2006-09-23 18:30:04 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Because being gay does not equate with being a pedophile. Your question doesn't make any sense. Being gay doesn't mean having sex with children.
2006-09-23 18:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The difficulty is with pedophile behavior (not with the desire alone, of course, but with expressing it). Experience of counsellors/psychotherapists with people who, when children, had sexual relationships with adults backs the belief that it is usually a cause of suffering. So, I believe, does psychology research. The reasons include (a) the power imbalance (the adult usually has much greater material resources and social status, and sometimes the child feels very lonely and dependent on the pedophile); (b) the child's sense of betrayal when the pedophile seems to be offering a loving relationship and turns out to be motivated only or mostly by sexual desire (adults can feel the same betrayal, but have more resources to cope with it); and (c) usually there is some secrecy in the relationship and children get to feel a loss of their self-worth because love and sexuality get mixed up with "dirty secrets" (as well as with each other).... again,at a time when the young person has few resources to cope and make sense of it.
None of these problems applies to gay relationships between consenting adults. Gay relationships are basically similar to straight ones, apart from not being able to do some of what some straights do sexually. A close stable and loyal gay relationship between two people who accept each other as equals is just as likely to be of great benefit to both partners and to how they are with others as a similarly loving and loyal straight relationship.
2006-09-24 01:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by MBK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amongst the multiple good reasons you will hear in here those below are surely amongst the better ones.
A Gay is normally an adult (of age) individual whom, after a certain path of life found out that his sexual tastes head towards the same sex and he finds people of his same sex to entertain a relationship or multiple relationships.
A pedophile is a mentall ill individual whom, due to psychological disorders focuses his/her sexual attentions towards kids or babies (not rare the case of rapes of kids whom were 2 or 3 Yrs old), hence unable to even decide if they wanted to be consetient or not.
That said, i think you'll understand all alone how immoral is to have sex with minors who can be 30, 40, 50 years younger they are. Also, being gay doesn't necessarily hides a problem (even though in many cases there is a problem there too) while a pedophile surely has problems, mostly relating to their incapacity to entertain normal relationships with adults (insecurities, frustrations, complexes etc).
Pedophilia is a clear sign of deeper and more dangerous mental problems while homosexuality is not.
2006-09-24 03:48:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You begin with an assumption; ie: that it IS ok to be gay. Not everyone would agree with that. None the less, it is not ok to be a pedophile, because you are then taking advantage of children who have not yet gained the maturity to make sexual choices. The premature exposure to sex can then cause massive harm to their self-concept and preceptions of others. Besides, it's nasty.
2006-09-23 18:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jonas_J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to say, this is probably the stupidest question I've read on here for awhile...
If you have a gay person living next door to you, that does not affect you at all.
If you have a pedophile living next door to you, you better keep your kids locked up so they don't get molested or raped and have their lives ruined forever.
2006-09-23 18:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by just me 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gay is between two consulting adults and being a pedophile is against the law, against God's law, and it harms innocent children both physically and emotionally. children should be allowed to have a normal childhood and grow up to choose who they want to have relations with. why would a adult want to have sex with a child, do you not see that it is disgusting and SO wrong????????????
2006-09-23 18:42:38 · answer #6 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason it it to be straight but not okay to be a pedophile.
2006-09-23 18:34:50 · answer #7 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
because a pedophile messes with children.
2006-09-23 18:34:19 · answer #8 · answered by turtle 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is OK to be gay, but at least they are adults taking advantage of each other.
A paedophile however takes advantage of an innocent child, and uses his (or her) authority as an adult to rape the child. Paedophiles are mainly men, who prey on young boys or girls. Homosexuals are not necessarily paedophiles, however the ones who like little boys are.
2006-09-23 18:38:19 · answer #9 · answered by angle_of_deat_69 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because being a pedophile violates children. what is wrong with you
2006-09-23 18:33:34 · answer #10 · answered by Mimi Kitty 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