Over lunch last Friday, a friend told us of a recent case of a 21-year old Manila-based homosexual who picked up an 8-year old boy in Cebu. The incident reached the authorities, the homosexual was arrested, and he is now detained somewhere in Cebu.
So there you go. This is the kind of story that gives traction to the ‘pedophilia card’ used by many anti-LGBT groups and individuals that oppose LGBT rights. In many instances, whether in a congressional hearing or a training, I find myself repeating one truth about pedophilia – that it is NOT a homosexual trait, and that it is fundamentally about power. The pedophile believes that he can abuse the victim because he is in a position to do so and because he thinks he can get away with it.
