil. Moravurile s-au "liberalizat", lumea s-a "destupat la minte" si ncet-ncet, cu ajutorul propagandei desfsurate de activistii homosexuali, societatea a ajuns astzi foarte tolerant cu aceast afectiune de natur psihologic.
Pedofilia este nc privit ca un lucru condamnabil. Pedofilii sunt condamnati prin lege pentru relatiile sexuale cu minori. Iat ns c si aici lucrurile au nceput s se schimbe. Pedofilii nvat din experienta si tacticile "colegilor" homosexuali si au pornit n vest campania pentru legalizarea pedofiliei. Ca si n cazul homosexualittii, urmeaz s vedem studii stiintifice care vor dovedi c pedofilii s-au nscut asa, c nu se pot schimba si c este nedrept s-i condamni. n final, activistii pedofili vor cere drepturi si chiar dreptul de a le adopta pe victime.
Tacticile folosite de pedofili sunt mprumutate din campaniile de propagand homosexual.
Un element marginal si croieste drum spre centru
N.A.M.B.L.A. (North American Man-Boy Love Association - Asociatia Nord American pentru Iubire ntre Brbati si Bieti) era cndva o voce singuratic, care milita pentru normalizarea pedofiliei. Reprezentantii NAMBLA participau la paradele homosexualilor, ca un element marginal al miscrii pentru drepturile homosexualilor.
Apoi, n 1990, publicatia pentru homosexuali Journal of Homosexuality a avut un numr dublu dedicat relatiilor sexuale dintre adulti si copii, numit "Intimitate ntre generatii" (1). Unul dintre articole afirma c multi pedofili cred c asa s-au nscut si c nu se pot schimba" (p. 133) (Unde am mai auzit asta?) Un alt autor spunea c un consilier pe probleme ale bietilor adolescenti realiza "miracole... nu vorbindu-le, ci dormind cu ei." Pedofilul iubitor poate oferi o "tovrsie, sigurant si protectie" pe care nici colegii, nici printii nu le pot oferi (p. l62). Printii ar trebui s-l priveasc pe pedofilul care le iubeste fiul "nu ca un rival sau concurent, ca pe un hot al propriettii lor, ci ca pe un partener n cresterea bietelului, cineva care ar trebui bine primit n casa lor..." (p. 164).
Un profesor universitar englez scria: "Bietii doresc sex cu brbati, bietii i seduc pe adulti, experienta e foarte frecvent si foarte apreciat" (p. 323). Un profesor de stiinte sociale de la Universitatea din New York spune c asteapt ziua n care americanii "vor trece peste isteria cu abuzarea minorilor" (p. 325) si pornografia infantil.
A.P.A. public un nou studiu: nu toate relatiile pedofile sunt duntoare
Asociatia American de Psihiatrie (A.P.A.) nu a denuntat pozitia exprimat n aceast publicatie. De fapt, A.P.A. a publicat recent un nou studiu (2) realizat de unul dintre autorii publicatiei Journal of Homosexuality.
Acest articol apare n publicatia Psychological Bulletin a A.P.A. El face o sintez a tuturor cercetrilor asupra traumelor provocate de abuzul sexual n copilrie.
Concluzia autorilor? Abuzul sexual n copilrie este n medie numai ntr-o mic msur asociat cu traumele psihologice si e posibil ca traumele s nu fie cauzate de experienta sexual, ci de anumiti factori familiali negativi din trecutul copiilor. Cnd contactul sexual nu este fortat, n special atunci cnd este realizat de un biat si este rememorat pozitiv, atunci el poate s nu fie deloc traumatizant.
Autorii articolului le propun psihologilor s nceteze a mai folosi expresii ca "abuz asupra minorului", "molestare" sau "victime", ci s foloseasc n schimb termeni neutri gen "sex adult-copil." La fel, ei afirm c nu ar trebui s vorbim despre "severitatea abuzului", ci despre "nivelul de intimitate sexual."
