re: Why do folks try so hard to distinguish between homosexuality and pedophilia?

Both are deviations from what is sexually attractive from what is considered as normal by most members of a society. Gays are just gay and I really don't care, it's not my business what free people do in their bedroom. Pedophiles harm children. This harm is frequently life altering for the children and many never move beyond it. So to me one is very different than the other.