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'''Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys''' is a 1994 award winning documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. The film was edited to negatively sensationalize the topic. In an interview entitled, "''The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching''"<ref>[http://nypress.com/the-filmmaker-who-looked-at-pederasty-without-flinching/ The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching.]</ref> the filmmaker expresses his pride that the film is used by law enforcement to profile [[MAP|minor attracted people]] for pedophile hunters in the FBI. He stated, " I let the men in the film hang themselves".
'''Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys''' is a 1994 award winning documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. The film was edited to negatively sensationalize the topic. In an interview entitled, "''The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching''"<ref>[http://nypress.com/the-filmmaker-who-looked-at-pederasty-without-flinching/ The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching.]</ref> the filmmaker expresses his pride that the film is used by law enforcement to profile [[MAP|minor attracted people]] for pedophile hunters in the FBI. He stated, " I let the men in the film hang themselves".


The narrator interviews several members of  North American Man/Boy Love Association ([[NAMBLA]]) who discuss their views on sexual relationships between men and boys.  The term, "''chickenhawk''," is  used  derogatory in gay slang to refer to an older man who pursue relationships with younger men. The film describes the organization and its history.  Scenes in the movie include a group of NAMBLA members participating in the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. NAMBLA members argue for NAMBLA's inclusion in the gay rights movement, to the disapproval of other attendees.  Poet and free speech advocate [[Allen Ginsberg]], NAMBLA's most famous member and defender, appeared in the documentary and read a "graphic ode to youth".<ref>{{cite news | first = Andrea | last = Jacobs | title = Allen Ginsberg's advocacy of pedophilia debated in community | date = 2002-06-21 | work = Intermountain Jewish News | accessdate = 2010-09-17}}</ref>
The narrator interviews several members of  North American Man/Boy Love Association ([[NAMBLA]]) who discuss their views on sexual relationships between men and boys.  The term, "''chickenhawk''," is  used  derogatory in gay slang to refer to an older man who pursue relationships with younger men and teenagers. The film describes the organization and its history.  Scenes in the movie include a group of NAMBLA members participating in the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. NAMBLA members argue for NAMBLA's inclusion in the gay rights movement, to the disapproval of other attendees.  Poet and free speech advocate [[Allen Ginsberg]], NAMBLA's most famous member and defender, appeared in the documentary and read a "graphic ode to youth".<ref>{{cite news | first = Andrea | last = Jacobs | title = Allen Ginsberg's advocacy of pedophilia debated in community | date = 2002-06-21 | work = Intermountain Jewish News | accessdate = 2010-09-17}}</ref>


Scenes in the movie include following 4 outspoken NAMBLA members: Leyland Stevenson, Renatto Corazzo, Peter Melzer and Chuck Dodson.
Scenes in the movie include following 4 outspoken NAMBLA members: Leyland Stevenson, Renatto Corazzo, Peter Melzer and Chuck Dodson.

Revision as of 13:09, 14 February 2014

Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys (film)

Year Released: 1994
MPAA Rating (USA): NR
Director: Adi Sideman
Starring: Leyland Stevenson
Renatto Corazzo
Peter Melzer
Chuck Dodson


Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys is a 1994 award winning documentary produced, written and directed by Adi Sideman. The film was edited to negatively sensationalize the topic. In an interview entitled, "The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching"[1] the filmmaker expresses his pride that the film is used by law enforcement to profile minor attracted people for pedophile hunters in the FBI. He stated, " I let the men in the film hang themselves".

The narrator interviews several members of North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) who discuss their views on sexual relationships between men and boys. The term, "chickenhawk," is used derogatory in gay slang to refer to an older man who pursue relationships with younger men and teenagers. The film describes the organization and its history. Scenes in the movie include a group of NAMBLA members participating in the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. NAMBLA members argue for NAMBLA's inclusion in the gay rights movement, to the disapproval of other attendees. Poet and free speech advocate Allen Ginsberg, NAMBLA's most famous member and defender, appeared in the documentary and read a "graphic ode to youth".[2]

Scenes in the movie include following 4 outspoken NAMBLA members: Leyland Stevenson, Renatto Corazzo, Peter Melzer and Chuck Dodson.

References

  1. The filmmaker who looked at pederasty without flinching.
  2. Jacobs, Andrea. "Allen Ginsberg's advocacy of pedophilia debated in community", Intermountain Jewish News, 2002-06-21. Retrieved on 2010-09-17. 

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