Your essay is much appreciated. I looked at it on the 'WritersCafe' too. It appears that there someone wrote some rebuttals to your essay with the usual slant we come to expect more from the 'comments section below' on YT.

There is much to absorb from your article; some points you make, such as children being able to consent (to sexual activity), sit uncomfortably even for a seasoned pedo like me. But, no matter; I will comment further in time. For now, thanks for reminding me of the word 'stigma', and for the terms hebephilia and ephebophilia, the latter of which I hadn't heard of. Here's a link to some definitions for anyone who, like me, is confused by the naming of sexual interest age groups: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronophilia