Re: And one other thing:

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I am fucking tired of your "a longstanding member" comment.

I don't give a shit how "longstanding" you are.

I have been around Boy & Girl Lovers for longer than most anyone else still alive. I have, and am, working for Child Love Liberation. I have worked and suffered and cried and bleed for Child Love. When you have my scars, and I doubt that you do, then come back and tell me how wonderful you are, so wonderful that I have to listen to your crap.
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I'm using the term simply to denote veteran status, not to brag or say I'm better than anyone. You're a longstanding member, I'm a longstanding member, Dissident is a longstanding member, etc. As longstanding members we should have a basic respect for each other and even a brotherhood. I'm sorry that we're not seeing eye-to-eye right now, but please understand that I'm taking a stand for the sake of our community, especially longstanding members like yourself.

I've also suffered the same discrimination as you, on both a societal and personal level. I know what it's like to be called a "diddler" and a "molester" to your face in real life. I know what it's like to have pointed comments about pedophilia directed towards you in real life. I've experienced prejudice as both a racial and a sexual minority that I think not even you have experienced considering that you're only a sexual minority and not a racial minority like I am.

Unlike you and other people who are sexual but not racial minorities, I also cannot hide my minority status when it's convenient. I have a permanent tan and have been called racial slurs to my face, sometimes by people I thought were my friends, and it hurt just as much, if not more, as when people called me pedophile-centric slurs. Now I'm saying this not to divide and differentiate between white and minority MAA's on this board, but when you try to play the discrimination card against me, I definitely want to point that out for the record.

I've experienced discrimination my whole life, mainly racial discrimination in my youth, and now sexual orientation discrimination as an adult. Most people are lucky enough to only experience one form of discrimination, if any. I think I can truly say I've suffered twice as much as most people, even though I don't like to play the victim and I do have some advantages in life that others don't have. Just trying to put things into perspective here.