Found in "Homosexuality: A Research Guide", by Wayne R. Dynes, Garland Publishing, New York, 1987. ============================================================================= [p 607] Groth, A. Nicholas, and H. Jean Birnbaum, 1978 "Adult Sexual Orientation and Attraction to Underage Persons", Archives of Sexual Behavior, 7, 175. "Suggests that homosexuality and homosexual pedophilia may be mutually exclusive and that the adult heterosexual male constitutes a greater risk to the underage child than does the adult homosexual male." [p 609] Newton, David E., 1978 "Homosexual Behavior and Child Molestation: A Review of the Evidence", Adolescence, 13, 29. "Existing studies provide no reason to believe that anything other than a random connection exists between homosexual behavior and child molestation. The typical offender is a heterosexual male." [p 610] Quinsey, Vernon L. 1977 "The Assessment and Treatment of Child Molesters: A Review", Canadian Psychological Review, 18, 204. "Compared to heterosexual child molesters, homosexual offenders choose older (pubescent) partners, are more likely to be recidivists, and are less numerous. Incestuous child molesters are almost always heterosexual." ============================================================================== Hopefully this will open some doors for some more rational discussion. Brian. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ kane@{buast7,astro}.bu.edu (Hot Young Star) Astronomy Dept, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215. True personal salvation is achieved by absolute faith in oneself. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=