Will there someday be a pedophile rights group?
In order for what you suggest to ever happen, such a group would have to demonstrate to a high degree that pedophilia is akin to other philias — ie: just another sexual fetish — and would furthermore have to demonstrate complete willingness to sublimate their desires in socially acceptable/moral ways. These arguments are sometimes put forward, and to a degree, they are true — there cannot and should not be a criminalization of any desire — rather, acts can and in this case should be criminalized (or remain so). In reality, there are still so many people fearful of completely understandable, non-threatening differences (skin colour, sexual orientation, etc), I doubt that people would be able to overcome their fear (or loathing, if you prefer) of this group. Indeed, it’s hard to see how parents could come to think of pedophiles as other than potential perpetrators of crimes against their children.