Autorii concluzioneaz c acel comportament numit de psihoterapeuti "abuz" poate reprezenta doar o violare a normelor sociale. Stiinta, afirm ei, trebuie s se delimiteze de terminologia social-moral. Religia si societatea, argumenteaz autorii, sunt libere s judece comportamentul cum doresc, dar psihiatria trebuie s evalueze comportamentul dup propriile standarde.
De fapt, autorii articolului propun ceea ce ei consider a fi un mijloc mai bun de ntelegere a pedofiliei: ar trebui considerat "abuz" numai dac copilul se simte ru n urma relatiei. Ei sugereaz de fapt o repetare a pasilor prin care a fost normalizat homosexualitatea. Primul pas ctre scoaterea homosexualittii din Manualul de Diagnoz s-a realizat atunci cnd A.P.A. a declarat aceast stare ca normal att timp ct persoana nu sufer din cauza ei.
Putini oameni stiu c Asociatia American de Psihiatrie a redefinit recent pedofilia. Potrivit celei mai noi versiuni a manualului de diagnoz (DSM IV), o persoan nu mai prezint o afectiune psihologic doar pentru faptul c molesteaz copii. Pentru a fi diagnosticat ca bolnav, el trebuie s manifeste o tulburare n legtur cu molestarea sau s fie afectat n activitatea sau relatiile sale sociale. Astfel A.P.A. a aranjat lucrurile pentru pedofilul "normal" din punct de vedere psihologic.
Teologia si legile sunt conduse de psihologie
Dac psihologia recunoaste pedofilia consensual ca nevtmtoare, atunci legile civile si normele sociale vor fi presate s urmeze directia indicat de stiintele sociale, ntocmai cum au fcut si n problema homosexualittii. Atunci cnd psihiatria a declarat homosexualitatea ca normal, instantele de judecat si "teologii" au nceput s rescrie legile si teologia moral n functie de ce spunea psihiatria c s-a descoperit prin intermediul stiintei empirice.
Ce este ns o afectiune psihologic?
Problema cu legile si societatea care merg dup psihologie rezid n faptul c ceea ce este clasificat ca "boal psihic" depinde de punctul de vedere al psihiatrilor asupra unei vieti normale si naturii umane. n ziua de astzi exist grave dezacorduri asupra acestor subiecte.
Deci, atunci cnd psihiatrii decid s redefineasc homosexualitatea ca normal, aceast stare este trecut din categoria "indezirabil" n categoria "dezirabil." (4) Aceasta s-a realizat pe baza unui studiu care arta c un grup de homosexuali nu manifestau nici o anomalie psihologic evident (5), precum si n urma intervievrii unor homosexuali care se declarau fericiti cu starea lor. n esent, acesti indivizi afirmau: "Noi nu suntem dezechilibrati sau tulburati psihic, suntem fericiti c suntem homosexuali, deci psihiatria nu are nici un drept s ne catalogheze ca bolnavi."
Autoritatea psihologilor se bazeaz pe experienta personal
A.P.A. le-a dat dreptate. Fcnd aceasta, autoritatea ei s-a nchinat n fata experientelor personale contradictorii. n acelasi timp, Asociatia a ales s ignore o ampl literatur privind motivatia inconstient si teoria personalittii. De asemenea, a fost ignorat convingerea c fiintele umane sunt guvernate de anumite legi naturale imuabile privind complementaritatea psihologic si fizic brbat-femeie.
Pe msur ce psihiatria se deprteaz tot mai mult de fundamentele ei, auzim tot mai multe opinii cum este cea exprimat de sexologul John Money:
"Dac as vedea un biat de zece sau unsprezece ani, atras erotic de ctre un brbat de douzeci sau treizeci de ani, dac relatia este benevol si dac legtura este complet consensual... atunci eu nu as numi acest lucru patologie." (6)
Vedem astfel c s-a deschis o us.
Scriind pe marginea articolului mentionat mai sus, psihiatrul Jeffrey Satinover afirm:
"Acest numr special reflect acel segment substantial, influent si n crestere din cadrul asa-numitei comunitti homosexuale, care nici nu ascunde, nici nu condamn pedofilia. Mai degrab ei argumenteaz c pedofilia constituie un aspect acceptabil al sexualittii, n special al homosexualittii. ntr-adevr, publicatia pentru homosexuali San Francisco Sentinel a publicat un material prin care se argumenta c pedofilia este un element central al vietii homosexuale masculine" (7).
