A childlover is a pedophile or ephebophile who asserts that their attraction to prepubescent children or adolescents is not solely sexual (though the term may also encompass people not primarily attracted to children, or those who claim that their attraction is nonsexual). The terms girllover and boylover are used to specifically indicate a childlover's sexual orientation. It has been suggested that Childlover be merged into this article or section. ... Ephebophilia, from the Greek έφηβος (ephebos) adolescent and φιλία (philia) love/friendship, is a sexual preference or orientation in which an adult is primarily or exclusively sexually attracted to adolescents (usually people between the ages of 13 and 16). ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Sexual orientation refers to the sex or gender of people who are the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and spontaneous feelings, the gender(s) toward which one is primarily oriented. The alternative terms sexual preference and sexual inclination have similar meanings. ...

Distinction with "pedophile"

Unlike the term pedophile, childlover, as well as boylover and girllover, are self-identification terms. Some people use that to distinguish themselves from those who would abuse children, while others use it to identify themselves as members of the childlove movement. It has been suggested that Childlover be merged into this article or section. ... Sexual abuse is a relative cultural term used to describe sexual relations and behavior between two or more parties which are considered criminally and/or morally offensive. ... Members of the childlove movement seek societal acceptance of their sexual or romantic attraction to children, and often also of sexual relations between adults and children (see pedophilia). ...

Also while pedophiles are normally grouped four categories: homosexual male and female, and heterosexual male and female; childlovers identify themselves by the gender of their objects of attraction, thus homosexual males and heterosexual females are both "boylovers", while heterosexual males and homosexual females are "girllovers". Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love or sexual desire exclusively for members of the opposite sex or gender, contrasted with homosexuality and distinguished from bisexuality and asexuality. ...

Terms

Girl/Boy moment

Girl moment (GM) and boy moment (BM) are terms used by some child lovers to describe any interaction between a pedophilic adult and a child. The described interactions are not necessarily illegal (although the definition of "girl/boy moment" as used, could be reasonably applied to the commission of illegal activities), and can involve anything from a mere encounter at a bus stop to a babysitting occasion.

See also

• childlove movement

Members of the childlove movement seek societal acceptance of their sexual or romantic attraction to children, and often also of sexual relations between adults and children (see pedophilia). ...

External links

World Wide Web

• Living with Pedophilia: A Practical Guide from Lindsay Ashford.