User:Lysander/Prisoner's writings on homophobia and pedophobia

Reading back over your first letter, I noticed you asked why some people would not be willing to help with the freedom issue for sex offenders even anonymously. I have an answer for some people (I think). I am not saying that everyone fits in this, but I think more people have latent pedophilic feelings than they want to admit. If you have heard the term homophobic, it is not just a fear or hatred of gays, but a fear they might have some homosexual feelings. So they lash out at gays not because the people do this private thing in their bedrooms but because they fear they could also enjoy this private thing and they do not wish to have anyone think of them as gay even if they would be more bisexual than really gay. Well, I use the term pedophobic for those who fear the reality that they could understand how someone attracted to youth might feel because that would mean taking a look at how they might feel about it for themselves. I think that is one reason and right now no one really wants to be a part of a hated group of people like pedophiles. There is also the fear that even being anonymous may not be so anonymous and if someone found out it could hurt their family life, social standing, or careers.