"Here's the most basic test. Your darling sister has a new baby and it's a boy! Would you wish on this tiny nephew a pedophilic attraction? Or hope he likes adults? I don't hesitate there. To a lesser extent, I'd wish he was straight instead of gay."

False dichotomy.

Would I wish away any orientation for my niece or nephew? No.

I would wish them to share in all possibilities of love.

I would wish that in addition to Pedophilia, that they could be Hetero, Homo and not feel a preference based on age or race. * Invokes the spirit of Marutoph *

I would hate to think that when the most compatible loving personality comes into their life they must settle for another because one possible orientation has been denied to them.

Now, would I wish my polymorphously perverse niece be born in Amsterdam or Salt Lake City? I think the answer is pretty clear. But I wouldn't wish to restrict her ability to love because an accident of birth placed her in a sick culture.

Of course we cannot choose our orientations. Despite a few come-ons from smart and handsome young men in my youth, I cannot manufacture a response on demand. * Banishes the spirit of Marutoph *

And every restriction is a limit in some way.

But it seems that the Gays have figured out that being true to love and raising kids are not mutually exclusive.

"If nothing else it's cool being able to make a baby (highly likely but not certain, I realize) that really is a part of each of you, and not having to take drastic and expensive measures to have a baby at all."

I suppose it depends on what you consider "drastic." Many a lesbian with a turkey-baster has proven that the expense can be as minimal as it is for str8ts. And the only difference here is that the jack-off material for the donor should be the girl's underwear section of the Sears Catalog.

Raising a child in an environment where they are loved matters more than the tendency of breeders to have "accidents" no matter how "cool" you find this ability.

BTW: I suspect the "coolness" magically disappears for you when the couple are 14.

" I invented another pill that I would take: one that would give me a full attraction to adult women. I wouldn't take the pill that got rid of my attraction to little girls, because it really does feel like a positive thing to me, given who I actually turned out to be."

Oh, I'd argue that its a positive thing regardless of whether it contributes to our personalities.

Its a shame that your attraction to adults isn't "full;" because then you might see through some of the claims you make. Mine is. Sure I will choose the hawt 11 year old over Asia Argento; but that's if it is a choice. If I can have both I will appreciate both fully. Am I diminished because I'm not gay too? Yes, but I have no say in the matter. ( Though I have no doubt that I could "perform" if asked too. But I see no sign that I'd seek him out or choose to take him to dinner. )

Dante