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'''Child sexuality''' is a little-researched topic. This is due to most research being carried out in Western [[anglophile]] countries, where the subject of children engaging in sexual activity is taboo, and any such sexual activity (or even ''research'' on child sexual activity) is automatically considered to be "[[inappropriate child sexual activity|inappropriate]]".
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'''Child sexuality''' is a poorly-researched field pertaining itself to the sexual aspects of a [[minor]], including their sexual activity, orientation, and preferences. This field focuses specifically on the [[sexuality]] of minors, and not adults.
Children in the past were considered to have [[agency]] and could engage in sexual activity with others, including adults. The vast majority of such sexual relationships caused absolutely ''no harm'' to the children -- it is only in the past 40 years or so that child sexually activity has become {{w|stigmatized}}.
 
{{w|third wave feminism| Third-wave feminists}}, {{w|radical feminism| radical feminists}}, and right-wing Republicans have (falsely) denied that children are sexual beings, and continue to (unjustly) condemn and to criminalize adults who engage in sexual activity with minors.


{{w|Sexologist}}s are well aware that children are sexual beings, but, due to attacks from the above-mentioned groups, they remain cowardly silent as they fear the damage to -- or the complete loss of -- their careers.
A child's sexuality primarily surfaces during and after [[puberty]], though some elements of it may appear before.{{cite}}


In the Netherlands, [[Theo Sandfort]] performed research on young boys ([[adolescence|adolescent boys]] and [[Peripubescence|pre-adolescent boys]]) who were involved in sexual relationships with adult men, and reported on his research. The results showed that the boys fully enjoyed the sexual relationships they had with the men, and felt that any harms were [[sociogenic|cause by the attitudes of society]] and ''not'' by the relationships with the men or the sexual activities.
==History==
While there are many documented instances throughout history where children have engaged in sexual contact with other people, the subject itself has had comparably little research performed. In many cultures the subject of child sexuality is considered as taboo, though reasons for why vary from child sexuality being a sign of abuse to it being a sign of a child losing innocence and becoming an adult.{{cite}}


[[Kinsey]] also studied child sexuality, and he was fiercely attacked for having done so. He found that even very young children are normally sexually active, and capable of sensual enjoyment, and can even experience orgasm.
==Relevance to boylovers==
To boylovers, the subject of child sexuality is of some importance. Most boylovers are [[paedophile]]s or [[hebephile]]s, and their primary sexual interest will be in children up to mid pubertal ages where the sexuality of the child will still be developing.


[[Larry Constantine]] also studied child sexuality in 1983.
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There have been tangential studies (studies not directly studying adult-child sexual activity) in other countries which confirm that "children" (minors) are sexually active, and usually suffer no harms from engaging in sexual activity, as long as the sexual activity is not forced or strongly coerced.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pedophilia, Science and Self-Deception]]
*[[Sexuality]]
*[[America's War on Sex]]
*[[MHAMic]]
*[[Research (books)]]
*[[List of boylove-related publications]]
*[[Larry L Constantine]]
*[[sexophobe]]
*[[antisexual]]


==External links==
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https://www.newgon.com/wiki/Research:_Secondary_Harm


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Latest revision as of 21:43, 31 October 2018


Child sexuality is a poorly-researched field pertaining itself to the sexual aspects of a minor, including their sexual activity, orientation, and preferences. This field focuses specifically on the sexuality of minors, and not adults.

A child's sexuality primarily surfaces during and after puberty, though some elements of it may appear before.[Citation needed]

History

While there are many documented instances throughout history where children have engaged in sexual contact with other people, the subject itself has had comparably little research performed. In many cultures the subject of child sexuality is considered as taboo, though reasons for why vary from child sexuality being a sign of abuse to it being a sign of a child losing innocence and becoming an adult.[Citation needed]

Relevance to boylovers

To boylovers, the subject of child sexuality is of some importance. Most boylovers are paedophiles or hebephiles, and their primary sexual interest will be in children up to mid pubertal ages where the sexuality of the child will still be developing.


See also