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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJuly 11th, 2007
Anti-gay activists often equate homosexuality with child sexual abuse, either by accusing gay men of being more likely to abuse children, or by claiming that virtually all gays and lesbians themseves were abused. Just this week, we’ve seen Peter “Porno Pete” LaBarbera breathlessly repeat unfounded allegations that roving bands of lesbians “forcibly seduce” girls through “lesbian rape.”
Although LaBarbera’s hyperventilations are too ludicrous for rational people to take seriously, accusations like these can have a chilling effect, especially where much-needed charity, and educational, and mentoring work is concerned.
A new survey in the U.K. shows that many British charities are having trouble recruiting men to work with children, out of fear of being labeled a pedophile:
In all, 13% of the men questioned said they would not choose to volunteer to work with children due to fear of being perceived as a paedophile.
… The NCH’s chief executive, Clare Tickell, said: “Many children, especially boys, are desperately in need of a male mentor, which is why we urgently need men to come forward despite any fears they may have about public perception. We work hard to ensure volunteers are checked by the police, trained and monitored, which we hope encourages men to come forward and helps assuage the public’s concern.”
If 13% of men in general are reluctant to volunteer, there’s every reason to believe that gay men are likely to be more so. The “blood libel” of gay pedophilia continues to harm not just gay and lesbian adults, but children themselves who can benefit from positive male role models. For more information about the false link between homosexuality and child sexual abuse, please see our report, “Testing the Premise: Are Gays a Threat to Our Children?”
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David
July 11th, 2007
This has only given voice to what I have felt for quite a while. I love kids, absolutely. But growing up hearing homosexuality consistently compared to pedophilia, I am always a bit uncertain around parents (especially those who know I’m gay) and interacting with their kids. And I love getting to play with kids – I think it is one of the most enriching and refreshing things we do in life – but I always wonder, “what are the parents thinking?” It’s a very daunting tag to have dangling over one’s head, and I’m sad to hear that we’ve become so paranoid to discourage men in general from being able to mentor and nurture children.
Willie Hewes
July 12th, 2007
Media in the UK are completely hysterical about pedophilia (especially the scary stranger kind).
I really do understand that some men would be wary of working with kids, simply because some parents are afraid of men — where their kids are concerned.
There’s a lack of education and sensible reporting in this country. I almost can’t blame parents for being afraid of strange men having access to their children, rather than keeping an eye on their kids uncles and step-dads.
A Stitch in Haste
July 12th, 2007
Linkfest: Old Bigotry Never Dies……
…it just gets repackaged.
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ITEM: The false association of male homosexuality with pedophilia is generating collateral damage — More……
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