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| A similar organization in the ] is the association ] (for acceptance of ]), which was founded in 1982. | A similar organization in the ] is the association ] (for acceptance of ]), which was founded in 1982. | ||
| One episode of the adult ] show, ] mocked NAMBLA; it featured a fictional organisation with the same ], ''The National Association of ] Look Alikes''. | One episode of the adult ] show, ] mocked NAMBLA; it featured a fictional organisation with the same ], ''The National Association of ] ]''. | ||
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The North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) is a US-based organization of pedophiles which claims that sexual intercourse between grown men and boys is often beneficial for the boys and should be legal. Some convicted child molesters are thought to have been involved in the organization, including Paul Shanley, a Roman Catholic priest from Boston, Massachusetts accused of raping boys.
The gay movement has been accused of having links to NAMBLA, especially by right-wing Christians, although the majority of gay rights organizations reject all these claims. In the early 1990s, the International Lesbian and Gay Association had its UN ECOSOC consultative NGO status withdrawn after it was revealed it had links to NAMBLA. ILGA then expelled NAMBLA from the organization, but still has not been able to get back consultative status. Some members of the gay movement opposed ILGA's action as a witchhunt.
A similar organization in the Netherlands is the association MARTIJN (for acceptance of pedophilia), which was founded in 1982.
One episode of the adult cartoon show, South Park mocked NAMBLA; it featured a fictional organisation with the same acronym, The National Association of Marlon Brando Look Alikes.