That's interesting, I shied away from labelling it (paedophilia) a "sexual orientation" because I'm afraid it plays into the hand of some in the Christian Right who decry society legitimizing homosexual relationships, thinking it "opens the floodgates" for all sorts of sex acts, including child molestation and bestiality. That, and hearing NAMBLA say the same thing in reverse - that their sexual preference for young boys is simply their orientation and therefore no more "deviant" than hetero- or homosexual relationships between adults.

Sorry, didn't intend to be so long-winded on your LJ but it's an interesting discussion.