There are many factors which draw both young and old into such age-disparate relationships. Age disparity in sexual relationships - Fertility and evolutionary psychology. Women generally begin to lose fertility as they enter their late twenties, while men remain almost their full fertility until much later in life. Evolutionary psychology suggests that people are more likely to be attracted to people who look like they might be fertile. Certainly anyone deliberately looking for a mate to breed with must pi ...

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Age disparity in sexual relationships, Age disparity in sexual relationships - History, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Modern times, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Motives, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Fertility and evolutionary psychology, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Social/Psychological Factors, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Social criticism, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Response to criticism, Age disparity in sexual relationships - Slang terms

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Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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In criminal law, the age of consent (AOC) is the age at which a person is considered to be capable of legally giving informed consent to sexual acts with another person. In most jurisdictions, the Age of Consent is violated when an adult has intercourse with an individual who has not reached that jurisdiction's AOC. In other jurisdictions, the AOC is a minimum age for any type of sexual conduct, and two minor participants can violate a jurisdiction's AOC. The crime and penalties for an AOC violation varies based on jurisdiction, the a ...

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Age of consent - Africa Age of consent - North America Age of consent - South America Age of consent - Asia Age of consent - Europe Age of consent - Australia Age of consent - New Zealand

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The record of pederastic practices, whether as a continuation of the Mediterranean traditions or as independent native traditions, as in China and Japan, expands greatly, dur to the better preservation of more recent literary and historical materials. Pederasty - Non-Western examples. Before the 20th century, relationships with a more or less pederastic element were the usual pattern of male same-sex love. In tenth-century China courting male couples consisted of the older ch’i hsiungSee also:

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In 1989, the sociologist Mary DeYoung reviewed the literature published by pedophile organizations for public dissemination. She found that pedophiles sought to make their unpopular philosophy more palatable to the public by using the following strategies. Adoption of "value-neutral" terminology. According to Herdt, an anthropologist who has studied sex between adults and children in other cultures, pedophile advocates need to replace "dull and reductionistic" terms like pedophilia and abuse when discussing sex between "a ...

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Pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Impacts of scientific papers on pedophilia advocacy, Pedophile activism - The controversy over Rind, Pedophile activism - Other psychology papers, Pedophile activism - Brief history of modern pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Views and strategies of pedophile activists, Pedophile activism - Pedophile activist literature, Pedophile activism - Ethics proposed by the movement, Pedophile activism - Activities, Pedophile activism - Symbols, Pedophile activism - Controversy and public reaction to the movement, Pedophile activism - Skepticism that the movement does not support child abuse, Pedophile activism - Terminology, Pedophile activism - Childlover, Pedophile activism - Pedosexual, Pedophile activism - Organizations

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While ephebophilic desire is not regulated by any statute, aspects of sexually expressed ephebophilia may be against some laws. Depending on the age of consent in a given jurisdiction, an adolescent may be capable of giving legally-recognised consent to sexual activity. If the younger partner is below that age, it is commonly criminalised as statutory rape, regardless of whether the younger partner agrees to - or even initiates - the activity. Reasons given for this include: Some adolescents are unable to understand the physical ...

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Ephebophilia, Ephebophilia - Terminology, Ephebophilia - Characteristics, Ephebophilia - Legality, Ephebophilia - Culture norms

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The ICD-10 (F65.4) defines pedophilia as "a sexual preference for children, boys or girls or both, usually of prepubertal or early pubertal age." The APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition, Text Revision gives the following as its "Diagnostic criteria for 302.2 Pedophilia": Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children (generally age 13 years or younger).< ...

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Pedophilia, Pedophilia - Definition, Pedophilia - Diagnosis, Pedophilia - Criminal acts, Pedophilia - Treatment, Pedophilia - Related terms, Pedophilia - Law, Pedophilia - Advocacy of pedophilia

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Male prostitute - Films with a hustler as a main character. In recent years, a host of young American actors (such as Lukas Haas, Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Joseph Gordon-Levitt), following the lead of River Phoenix, have taken roles as hustlers in independent movies as a way of establishing their acting credentials. My Hustler (USA: 1967, by Andy Warhol and Chuck Wein, with Paul America) Flesh (USA: 1968, by Paul Morrissey with Joe Dallesandro) - Joe Dallesandro hustles to buy ...

