"Michael Hanson, a gay student living in Edinburgh, who became the group's first chairman. Although Hansen did not identify as a paedophile, his sexual relationship with a 15-year-old (who he thought was 16) and the disparate age of consent laws for heterosexual and homosexual activity made Hansen sympathise with paedophile advocacy.[a][5]
Since the majority of enquiries were from England, in 1975 PIE relocated to London, where 23-year-old Keith Hose became chairman.[4] The group's stated aim was "to alleviate [the] suffering of many adults and children" by campaigning to abolish the age of consent thus legalising sex between adults and children.[6][7] During the early days of its activism, Tom O'Carroll stated that only a small a small group of people were "in the know" about groups such as PIE, namely "readers of gay newspapers and magazines, and others in gay circles who had heard by word of mouth".[5]
The Paedophile Action for Liberation (also known as Paedophile Awareness and Liberation) had developed as a breakaway group from South London Gay Liberation Front.[8] "
Clear link in France too with G.R.E.D. group advocating pedomania in the early 80's:
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LeChevalBlanc ago
Facts are not anti-gay : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paedophile_Information_Exchange
"Michael Hanson, a gay student living in Edinburgh, who became the group's first chairman. Although Hansen did not identify as a paedophile, his sexual relationship with a 15-year-old (who he thought was 16) and the disparate age of consent laws for heterosexual and homosexual activity made Hansen sympathise with paedophile advocacy.[a][5]
Since the majority of enquiries were from England, in 1975 PIE relocated to London, where 23-year-old Keith Hose became chairman.[4] The group's stated aim was "to alleviate [the] suffering of many adults and children" by campaigning to abolish the age of consent thus legalising sex between adults and children.[6][7] During the early days of its activism, Tom O'Carroll stated that only a small a small group of people were "in the know" about groups such as PIE, namely "readers of gay newspapers and magazines, and others in gay circles who had heard by word of mouth".[5]
The Paedophile Action for Liberation (also known as Paedophile Awareness and Liberation) had developed as a breakaway group from South London Gay Liberation Front.[8] "
Clear link in France too with G.R.E.D. group advocating pedomania in the early 80's:
Groupe de Recherche pour une Enfance Différente (GRED) (France) 1979-1987. The group published the bulletin Le Petit Gredin https://www.newgon.net/wiki/Le_Petit_Gredin
It took debates within the gay community to clearly distance themselves from them.