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To: Lane3 who wrote (1447)	3/6/2002 7:25:02 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

And children of either gender are far more at risk of obesity, asthma and being hit by cars. <edit> now I'll go back and read the thread... sigh...

To: Lane3 who wrote (1447)	3/6/2002 8:21:46 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

This link from the Clark Institute had a simple, condensed section on common questions about pedophilia, including their stats about male on female, relatives, etc. I think the reference in the Pediatrics article may have been emphasizing the risk from relatives rather than making some pro-gay statement, because it is such a common error in public thinking to assume otherwise. At least that is the way I read it, though I saw where Jewel was coming from once he took the time to explain it. I realized last night that what had bothered me the most about the exchange was the automatic assumption that by asserting there was no evidence linking gays to pedophilia, we were part of some gay liberal, probably immoral, activist feminist GROUP or something, when we are just concerned that this relationship keeps coming up despite no evidence that it exists, accusations which are troubling because they target a specific group that has already had to battle some tough and often erroneous assumptions about itself. As a conservative, I found my placement in this liberal group an appalling assumption. (Much as I love X, Po, E, my favorite liberals.) Just kidding. I wasn't going to post this, but then I saw JEB's post which seemed to be trying to connect homosexuality and violent pedophilia by using the example of one really sick person. That's like saying that Ted Bundy is a normal heterosexual. So I thought some basic simple facts might help before throwing out any more assumptions. Disclaimer: I have no idea if the Clarke Institute has an agenda. They may be subsidized by NAMBLA or Jerry Falwell for all I know. www2.camh.net