For new folks, or those who may have forgotten, Virtuous Pedophiles runs another discussion board for those of us attracted to girls (and boys). To join write to virpeds@gmail.com or use the "Contact" form at virped.org.

There is one notable rule: "All the discussion in the group takes as its premise that sexual activity between adults and children is wrong. The idea that it is only the legal system and misguided attitudes of society that keep adult-child sex from being a good thing is not welcome here."

Many of the frequent posters in GirlChat disagree with that position and that rule. However, in our experience, pedophile forums that allow discussion on this point tend to be dominated by a few posters with that viewpoint and it sets the tone for all discussion. We encourage VP members who want to discuss the issue to do so -- just not on that board.

Our discussion forum started up over six years ago. In that time, over three thousand people have made user accounts. Over three hundred have logged in within the past month. Many pedophiles who write to us express relief that they have finally found a place where they can be at home without the pro-contact aura all around them. Some say they wouldn't be caught dead in a forum like this where that view is accepted. Some who don't join say they are delighted to know we are here to fall back on if they had trouble in their lives.

Todd Nickerson used to be a member here at GirlChat, and through reading my posts here found out about Virtuous Pedophiles, which he now considers his online home. He says quite a bit about it in his first Salon article, https://web.archive.org/web/20150922001837/http://www.salon.com/2015/09/21/im_a_pedophile_but_not_a_monster.

I am a co-founder (with Nick Devin) of Virtuous Pedophiles. The website (virped.org) gives our basic positions on the issues. I also have a blog which is more a series of essays than a time-sensitive blog. It includes a series of posts giving my view on the issue of legalizing adult-child sex, http://celibatepedos.blogspot.com/2017/03/index-considering-pro-legalization-pro.html. Some GCers who read it are surprised at how many points we agree on and how far I am from classic anti-pedophile views.