List of information resources about pedophilia
General information
- WebMD What is pedophilia – sexologist Ray Blanchard answering common questions about pedophilia and pedophiles
Community websites, self‐help projects
- Virtuous Pedophiles – self‐help community website with FAQ, resources and personal stories
- B4U–ACT – self‐help website with FAQ for mental health professionals and for pedophiles
- Stepping Out of the Shadows – project dedicated to bringing stories of non‐offending pedophiles to public
Professional help
- Prevention Project Dunkenfeld – confidential free of charge preventive treatment for non‐criminal pedophiles in Germany
Research projects
- NeMUP research initiative – project dedicated to studying biological mechanism underlying pedophilia and biological mechanisms contributing to sex offenses against children
Pedophilia in media
- Slate: How Can We Stop Pedophiles? Stop treating them like monsters – article by Jennifer Blayer that presents the story of non‐criminal pedophile Spencer Kaplan, the story of author's friend Danny who committed a crime as well as some expert's opinions and information about group B4U‐ACT.
- This American Life: Ep. 522 – Tarred and Feathered, act 2 – Help Wanted (audio) – story of a 19‐year‐old pedophile Adam
- transcript of the piece
- Cyberbullies, Mass Media and Pedophiles (audio) – reporter Luke Malone speaks about experiences from preparing the piece (from 0:33:00)
- You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now? – article by Luke Malone that brings a long story of young pedophile Adam and a shorter story of young pedophile Mike. It also includes an interview with psychologist Elizabeth Letourneau who wants to focus on the treatment of young pedophiles and Klaus Beier from Prevention Project Dunkenfeld
- Should we do more to help paedophiles? – an article by Rebecca Roache
- Los Angeles Times: Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia – an article by Alan Zarembo
- Toronto Star: Is pedophilia a sexual orientation?
- Child Celibate: Understanding Non‐Offending Paedophilia – a collection of photos by Alexander McBride Wilson depicting moments from lives of pedophiles Gary Gibson, Sammy, Jack and Ian, accompanied by detailed descriptions presenting their life stories
- Deutsche Welle: Living with pedophilia (audio, 9.5 min) – interview with non‐criminal pedophile Max Weber
- How Germany is taking a radical approach to curb paedophilia (audio, 8 min) – interview with non‐criminal pedophile Max Weber
- Deutsche Welle: "Kids Turn Me On" – A Project for Potential Abusers (video) – interview with non‐criminal pedophile Max Weber)
- Varmit Coyote's YouTube videos on pedophilia
- Tarring And Feathering The Innocent (video) – about a non–pedophile who stands against prejudices about pedophiles and faces negative consequences for that
Academic and popular science resources
- The ethics of pedophilia – a paper by Ole Martin Moen in Nordic Journal of Applied Ethics examining moral questions related to pedophilia
- Do Gay Men Have More Sexual Interest in Children than Straight Men Do? – Alice Dreger explains study by Ray Blanchard that shows gay men aren't attracted more towards children than straight men are
Personal sites of pedophiles
- Max SRP's blog
- Daniel Liddel's site
- Celibate Pedophile – a blog by Ethan Edwards, one of the founder of VirPed
- Pedophiles about pedophilia – a collective blog on Medium