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CMV: If pedophilia is a mental illness then so is being LGBT.

Btw I'm Bi....well at least in a bedroom setting but not dating....although I might date someone mtf trans.

  Anyhow, so pedophiles can't control being attracted to kids. I mean hell who would want that kind of trouble in their life?!? ......buuut being LGBT is *okay* because we can't control who we are attracted to.....so now I'm a very confused person to be honest. 

  LGBT doesn't hurt anyone and makes people happy so I still have no problem with it.

  Pedophilia on the other hand hurts kids. Totally against that.

  But that still doesn't change the initial both are mental illness thing.    :/

Edit:spelling because I was stoned.
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>But that still doesn't change the initial both are mental illness thing. 

But it does, because mental illness is defined in part by the inability to lead a normal life because of the condition in question. There is theoretically nothing preventing a gay person from having a fulfilling life or loving relationships besides discrimination from others.

Pedophilia on the other hand is predicated on harming a child. It is impossible for a pedophile to indulge in their attractions in a way that doesn't harm. That's why it is a mental illness, not because they can't control it.