re a loathesome subject in ppjruinnhnt elroy jpl nasa gov carlos beowulf jpl nasa gov carlos carrion writes in article c y dd l n panix com roy panix com roy radow writes but this does not imply that all relationships between youth and adults are exploitative and abusive the critical factor here is whether the sexual activity is forced or whether it is an activity that is consensually agreed upon and freely engaged in by the people involved when a child is forced there is often damage on the other hand wholeheartedly agree here consensual relationships are often found to be positive experiences for all concerned why do i find this hard to believe care to convince us carlos why not check out some of the scientific research that has been done in this area and convince yourself research around the world indicates that the issue of coercion is the critical factor for those interested in research on the topic i can suggest li et al england constantine united states and sandfort the netherlands i especially like sandfort s research for he actually quotes what the boys who are involved in the relationships have to say children and sex new findings new perspectives by larry constantine floyd m martinson eds little brown co boston boys on their contacts with men by theo sandfort global academic publishers elmhurst new york perspectives on paedophilia by brian taylor ed batsford academic educational ltd london paedophilia a factual report by frits bernard enclave rotterdam the netherlands sexual experience between men and boys by parker rossman maurice temple smith ltd middlesex great britain children s sexual encounters with adults by c k li d j west t p woodhouse gerald duckworth co london yours in liberation roy roy radow roy panix com rutgers cmcl panix roy north american man boy love association for a packet containing a sample bulletin publications list and membership information send postage to nambla info dept rr po box midtown station nyc ny