Activistii homosexuali au dreptate atunci cnd afirm c majoritatea celor care molesteaz copii sunt brbati heterosexuali. Totusi, aceasta este o declaratie nseltoare, ntruct statistic vorbind, majoritatea brbatilor sunt heterosexuali.
Proportional cu numrul lor (aproximativ 1 din 36 de brbati), brbatii homosexuali au o probabilitate mai mare s se angajeze n relatii sexuale cu minori: de fapt, unele cercetri sugereaz un posibil raport de 3 la 1 (8). Oricum, cercetrile n acest domeniu nu sunt concluzive pentru c orientarea sexual a agresorilor brbat-copil nu este ntotdeauna clar (unii agresori sunt bisexuali).
Desigur, aceste statistici nu tin cont de cazurile de abuzuri pedofile homosexuale care nu sunt neraportate. Directorul Executiv al NARTH, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, de exemplu, afirm a aproximativ o treime dintre cei 400 de clienti homosexuali adulti ai si spun c au avut parte de o form de abuz homosexual naintea vrstei legale a consimtmntului, ns numai doi dintre ei au anuntat autorittile.
n timp ce cel mult 2% dintre brbatii adulti sunt homosexuali, unele studii arat c aproximativ 35% dintre pedofili sunt homosexuali (9). Apoi, ntruct pedofilii brbat-biat atac cu mult mai multi copii dect pedofilii heterosexuali (10), s-a stabilit c aproximativ 80% dintre victimele pedofiliei sunt bieti molestati de brbati adulti (11).
Deseori, homosexualii au fost ei nsisi victime ale pedofililor
Dr. Nicolosi declar c multe dintre contactele sexuale infantile ale clientilor si au avut loc cu o persoan matur care era de ncredere, respectivul abuz fiind perceput la acel moment ca iubire. Alti terapeuti pe probleme de orientare sexual vorbesc despre rate similare de molestare n rndul clientilor lor (12, 13).
n mod tragic, copilul abuzat prezint posibilitatea ca si el s devin un agresor la maturitate (14). Astfel, nu trebuie s ne surprind c pedofilia poate deveni mai frecvent printre brbatii homosexuali: ntruct sunt sanse mari ca ei nsisi s fi fost cndva victime ale abuzului, exist probabilitatea ca ei s initieze o repetare a acelui abuz cu un copil de acelasi sex.
Ce copii pot deveni mai usor victime?
Anumiti copii sunt n mod particular vulnerabili la abuz - n special bietii predispusi la homosexualitate. Biatul prehomosexual este deseori singur, nstrinat de tatl lui si resimte o frustrare si o relatie deficitar cu rudele de acelasi sex. n mod natural, el are nevoie de atentia, afectiunea si ncurajarea unui brbat.
Deseori acest biat are parte de o relatie foarte intens si intim cu mama lui, ceea ce face dificil identificarea masculin de sine. O relatie intim cu un brbat constituie un loc de separare si individualizare "unde mama nu poate ajunge" (15).
Atunci cnd acest biat primeste semnale de atentie de la un brbat mai n vrst, atunci se realizeaz o legtur ntre iubire si sexul homoerotic. Biatul ajunge s gndeasc: "Dac vreau iubire de la brbati, atunci trebuie s m culc cu ei." n felul acesta se erotizeaz o nevoie normal si natural dup iubirea si ncurajarea unei persoane de acelasi sex. Biatul si poate forma apoi un tipar sexual dependent si promiscuu, n care stilul de viat homosexual se regseste frecvent.
Biografiile multor homosexuali au un punct comun
n povestea vietii lui, Breaking the Surface, nottorul olimpic Greg Louganis relateaz momentul care i-a marcat toat viata - o relatie sexual brbat-copil. El era un biat neobisnuit de sensibil, foarte apropiat de mama lui si cu o relatie rece cu tatl su. Singur si dorind iubire din partea unui brbat, el a fost molestat de un adult pe care l-a ntlnit pe plaj. La vrsta copilriei, Louganis - asemenea multor victime ale molestrii - a perceput acea experient ca o iubire. Organizatiile de homosexuali au finantat realizarea unui film cu povestea vietii lui, film difuzat si n Romnia. Din film lipseste ns episodul molestrii, anume pentru a ascunde aceast determinant nefericit din viata homosexualului Greg Louganis.