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Male prostitute, Male prostitute - Male prostitution, Male prostitute - The hustler in popular culture, Male prostitute - Books on hustling, Male prostitute - The hustler in literature, Male prostitute - The hustler in theater, Male prostitute - The hustler in cinema, Male prostitute - Films with a hustler as a main character, Male prostitute - Other films that include hustlers, Male prostitute - Documentary films, Male prostitute - The hustler in photography, Male prostitute - People who have engaged in male prostitution

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This table is for relative comparison of the "norm" between countries only and should not be considered authoritative. See detailed information for each jurisdiction below. Mexico Philippines Swaziland Guyana Japan South Korea Spain Canada Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru China Albania Austria Bulgaria Estonia Germany Hungary ...

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The following is a list of ages of consent in various countries and states by region. Age of consent - Africa. Algeria: 16; same sex relationships are illegal Egypt: 18, homosexual sex is not mentioned in the law but homosexuals are prosecuted under various moral statutes Madagascar: quite possibly 21 (heterosexual and homosexual) Morocco: 15, homosexual sex is illegal South Africa: homosexual 19, heterosexual 16 Swaziland: heterosexual 13, unknown for homosexual Tanzania: 18, homosexual sex is illeg ...

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Age of consent, Age of consent - Social and legal attitudes, Age of consent - Extraterrioriality, Age of consent - Age of consent for homosexual and heterosexual sex, Age of consent - Ages of consent in various countries, Age of consent - Africa, Age of consent - North America, Age of consent - South America, Age of consent - Asia, Age of consent - Europe, Age of consent - Australia, Age of consent - New Zealand

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The state benefitted from these relationships, according to the statements of ancient writers. The friendship functioned as a restraint on the youth, since if he committed a crime it was not he but his lover who was punished. In the military the lovers fought side by side, with each vying to shine before the other. Thus it was said that an army of lovers would be invincible, as was the case until the battle of Chaeronea with the Theban Sacred Band, a batallion of one ...

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Pederasty in ancient Greece, Pederasty in ancient Greece - History, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Philosophical discourses, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Social Aspects, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Educational and military aspects, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Military function, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Sexual aspects, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Religious aspects, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Political aspects, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Crete, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Thebes, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Sparta, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Athens, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Influence on literature and the arts, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Alcaeus Anacreon Ibycus, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Theognis of Megara, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Ceremonies and proverbs, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Modern scholarship, Pederasty in ancient Greece - Footnotes

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While ephebophilia itself is not regulated by any statute, aspects of sexually expressed ephebophilia may or may not be against the law. Depending on the age of consent in a given jurisdiction, an adolescent may be capable of giving legally-recognised consent to sexual activity. If the younger partner is below that age, it is commonly criminalised as statutory rape, regardless of whether the younger partner agrees to - or even initiates - the activity. Reasons given for this include: Some adolescents are unable to understand the ...

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Ephebophilia, Ephebophilia - Terminology, Ephebophilia - Characteristics, Ephebophilia - Legality, Ephebophilia - Culture norms

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The literary pederastic tradition was continued by writers such as André Gide, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Mann, Henry de Montherlant, Eric Satie, Benjamin Britten, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Fernando Vallejo, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. After the middle of the century, the pederastic element of the gay liberation movement was repudiated by the androphile segment of the community, who knew that public acceptance and legitimacy would be impossible goals, if gay men were not trying to distance themselves from pederasts in general. This ha ...

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Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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A number of proposed reorientation techniques for pedophilia have been developed, perhaps analogous to homosexual reparative therapy. Pedophilia, however, is generally regarded as highly resistant to psychological interference and most "reparative strategies" have been dismissed as ineffective [7]. Treatment strategies for pedophilia include a "12 step support system", parallel to addiction therapy, though such a system is regarded as the least e ...

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Pedophilia, Pedophilia - Definition, Pedophilia - Diagnosis, Pedophilia - Criminal acts, Pedophilia - Treatment, Pedophilia - Related terms, Pedophilia - Law, Pedophilia - Advocacy of pedophilia

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Pederasty - The Greeks. Main articles: Pederasty in Ancient Greece and Philosophy of Greek pederasty The ancient Greeks, in the context of the pederastic city-states, were the first to describe, study, systematize, and establish pederasty as an institution. The topic of pederasty was the subject of extensive analysis. Some of the principal dilemmas discussed were: Which form should pederasty take, chaste or erotic? Is pederasty right or wrong? What kind of sexual acts are allowed in this case? Is pederasty ...

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Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes

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The following cases are reasonably certain based on their own admissions or according to serious biographies. For other alleged cases, see the List of famous prostitutes and courtesans As hustler: Jim Carroll - writer, musician Quentin Crisp – author, actor, raconteur Joe Dallesandro - actor Brad Davis - actor (briefly in New York City, according to his wife's biography of him) Pete Doherty - singer, songwriter Rupert Everett – actor Jeff Gannon - White House repor ...

