Boylove
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- For "boylove" as used by pedophiliaPedophiliaAs a medical diagnosis, pedophilia is defined as a psychiatric disorder in adults or late adolescents typically characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children...
advocates, see age of consent reformAge of consent reformAge of consent reform refers to efforts to change age of consent laws, whether to raise or lower or abolish the age of consent, or to change the ways in which the laws are applied. Another issue has been homosexual vs...
. (Also abbreviated as "BL") - For information on man/boy relationships, see PederastyPederastyPederasty or paederasty is an intimate relationship between an adult and an adolescent boy outside his immediate family. The word pederasty derives from Greek "love of boys", a compound derived from "child, boy" and "lover".Historically, pederasty has existed as a variety of customs and...
- For fictional romantic and erotic relationships between males in Japanese media, see Boys Love.
- Boys Love (film)Boys Love (film)refers to two Japanese films directed by Kōtarō Terauchi. The first, titled simply Boys Love, was released directly to DVD on November 24, 2006. Due to the commercial success of the first movie, Terauchi was invited to direct a new version of his film to be released on theatres, Boys Love...
, two Japanese films directed by Kotaro Terauchi - North American Man/Boy Love AssociationNorth American Man/Boy Love AssociationThe North American Man/Boy Love Association is a pedophile and pederasty advocacy organization in the United States that works to abolish age of consent laws criminalizing adult sexual involvement with minors, and for the release of all men who have been jailed for sexual contacts with minors that...