Gay toddlers?Child-protection advocates are screaming about a Swedish ad campaign to promote the idea that sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. can be determined as early as childhood. "Pedophiles use the argument that children have a sexual identity," said Rosita Runegrund Rosita Runegrund (born 1947) is a Swedish christian democratic politician, member of the Riksdag since 1998. , a conservative member of the Swedish parliament. But Anders Selin, whose organization, Stockholm Pride Stockholm Pride is a festival for LGBT individuals held yearly in Stockholm. Since the start in 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown to be one of Stockholm's largest annual festivals, as well as the largest Pride celebration in Scandinavia. , created the ads, stressed that all the children depicted de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. are now adult gays and lesbians, between the ages of 24 and 40. "As soon as you talk about homosexuality and children, everyone starts yelling yell v. yelled, yell·ing, yells v.intr. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm. v.tr. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout. n. about pedophiles," he said. The 36-year-old Selin's own childhood photo is featured in the campaign, which started with ads (pictured, left) on the group's Web site July 23. It appears with the slogan, "Anders, 7 years old, gay." Another photo of a little girl in a swimsuit reads, "Birgitta, 6 years old, lesbian," adding, "Not all princesses choose a prince." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We're not telling people that every youngster is homosexual but that it should be as respectable as being heterosexual," he said. |
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