Cine poate fi agresor?
Psihanaliza recunoaste c agresorul de copii este tipic un brbat imatur, care doreste "s ofere dragoste" unui biat, o dragoste pe care el nsusi nu a primit-o n copilrie. El realizeaz o identificare narcisist cu copilul, vzndu-l ca pe o versiune idealizat a lui, si se vede pe sine ca dnd acea dragoste pe care ar fi vrut s o primeasc n copilrie de la tatl su. Astfel, pedofilul nu ntelege c genereaz o traum emotional.
Literatura homosexual prezint relatiile pedofile ntr-o lumin pozitiv
Literatura homosexual deseori prezint relatiile sexuale adult-copil ca fiind rememorate cu plcere, ca povesti tandre de iubire. Mare parte din aceast literatur este n mod clar pornografic - este destinat n mod special adolescentilor - si le este recomandat acestora pe listele de bibliografie distribuite de propagandistii homosexuali (16) sau le sunt oferite n unele biblioteci ale scolilor publice (17).
Ce este ru n seducerea unui copil?
Psihologul olandez Gerard van den Aardweg arat c expresia "sex nefortat" este o eroare ntruct ntotdeauna exist un element de abuz - utilizarea autorittii de adult, precum si exploatarea nevoii de afectiune a copilului. Dac un cercettor nu vede nici un ru, "poate c foloseste ochelari nepotriviti... nu pentru c nu e nimic de vzut." Chiar n relatiile sexuale adult-copil care par plcute pentru ambele prti, adaug el, ntotdeauna exist o nedreptate intrinsec pentru integritatea persoanei (18).
Dr. David Finkelhor, un cercettor de frunte n SUA n domeniul abuzului asupra copiilor, combate si el concluziile activistilor pedofili.
El descrie unele dintre consecintele seducerii unui copil: confuzie n privinta identittii sexuale si a normelor sexuale; incapacitatea de a diferentia sexul de dragoste; confuzie ntre a acorda si a oferi ngrijire, cu un respect mai mic pentru autoritatea adultului; vin, rusine, anxietate, respect de sine sczut, depresie, vulnerabilitate de abuzul de droguri si alcool, si o capacitate sczut de a judeca moralitatea altora. Vedem de asemenea unele cunostinte sexuale nepotrivite vrstei, precum si unele acte sexuale reluate fortat cu alti copii (19).
Victimele abuzurilor sexuale prezint un risc mai mare de sinucidere (20) si pot repeta abuzul sexual la maturitate, pentru a obtine un sentiment de control psihologic asupra experientei (21). Copiii care au avut parte de un abuz de durat prezint o probabilitate mai mare de a vedea abuzul ca pozitiv sau neutru, sugerndu-se astfel c pe msur ce molestarea continu, n cele din urm copiii se identific cu agresorul (22).
Dac abuzul a fost de natur homosexual, biatul va pune n discutie orientarea lui sexual; dac agresorul a fost brbat iar copilul era o fat, din motive de depresie ea poate deveni lesbian (23).
Chiar dac propagandistii pedofili ar avea dreptate c copiii nu ntotdeauna sufer traume psihologice la maturitate (iar Dr. Finkelhor consider c ei nu au dreptate), impactul pedofiliei nu trebuie judecat simplu doar dup constatri empirice.
"n ultim instant," spune Dr. Finkelhor, "continui s cred c interzicerea relatiilor sexuale adult-copil constituie n primul rnd o chestiune moral. Desi constatrile empirice pot avea oarecare relevant, ele nu pot fi arbitrul final."
