Link Directory
Last Updated: Summer 2007
Books & Essays
Longer-length works about pedohpilia and related issues, usually by well-established academics but not in every case.
| Alice Does: The Erotic Child Of Photography | A discussion of the history of the child in erotic photography. Written as a Ph.D dissertation. | |
| Alice in Monsterland | Authors discuss amaros (pedophilia) and the modern concept of childhood, arguing that while society refuses to accept that children are sexual and can think for themselves, it is perfectly willing to accept their willing to make decisions as consumers. | |
| Alicia en el lado oscuro |  English translation: Alice on the Dark Side. Spanish journalist Pablo Santiago provides a history of amaros (pedophilia) from the time of the Greeks through to the Internet age. In Spanish only. |
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| Antisexuality and Child Sexual Abuse | Article argues that the pervasiveness of sexual abuse allegations has created a society which views sex as a bad thing, and that this ‘antisexuality’ is damaging to both children and adults. | |
| Beyond Hysteria — Boy Erotica on the Internet | There are two common assumptions about boy erotica. The first is that boy-attracted pedosexual males are incited to "molest" boys by viewing such images. The second is that boys who participate in the making of these images are forced to do so against their will, and that they are irreparably and permanently harmed in the process. Beyond Hysteria uses two Internet-based surveys presented in 29 tables to demonstrate that neither of these assumptions are supported by the facts. By David Riegel. | |
| Child Attraction | Reviews of books dealing with the topic of adult sexual attraction to children. | |
| Child Loving: The Erotic Child and Victorian Culture | Review of James Kincaid‘s book. The author challenges the common assumption that sexual contacts between children and adults is always negative, comparing the Victorian, rather open, view of child sexuality with the current repressed view. | |
| The Conception of Childhood: An Historical Psychological Analysis | A discussion of how the conception of children has evolved throughout the history of Western civilization and the societal developments that have shaped this evolution. | |
| Could they All Have Been Wrong? | Thoughts by physicians, philosophers, psychologists, professors, a judge, an attorney, and a hacker about sexually expressed relationships between boys and older males. Compiled by David Riegel. | |
| The Cult of Childhood and the Repression of Childhood Sexuality | Bill Paris discusses the definition of childhood, the history of child sexuality in Western and other civilizations, and the repression of this sexuality in modern society. | |
| Dilemmas of Desire: Teenage Girls Talk About Sexuality | Review of Deborah Tolman’s book about teenage girls and their views about sexuality. Tolman polls many girls and discovers the difficulty they have realizing their sexual desires without being branded as easy girls by boys and their peers. | |
| Discussion: Ethical Considerations for Dialogue | A discussion of the public debate concerning amaros (pedophilia). The author contends that public sentiment against amarsi (pedophiles) is misplaced and that pedophilia should no longer be classified as a disorder. | |
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Dissertations on Adult/Teen Girllove | A hebephile discusses his attraction to teen girls and refutes common misconceptions about relationships between adults and teens. |
| Chapter One of James Kincaid’s “Erotic Innocence: The Culture of Child Molesting”. | In this book, Kincaid explores the paradox implicit in the modern societal construct of the child which is at once innocent and sexual. He wonders openly if it is the very fact that we subconsciously find the corruption of innocence to be sexually exciting that causes us to view children as innocent. | |
| The Final Prejudice | Society is willing to accept people of many races and cultures, yet it insist upon clinging to an ingrained discrimination against children. | |
| The Gerald Hannon Case | Selected writings by controversial amaros (pedophilia) advocate Gerald Hannon as well as a chronology of his life. | |
| Harmful to Minors (Excerpt) | An excerpt of Harmful to Minors, a controversial book by Judith Levine that looks at children’s sexuality and adult fears surrounding it. | |
| Lasciate Che I Bimbi… “Pedofilia: un pretesto per la caccia alle streghe” |  English Title: Let the Children: Pedophilia as a Pretext for a Witch Hunt. Luther Blissett’s essay on the increasing intolerance of amarsi (pedophiles) in Europe. Italian only. |
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| Koinos Magazine |    Quarterly magazine for boylovers. In English, German and Dutch. |
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| The Limits to Free Expression and the Problem of Child Pornography | Discussion of the damage to free speech incurred in overbroad attempts to restrict child pornography, which often diverges from the goal of preventing the coercion and abuse of children. | |
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Male Sexual Attraction to Pubescent and Adolescent Girls (http://www.lelnet.com/ asg/dirs/1998-03-1/10347) |
The author attempts to prove that male sexual attraction to young girls is the result of evolutionary factors. Archived link. |
| Offenses Against Oneself | Jeremy Bentham’s 1785 essay advocating homosexual law reform. Among other things, discusses ancient pederasty practices. | |
| On Paedophilia | An article by Frits Bernard about amarsi (pedophiles) and society. | |
| Paedophilia: The Radical Case | Tom O’Carroll’s excellent book that discusses amaros (pedophilia) from the perspective of a childlover (pedophile) as well as many of the social and ethical issues related to amaros (pedophilia) such as child sexuality, consent and power. Alternate link. | |
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Paraklesis | Quarterly publication by the Christian Boylove Forum. Articles and essays of interest to boylovers. |
| Pedophile (http://www.tsade.com/ sex/pedo/index.html) |
The author questions the logic of the crackdown on amaros (pedophilia) and discusses why he believes that amaros (pedophilia) is not necessarily a bad thing. Archive link. | |
| Pedophiles Argue Their Case in the Journal of Homosexuality | A review of articles in the Journal of Homosexuality which speak positively about intergenerational relationships. | |
| Pedophilia | A discussion of how adult-child relationships are often misunderstood and how they can often be mutually satisfying and fulfilling. | |
| The Pedophilia Smear | Moralists are condemning amaros (pedophilia) research out of hand without cocnsidering the possibility that the findings of researchers may be valid and should be considered objectively. | |
| The Pedophilia of Everyday Life | An article by Richard D. Mohr, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois-Urbana, on the pervasiveness of sexual imagery featuring children in modern life, and the context-based responses to it. | |
| The Pedophilia/Pedophile Education Web Site | A detailed description of amaros (pedophilia) and amarsi (pedophiles) that draws a line of distinction between childlovers (pedophiles) and child molesters. | |
| Plato in Wonderland or ‘Beautiful Soup’ and Other More Philosophical Ideas | August Imholtz discusses Plato’s descriptions of the beauty of young girls in Hippias Major and draws parallels to Lewis Carroll’s fascination with their beauty in Victorian England. | |
| Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman: Politically Incorrect—Scientifically Correct | Article by Thomas Oellerich defending the conclusions of the Rind Report as well as discussing the outcry following its publication. | |
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The Secret Lives of Girls: What Good Girls Really Do—Sex Play, Agression, and Their Guilt | Review of Sharon Lamb’s 2002 book in which she interviews 120 women and girls and analyzes their statements to show that sex play and experimentation amongst girls is widespread across the full spectrum of society. |
| Transgressive Resource Center | Online books and poems related to amaros (pedophilia) and child sexuality, plus links | |
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Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers | Review of David Riegel’s book about boylove. The volume is aimed at explaining the phenomenon in layman’s terms in an attempt to dispel rumors and expose the true nature of boylove. Includes ordering info. |
| Why Pedophilia Isn’t Bad | The author challenges the assumption by society that amaros (pedophilia) is wrong. | |
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