1. Please write your age and gender (and also your country if you are not based in the United States).

>> Mid-Twenties, Male, UK.

2. How long have you known you are sexually attracted to children?

>> About 7 or 8 years.

3. Was there a decisive moment when you realised you were sexually attracted to children, or was it a more gradual slow realisation? What events affected your realisation?

>> No decisive moment that I can recall. I just remember looking at them and finding them absolutely adorable.

4. Who was the first person you told? When did this happen? How did they respond?

>> Complete stranger online. They didnt talk to me again o_O

5. Are there many people you have told among your family and friends?

>> Yes.

6. Who are the most significant people you would like to tell but havent?

>> No significant people I would *like* to tell.

7. Are there any books or other written material that have been important to you in thinking about your sexuality? (Please list the key ones)

>> Other than Puellula.org, Ipce.info and various research papers, not really.

8. Are there any key individuals who have been important to you? (These might be individuals known personally to you, or role-models you know of)

>> Lindsay (for his creation of Puellula), Kevin Brown (for his strength in adversity), are two who spring to mind.

9. Thinking about the whole of your time as a person sexually attracted to children, are there any web-sites which have been particularly important to you, positively or negatively?

>> GC, tkGL, VOA - positively.

10. Please list the web-sites which are currently most important to you as a MAA.

>> GC, VOA.

11. Thinking about these sites in particular, please describe what it is about these web-sites which are of most significance to you.

>> Ability to share and discuss this topic that cannot be discussed elsewhere, and hopefully help people who still dont understand it, more about it.

12. How often do you usually visit these sites? For example, more than once a day, daily, several times a week, at least once a week, several times a month, at least once a month, several times a year, once a year or less?

>> More than once a day.

13. Do you yourself ever contribute to these web-sites (eg articles, comments, photos, email discussion, blogs)? In what ways?

>> Discussions and replies.

14. If you do contribute, how often would this usually be? For example, more than once a day, daily, several times a week, at least once a week, several times a month, at least once a month, several times a year, once a year or less?

>> It depends on the content and circumstances at the time.

15. Would you say that these web-sites have had an impact on how you think about yourself personally? For example, are these sites generally reassuring, irrelevant, welcoming, friendly, boring, supportive or disturbing for you?

>> Yes. They make me realise that it is possible to be too complacent, and/or become too obsessive about things.

16. In your opinion, would you say that these web-sites form an online MAA community? If so, in what ways?

>> Yes, by bringing together people so that they can chat and discuss a common theme.

17. If you feel there is an online MAA community, can you give specific examples of how this community has helped you personally?

>> By being there to listen, share and debate with.

18. In your own personal experience, which provides most support for you � an online MAA community, or other forms of support? Please describe.

>> Online MAA Community.

19. Have these sites had an impact on how you think about your sexuality? For example, are these sites generally informative, thought-provoking, inspirational or challenging for you?

>> Yes, be more open-minded and analytical about things.

20. Have these sites had an impact on how you think about your politics? If so, in what ways?

>> see Q 19.

21. Would you describe yourself as politically active? For example, do you write letters or articles, lobby or make an effort to talk with people about the issue of sexual identity?

>> No. Political activism is pointless, unless social activism is first done.

22. Are there other significant ways in which these web-sites have had an impact on your life? If they all closed down tomorrow, would you miss them?

>> I would miss them, but I would miss more the idea that pedophiles who do not realise that pedophilia is not about scouring the internet for child-sex stories or pics, and is infact about a deep and meaningful love that can be shared healthily, and legally with children.

23. Is there anything that particularly concerns you about these web-sites at this time?

>> Perhaps a general lack of direction or focus. Very little in the way of progress.

24. If you had one piece of advice to give to someone who was wondering about their sexual attraction to children, what would it be?

>> Research it online, keep an open-mind, and talk to others on sites such as GC/VOA about how they deal with it.