Unii sclavi, afirm el, au vzut sclavia ca bun; la fel, multi copii a cror munc este exploatat n unele tri consider c munca lor este bun. Cu toate astea, nu concluzionm de aici c sclavia sau exploatarea copiilor sunt bune.
n mod similar, cercetrile arat c nasterea de copii este corelat cu o scdere a satisfactiei maritale n ultimii ani. n ciuda dovezilor empirice, nu putem declara c nasterea de copii este rea pentru csnicie. Stim c insatisfactia, sau lipsa acesteia, ne confer numai o ntelegere partial asupra unui anume aspect al vietii.
Dr. Finkelhor concluzioneaz: "Unele tipuri de relatii sociale ncalc grav valorile si principiile mpmntenite n cultura noastr, cu privire la egalitate si auto-determinare. Actele sexuale ntre copii si adulti sunt unele dintre aceste relatii. Dovezile c unii copii pot resimti aceste experiente ca pozitive nu afecteaz cu nimic aceste valori" (24).
Note
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3. Pedophilia Not Always a Disorder? NARTH Bulletin, April 1995, page 1.
4. Satinover, Jeffrey (1996). Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. P. 43.
5. Hooker, Evelyn, The Adjustment of the Male Overt Homosexual, Journal of Projective Techniques, 1957, 21, 1831.
6. Interview: John Money. PAIDIKA: The Journal of Paedophilia, Spring 1991, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 5.
7. Satinover, Jeffrey (1996). Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, p. 63.
8. Freund, K. and R. I. Watson, The Proportions of Heterosexual and Homosexual Pedophiles Among Sex Offenders Against Children: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 18 (Spring 1992): 3443.
9. K. Freund et al., Pedophilia and Heterosexuality vs. Homosexuality, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 10 (Fall 1984): 197.
10. Freund, K. and R. I. Watson, The Proportions of Heterosexual and Homosexual Pedophiles Among Sex Offenders Against Children: An Exploratory Study, Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy 18 (Spring 1992): 3443.
11. Schmidt, Thomas (1995). Straight and Narrow? Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate. Downers Grove, Ill.: Intervarsity Press, p. 114.
12. Byrd, A. Dean. Integrating Treatment of Unwanted Male Homosexual Attractions: Clinical Interventions. Paper presented at the NARTH Annual Conference, October 23, 1998, Los Angeles, Ca.
13. Dickson, Gregory, An Empirical Study of the MotherSon Dyad in Relation to the Development of Adult Male Homosexuality: An Object Relations Perspective, doctoral dissertation available through UMI, 300North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
14. Siegel, J., Sorenson, S., Golding, J., Burnam, J., Stein, J., The prevalence of childhood sexual assault: the Los Angeles epidemiological catchment area project. American Journal of Epidemiology 126,6:1141.
15. Dickson, Gregory, An Empirical Study of the MotherSon Dyad in Relation to the Development of Adult Male Homosexuality: An Object Relations Perspective, 1998.
16. "Be Yourself: Questions and Answers for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth," published by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, 1101 14th Street, N.W., Suite 1030, Washington, DC 20005.
17. "Action Group Forms in Seattle," by Eleanor Durham, Parents and Teachers for Responsible Schools, P.O. Box 28519, Seattle, Washington 98118-8519, from the NARTH Bulletin, April 1998, p. 11.
18. Van den Aardweg, Gerard, (The Netherlands), private correspondence to NARTH, October 26, 1998.
19. Finkelhor, David, et al (1986). A Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
20. Beitchman, J., Zucker, K., Hood, J., DaCosta, G., Akman, D. (1991) A Review of the Short-Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect 15:537-556.
21. Rekers, George (1995). Handbook of Child and Adolescent Sexual Problems. N.Y.: Lexington Books, p. 158.
22. Doll, L., Joy, D., Bartholow, B., Harrison, J., Bolan, G., Douglas, J., Saltzman, L., Moss, P., Delgado, W. (1992), Self-reported childhood and adolescent sexual abuse among adult homosexual and bisexual men. Child Abuse and Neglect 16:825-864.
23. Engel, B. (1982) The Right to Innocence. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, p. 193.
24. Finkelhor, David, "Response to Bauserman," Journal of Homosexuality, vol. 20, Nos. 1&2, 1990, pp. 314-315.
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