Pedophilia

===Non-offending pedophile support groups===

In contrast to advocacy groups, there are pedophile support groups and organizations that do not support or condone sexual activities between adults and minors. Members of these groups have [[Insight#Psychiatry|insight]] into their condition and understand the potential harm they could do, and so seek to avoid acting on their impulses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-09-11 |title=The young paedophiles who say they don't abuse children |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41213657 |access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-07 |title=This man is a paedophile and he wants to tell the world about it |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gary-gibson-comfortably-out-paedophile-urges-mental-health-tabitha-abel-a7514746.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Meet pedophiles who mean well |url = http://www.salon.com/2012/07/01/meet_pedophiles_who_mean_well/ |access-date = September 12, 2015 |first = Tracy |last = Clark-Flory |work = Salon |date = June 20, 2012 |archive-date = March 2, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210302174713/https://www.salon.com/2012/07/01/meet_pedophiles_who_mean_well/ |url-status = live}}</ref>