Jodi Hoffman <jlhoffm@attglobal.net> writes:

You are wrong to protect them without knowing what they're about, Jay. Their motto is, "Sex before eight, or it's too late." They are referring to grown men having sex with an under-eight year old little boy. Surely you don't mean to suggest that a website promoting intercourse with a little boy should be protected speech, do you?

Having read over parts of the NAMBLA site months ago when the URL was floating around the office as a joke, I saw nothing of the sort Jodi is claiming. It was a very straightforward and well-written site that had no really racey content. It was quite pedestrian in nature, consisting mostly of discussions of anti-sex legislation, age of consent issues, and social stigmatization of homosexual relations between partners of different generations. It would be well below the pervert radar of most of the United States for sure, since in terms of sexual relations it was much less detailed and evocative than your common Sex Ed textbook. In fact, the raciest comments are those from boys who wrote in about their experiences, all between the age of 13-18, often having been involved in abusive relations prior to meeting what they call a "boy lover". If the words "Sex before eight, or it's too late" appear anywhere, it would certainly not be in the context of their motto, more likely a sarcastic comment, or a quote about what people like Jodi think they are. Jodi is talking out her ass here. I can't fathom the hatred she must have in order to make up something so ridiculous. Of course now Jodi and others going to put me in their dirty pedo file for daring to speak out in defense of NAMBLA. I'm not gay myself, but I remember the pain that several classmates in High School had to deal with when coming to terms with their sexuality and the way that society treated them. Isolated, villified, and often suicidal, is no way for a kid to grow up. Anyways, for those who want to confirm for yourself, check out: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/04/11/www.nambla.org-1/ For a laugh, check out the hacked version: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/2000/04/11/www.nambla.org/ It's ironic that a site for archiving hacked websites is the first mirror of the NAMBLA site I find when doing a google search. I suggest that those who wanted to do mirroring of the site grab it from there ASAP.