The North American Man/Boy Love Association is both political and
educational. We work to organize support for boys and men who have or
desire consensual sexual and emotional relationships and to educate
society on their positive nature. We speak out against the oppression
endured by men and boys who love one another and support the right of
all people to consensual intergenerational relationships. Throughout
most of Western history (and not only Western), man/boy love has been
the primary form of homoeroticism, and it is this love for which NAMBLA
stands. NAMBLA was founded in 1978, within Boston's gay and lesbian
community, in response to a witch hunt against man/boy lovers in that
city. Since then, NAMBLA has worked to build a community of support
through our publications and conferences. Our spokespeople raise
awareness of the issue in the media and academia, before community
groups, and among the general public. While NAMBLA's members represent a
diversity of backgrounds and politics, we all share a libertarian,
humanistic attitude on sexuality. We believe that sex is good and
wholesome and that it is an important medium of personal expression.
NAMBLA condemns sexual abuse in all forms of coercion. We insist there
is a distinction between coercive and consensual sex. Laws that focus
only on the age of the participants fail to capture that distinction,
for they ignore the quality of the relationship. Differences in age do
not preclude mutual, loving interaction between persons any more than
differences in race or class. Some existing laws criminalize sexual
relationships that are loving and fully consensual. These laws are ill-
conceived and morally repugnant. As is our right, we advocate their
repeal. Nothing that we speak or write about is intended to advocate or
counsel the violation of such laws. NAMBLA calls for the empowerment of
youth in all areas, not just the sexual. We are against arbitrary
constraints on the rights and freedom of all, young and old. We support
greater economic, political, and social opportunities for young people
and denounce the rampant ageism that segregates and isolates them in
fear and mistrust.
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North American Man/Boy Love Association NAMBLA's legal and for real !!
USD $35/year, $50 overseas, $5 Sample to: NAMBLA Dept TB PO Box 174
Midtown Station New York, NY 10018-0174 USA NEW WEB SITE:
http://www.nambla.org/
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