It is part of the pedophile agenda. Have been seeing the same thing here at Free Republic, tolorated by posters for some time.
Break the abuse into smaller sections.
Allege that some sections are more damaging than others.
Gradually promote the concept that the sections you say are less damaging are, in fact - not damaging.
Thus we are seeing right here at FR to promotion of separating pedophilia - legally sex with minors in US Law, Into pedophilia being sex with pre pubescent minors, and pederasty - sex with post pubescent minors. This is a sociological distinction that has the effect of law in Europe and in Islamic countries. The attempt to make a legal distinction between the two is a calculated strategy to erode legal protections for children in the US.
Note that the determining factor for sexual accessability becomes physiological development, not mental or social experiential age.
It is like the hedonistic slogan, "when they're big enough, they're old enough. It isn't an accident, and people who make this distinction do it for a purpose that has everything to do with promoting their own desires.
If you look at the literature of The Stonewall Veterans, And Rooty's other associates you will see this same pattern.
They are a pretty sneaky bunch, all right. The pro-homo politicians are as bad as the activists. In California, every time you see a headline like “Schwarzenegger vetoes gay marriage,” always look under the covers. On the same day, two years in a row, he signed a slew of pro-homosexual legislation.