“but what if you have a truely curious under age person who is interested in exploring their sexuality with someone older?”
Same as when you have a kid that is curious about the stove or leaning over the safety rail or lighting fires. You say, NO!
Not all that difficult.
“but from a dispassionate point of view, is it really?”
Not sure if i’ve ever seen anyone asking this question being dispassionate. Rather, they’re looking for a loophole to poke their dick through.
“An older, more expirienced person is more likely to use a condom, as well as more likely to use it correctly.”
Condoms don’t make the child an adult. Still illegal.
“They're more likely to use lube and take precautions.”
NOT FUCKING A CHILD is a precaution. Your argument self-incriminates you.
"Do you honestly think it is better for a gay boy to have his first encounter where there is tearing of the tissues?”
It’s not about better or worse, not while it’s blatantly illegal.
"…but I also think the law as it stands does a disservice to "advanced" minors who just want to expiriment with more expirienced people.”
Your opinion is noted and weighed. It’s found to be worth bupkes.
“Or, horror of horrors, actually falls in love with an older person! (I know in highschool I lusted…”
Lusting after is NOT falling in love with.
Hey, I met my wife while we were both stationed on a sea-going vessel. Sex is forbidden on Navy commands. You now what we didn’t do? Have sex on teh vessel. We were in love, we were engaged, and have been married for almost 40 years. But we did not break the rules the Navy had in lpace, and we did not argue that OUR case was different from the people who WERE affected.
“Many of the arguements against are typical reactionary knee-jerk bullshit.”
AAAAAAAAwwww, is the MAP dismissive of all the arguments that don’t let him scratch his horn on a kid? Shucks. Too bad. Die in a fire.
“I'd even go so far as to say that it is those idiotic outlashings that CAUSE most of the "warping" that society's knee jerk reaction of "That is wrong He touched you in a naughty spot!" does more damage than the act itself.”
I’ve heard that before.
But only from frustrated MAPS, not from any sort of formal study.
And, really, are you assessing the actual harm or just trying to minimize it?
You have no argument except that your balls are blue. STFU and go fuck a pillow.