Is pedophilia a 'sexual orientation?'

The reader reached out to me because I had described the LGBT community as the last minority group to which it is still politically correct to discriminate against in some quarters. The reader claimed that pedophiles are similarly discriminated against in a much harsher light and suggested that LGBT activists also engage in the discrimination because they are higher in the pecking order than pedophiles. In response to a comment I made about his initial complaint, the reader wrote, "You are confusing sexual orientation with criminal activities. There is abundant evidence that most child molesters are not pedophiles (not primarily attracted to prepubescent children), and that most pedophiles are not molesters. I would hope that the people in your community would be able to understand the difference." Well, I not only did not understand the difference I was bewildered, to put it mildly.

source: Article < Is Pedophilia a "Sexual Orientation?" > by David Webb; www.southfloridagaynews.com/sfgn-columnists/columnists/david-webb/4177-is-pedophilia-a-sexual-orientation.html; SouthFloridaGayNews.com; 2 August 2011