Here's how members of the VirPed forum voted on a hypothetical pill to remove their attractions.

Ethan Edwards is the co-founder of Virtuous Pedophiles. Blog posts reflect his personal views, and are not statements from the organization.

An ongoing poll in the Virtuous Pedophiles support group is about a hypothetical "pedophilia-be-gone" pill. Below are the results as of today. This is not limited to exclusive pedophiles, but is limited to those who do consider themselves pedophiles or MAPs. Obviously the listed options don't cover all the possibilities of what someone might believe.One takeaway is that pedophiles have a wide range of opinions. Even pedophiles who are committed to never acting sexually with a child and see fit to join the Virtuous Pedophiles support group. Sorry for the formatting.

Poll: Would you take a Pedophilia-Be-Gone pill?

Where do you stand on taking pills to change your sexual attractions?

You may select 1 option

I would take a PBG pill regardless of any other factors below, and I think my attraction itself is morally bad or a cause for shame.

244 / 28%

I would take a PBG pill regardless of any other factors below, though I don't think having the attraction is morally bad or a cause for shame.

157 / 18%

I would take a PBG pill only if it would preserve the non-sexual understanding or affection for kids I have now that goes beyond what ordinary people feel.

113 / 13%

I would take a PBG pill but only if it also gave me a full attraction to other adults.

93 / 10%

I would not take a PBG pill, but I would take a "hots-for-adults" pill to give me a full attraction to other adults — it would add an attraction and not take one away.

51 / 6%

I wouldn't take any pills to change my sexual attractions, but I would hope that a newborn baby is not going to be a pedophile.

49 / 6%

I wouldn't take any pills because attractions are part of making a person who he is.

179 / 20%

Total votes: 886

About the author: Ethan Edwards is a pseudonym. I am a pedophile, always celibate, and I have never seen child pornography. My attraction is strongest to girls around 4 years old, but I am also attracted to girls and women up through their 30s or beyond. Now in my late 60s, I'm divorced and living alone. I was married for over 10 years and was heavily involved with raising my 3 daughters. For most of my career I was a successful software engineer. I am very unusual for a pedophile in that I didn't realize that I was one until I was in my 50s—but it was there all along. I am angry that we all must remain silent or risk losing everything. That was my mindset when I co-founded Virtuous Pedophiles in 2012. I soon learned of the the terror of the typical pedophile who realizes as a teenager that his attraction isn't going to go away, who has nowhere to turn for help. The injustice I am most passionate about is the harsh legal penalties imposed on pedophiles who passively view illegal images of children. I stepped down from my role as a director of Virtuous Pedophiles early in 2024 and am delighted to pass the mantle on to a younger generation. This content was taken from Ethan's longstanding blog, Celibate Pedophiles. Some of the titles and taglines have been edited for their inclusion at thepword.

You can see an earlier version of the blog at the wayback machine.

This content was removed from blogspot in 2020 because the platform banned the author's account, giving only a vague reason.

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