(12-12-2013, 06:36 AM)Satan Wrote: Sexuality as referenced here is used in place of sexual orientation (homosexuality, contrasted from heterosexuality and bisexuality), which deals with genders.
If you're going to consider pedophilia, which is as it says, a philia, "an abnormal liking for or tendency towards a given thing" as that is defined, a orientation, then you must also include every single other philia in the world as a orientation.

"Research has shown that homosexuality is an example of a normal and natural variation in human sexuality and is not in and of itself a source of negative psychological effects"

Homosexuality is not considered a mental disorder except by those who hold firm to that belief ignoring research into its cause.
It causes no more harm than a heterosexual relationship given the same scenario and setting.
You cannot say the same about pedophilia. Pedophilia creates a victim, and is shown by research to have a negative effect in general on both the victim and the abuser.

EDIT:
Per your "homosexuality was (and is) considered a mental disorder" comment, Can you post a statement supporting that from a reputable source, the American Psychological Association says otherwise.
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx

While I can't find a online copy of the DSM-V to quote the direct line from (Probably since doing so would possibly be piracy), the American Psychiatric Association is quoted on having fixed the definition in DSM-V from an erroneous one.

"In fact, APA considers pedophilic disorder a ‘paraphilia,’ not a ‘sexual orientation.’ This error will be corrected in the electronic version of DSM-5 and the next printing of the manual"

(12-13-2013, 06:13 AM)w00t Wrote: Homosexuality was treated as a "philia" under that definition for many thousands of years. You can't use the word "sexuality" to mean "sexual orientation", then proceed to further modify the definition of the latter to the secondary definition, just because it fits your image of what a sexuality is. A persons sexuality is their orientation or preference. Even disregarding this, the reason it is classified as a philia is the same reason homosexuality was deemed a disorder for many thousands of years. The majority of people cannot understand it. There is nothing inherently less "human" about liking those younger than you than liking those of the same sex. If we argue homosexuality is not a disorder, we are no longer classifying a mindset that makes that person unable to reproduce with people they sexually prefer as a disorder.


http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Amer_Psychological_Assn_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf

It had to be legally argued that homosexuality was not a disorder, and that the very same association you cite was wrong in classifying it as such( they did so in the 50s ). While no official body still recognizes homosexuality as a disorder, I guarantee you the hyper-religious conservatives across the globe would still consider it as such, and they are greater in number than you may like to admit.

(12-13-2013, 05:03 PM)Jolly Wrote: This actually seems quite legit, also isn't it kinda weird to try to bring out facts from only an American Association and not the countless others that are scattered around the globe?
Also isn't there a more universal Association for Psychology?

(12-14-2013, 07:00 AM)JustCallMeJoe Wrote: What. The. Hell...did...I...read...?

(12-14-2013, 07:00 AM)JustCallMeJoe Wrote: What. The. Hell...did...I...read...?

(12-14-2013, 08:33 AM)chF Wrote: I'm pretty sure this was obvious.

(12-14-2013, 07:24 AM)Atmosphere Wrote: If you read all the posts, it went from:
1) The Truth about Bluescreen
2) Why Bluescreen is a terrible person
3) Why disliking pedophiles is different than disliking gays
4) Why Pedophilia and Homosexuality are different
5) Why homosexuality is/isn't a mental disorder.

Pretty much sums up the thread.

(12-14-2013, 07:24 AM)Atmosphere Wrote: If you read all the posts, it went from:
1) The Truth about Bluescreen
2) Why Bluescreen is a terrible person
3) Why disliking pedophiles is different than disliking gays
4) Why Pedophilia and Homosexuality are different
5) Why homosexuality is/isn't a mental disorder.

Pretty much sums up the thread.