[ Keep in mind this guy works as a as a youth group leader with small children and has even admitted to being sexually attracted to the children in his care
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you could choose not to be a pedophile would you?

No. Being a paedophile is not a problem for me, it’s just an unchosen part of my identity. It’s not something I feel I need to get rid of. It doesn’t hurt me or anyone else, the only real negatives are caused by society, not by paedophilia itself.It’s something that brings me a certain amount of joy too, seeing a beautiful boy makes me happy, I wouldn’t want to lose that joy. It’s one of the only consistent sources of joy in my life.
If there was a way for me to be attracted to adults as well I might consider it, but I wouldn’t choose to stop being a paedophile.