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Male prostitute, Male prostitute - Male prostitution, Male prostitute - The hustler in popular culture, Male prostitute - Books on hustling, Male prostitute - The hustler in literature, Male prostitute - The hustler in theater, Male prostitute - The hustler in cinema, Male prostitute - Films with a hustler as a main character, Male prostitute - Other films that include hustlers, Male prostitute - Documentary films, Male prostitute - The hustler in photography, Male prostitute - People who have engaged in male prostitution

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Pedophilia is itself neither a crime nor a legal term. It does not describe an act, but a psychological state. [9] Sexual activity between adults and prepubescent children is almost always considered child sexual abuse, and is thus illegal in most areas. The matter can be complicated, however, by varying laws concerning youth marriage, emancipation of minors, and the age of consent, all of which can affect the legality of child sex in certain jurisdictions. Intercourse is typically allowed at the ages of 16 to 18, but can rang ...

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Pedophilia, Pedophilia - Definition, Pedophilia - Diagnosis, Pedophilia - Criminal acts, Pedophilia - Treatment, Pedophilia - Related terms, Pedophilia - Law, Pedophilia - Advocacy of pedophilia

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A meta-analysis of college studies by Rind and his team published by the American Psychological Association in 1998 found a weak correlation between sex abuse in childhood and the later stability of the child's adult psyche. It noted that a not insignificant percentage reported their reactions to sex abuse as positive in the short term. It concluded that for research purposes some cases of child sex abuse would be better labeled "adult-child sex". In its conclusion, the article included in the addendum that "the findings of the current revie ...

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Pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Impacts of scientific papers on pedophilia advocacy, Pedophile activism - The controversy over Rind, Pedophile activism - Other psychology papers, Pedophile activism - Brief history of modern pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Views and strategies of pedophile activists, Pedophile activism - Pedophile activist literature, Pedophile activism - Ethics proposed by the movement, Pedophile activism - Activities, Pedophile activism - Symbols, Pedophile activism - Controversy and public reaction to the movement, Pedophile activism - Skepticism that the movement does not support child abuse, Pedophile activism - Terminology, Pedophile activism - Childlover, Pedophile activism - Pedosexual, Pedophile activism - Organizations

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A blue spiral-shaped triangle symbol, or "BLogo" was designed by an individual using the online nickname "Kalos" in conjunction with Free Spirits. A similar logo, a heart within a heart, or "GLogo" was later developed by some pedophiles attracted to girls to symbolize a "bond of love" [21] between adults and girls. Another logo, the "CLogo", was proposed by the CLogo team in the Netherlands as a logo that could be used to represent the aspirations of child lovers. Pedophiles have mixed opinions on this logo. (This image is shown on the ...

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Pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Impacts of scientific papers on pedophilia advocacy, Pedophile activism - The controversy over Rind, Pedophile activism - Other psychology papers, Pedophile activism - Brief history of modern pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Views and strategies of pedophile activists, Pedophile activism - Pedophile activist literature, Pedophile activism - Ethics proposed by the movement, Pedophile activism - Activities, Pedophile activism - Symbols, Pedophile activism - Controversy and public reaction to the movement, Pedophile activism - Skepticism that the movement does not support child abuse, Pedophile activism - Terminology, Pedophile activism - Childlover, Pedophile activism - Pedosexual, Pedophile activism - Organizations

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Members of the movement claim that they do not support child abuse or illegal activity; public reaction to this claim has been skeptical. This skepticism has been reinforced by publicized incidents linking members and groups associated with the movement to actual sexual child abuse and by the similarity of the movement's views to the views used by sexual child abusers to justify their abuse [22] [23]. The movement has sparked intense opposition and its political progress has been limited or minimal. Nearly all na ...

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Pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Impacts of scientific papers on pedophilia advocacy, Pedophile activism - The controversy over Rind, Pedophile activism - Other psychology papers, Pedophile activism - Brief history of modern pedophile activism, Pedophile activism - Views and strategies of pedophile activists, Pedophile activism - Pedophile activist literature, Pedophile activism - Ethics proposed by the movement, Pedophile activism - Activities, Pedophile activism - Symbols, Pedophile activism - Controversy and public reaction to the movement, Pedophile activism - Skepticism that the movement does not support child abuse, Pedophile activism - Terminology, Pedophile activism - Childlover, Pedophile activism - Pedosexual, Pedophile activism - Organizations

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