re: Once Gay Rights Are Fully Recognized...What Is The Next Civil Rights Frontier?

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Animals yes, but what makes a 14 year old less able to consent than an 18 year old? Our ages of consent are arbitrary and most humans in history were just fine with adults having sex with what we would call children.

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The age of consent is a tough one. Obviously, some people are more emotionally/intellectually mature than others at the same age. I find this a difficult standard to determine or to impose. However, if you ask me, being attracted to a pubescent teen is not anywhere near being attracted to an actual child. I think there is a different terminology for it, something like ephebophile I think.

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Moreover, are we asking people genuinely attracted to "children" to remain celibate their entire lives? If so, are we not being hypocritical after using that same argument against those who would prevent gay marriage?

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It depends on the argument you are making. If it is on the basis of 'well, they can't help it, why not let them do it?', then yes it may be hypocritical. If it is viewed from the lens of self-ownership and consent, then it becomes obvious why pedophilia is not workable. Maybe, in the future, we can create software/hardware to sate the desires of pedophiles (or maybe even 'fix' them).