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	[[File:CL sun symbol.png\|thumb\|right\|The childlove symbol]]		[[File:CL sun symbol.png\|thumb\|right\|The childlove symbol]]
	Childlove is a ~~MAP~~ attraction to children. There are two ways to define childlove. As an attraction to children without a gender preference and as an umbrella term for [[girllove]], [[boylove]], and [[enbylove]]<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Childlover Childlover], BoyWiki.</ref>. A person experiencing such an attraction is called a childlover (commonly abbreviated as CL).		'''Childlove''' is a map attraction to children. There are two ways to define childlove. As an attraction to children without a gender preference and as an umbrella term for [[girllove]], [[boylove]], and [[enbylove]]<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Childlover Childlover], BoyWiki.</ref>. A person experiencing such an attraction is called a childlover (commonly abbreviated as CL).

	== Definition ==		== Definition ==
	~~“Childlove”~~ is ~~a literal translation~~ of the term “[[pedophilia]]”. A now deleted Wikipedia entry titled ~~“Childlove movement”~~ states that ~~“The~~ movement seeks to eliminate… the use of the term "pedophilia" over the relatively unknown terms childlove and childlover.”<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051101165116/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlove_movement Childlove movement on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref> An entry ~~“Childlover”~~ (also deleted) describes the difference between a childlover and a pedophile as ~~“while~~ pedophiles are normally grouped four categories: homosexual male and female, and heterosexual male and female; childlovers identify themselves by the gender of their objects of attraction, thus homosexual male pedophiles and heterosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are both "boylovers", while heterosexual male pedophiles and homosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are "girllovers".”<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051031040826/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlover Childlover on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref>.~~</br>~~		"Childlove" is one of the ways to literally translate the term "[[pedophilia]]". A now deleted Wikipedia entry titled "Childlove movement" states that "The movement seeks to eliminate… the use of the term "pedophilia" over the relatively unknown terms childlove and childlover."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051101165116/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlove_movement Childlove movement on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref> An entry "Childlover" (also deleted) describes the difference between a childlover and a pedophile as "while pedophiles are normally grouped four categories: homosexual male and female, and heterosexual male and female; childlovers identify themselves by the gender of their objects of attraction, thus homosexual male pedophiles and heterosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are both 'boylovers', while heterosexual male pedophiles and homosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are 'girllovers'."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051031040826/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlover Childlover on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref>.

	This term seems to have appeared both as attempt to bring the [[boylove]] and [[girllove]] communities together and to replace "pedophilia" with a less stigmatized word (which is not a popular idea in the contemporary ~~MAP~~ movement). Nowadays some maps use the word "childlove" to mean love towards children in the general sense, including wishing children well and trying to positively engage with their lives. This serves the same purpose as the Zeta zoos' attempts to define zoophilia as care and respect towards animals<ref>[https://wierstamann.net/2023/03/18/zoophilia-zoosadism-zeta/ Zoophilia, zoosadism, ZETA], Wierstamann.</ref> - softening the public image of this paraphilia and making it sound more virtuous than just a plain attraction. Such cases sometimes cause controversy within the community.		This term seems to have appeared both as attempt to bring the [[boylove]] and [[girllove]] communities together and to replace "pedophilia" with a less stigmatized word (which is not a popular idea in the contemporary map movement). Nowadays some maps use the word "childlove" to mean love towards children in the general sense, including wishing children well and trying to positively engage with their lives. This serves the same purpose as the Zeta zoos' attempts to define zoophilia as care and respect towards animals<ref>[https://wierstamann.net/2023/03/18/zoophilia-zoosadism-zeta/ Zoophilia, zoosadism, ZETA], Wierstamann.</ref> - softening the public image of this paraphilia and making it sound more virtuous than just a plain attraction. Such cases sometimes cause controversy within the community.

	Childlovers who are attracted to particularly young children may call themselves little child lovers, commonly abbreviated as LCL.		Childlovers who are attracted to particularly young children may call themselves little child lovers, commonly abbreviated as LCL.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The first childlove symbol, also referred to as CLogo, was developed by a group called the ~~“CLogo Team”~~ in the Netherlands. They made it in late June of 2001<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-historical-documents/#top The CLogo Historical Documents, The Official Introduction], Our Love Frontier.</ref> and have trademarked it on 15 February, 2002<ref>[https://archive.ph/U1I9X#selection-659.1-659.275 CLogo.org] via Archive Today.</ref>.</br>		The first childlove symbol, also referred to as CLogo, was developed by a group called the "CLogo Team" in the Netherlands. They made it in late June of 2001<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-historical-documents/#top The CLogo Historical Documents, The Official Introduction], Our Love Frontier.</ref> and have trademarked it on 15 February, 2002<ref>[https://archive.ph/U1I9X#selection-659.1-659.275 CLogo.org] via Archive Today.</ref>.</br>
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	File:CL butterfly.png\|The original symbol		File:CL butterfly.png\|The original symbol
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	A nonbinary child inclusive butterfly and a little child love caterpillar (also known as the nepiophilia caterpillar) was proposed by Pappy in March of 2020.		A nonbinary child inclusive butterfly and a little child love caterpillar (also known as the nepiophilia caterpillar) was proposed by Pappy in March of 2020.
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:CL butterfly mod by ~~Pappy 3~~.png\|The nonbinary inclusive childlove butterfly		File:CL butterfly mod by Pappy3.png\|The nonbinary inclusive childlove butterfly
	File:Nepio caterpillar.png\|The nepiophilia caterpillar		File:Nepio caterpillar.png\|The nepiophilia caterpillar
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	Pappy also has made spiral sun childlove and little child love symbols, intended to mirror GL and BL logos and resemble sun drawings made by children. These symbols are gaining more popularity nowadays.		Pappy also has made spiral sun childlove and little child love symbols, intended to mirror GL and BL logos and resemble sun drawings made by children. These symbols are gaining more popularity nowadays. In June 2023 Pappy designed a teen love sun together with Lecter.
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	File:CL sun symbol.png\|The childlove sun		File:CL sun symbol.png\|The childlove sun
	File:LCL symbol.png\|The little child love sun		File:LCL symbol.png\|The little child love sun
			File:Teen love symbol.png\|The teen love sun
	</gallery>		</gallery>
	An archive of CLogo related art is maintained by Steve Diamond<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-archive/#top The CLogo Archive], Our Love Frontier.</ref>.</br>		An archive of CLogo related art is maintained by Steve Diamond<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-archive/#top The CLogo Archive], Our Love Frontier.</ref>.</br>

	In 2018 a MAP ally Charles made a CL flag, following the pattern of the [[map flag]].		In 2018 a MAP ally Charles made a CL flag, following the pattern of the [[MAP flag \| map flag]].
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	File:CL flag.png\|The CL flag		File:CL flag.png\|The CL flag
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	== References ==		== References ==
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[[File:CL sun symbol.png|thumb|right|The childlove symbol]]
Childlove is a MAP attraction to children. There are two ways to define childlove. As an attraction to children without a gender preference and as an umbrella term for [[girllove]], [[boylove]], and [[enbylove]]<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Childlover Childlover], BoyWiki.</ref>. A person experiencing such an attraction is called a childlover (commonly abbreviated as CL).

== Definition ==
“Childlove” is a literal translation of the term “[[pedophilia]]”. A now deleted Wikipedia entry titled “Childlove movement” states that “The movement seeks to eliminate… the use of the term "pedophilia" over the relatively unknown terms childlove and childlover.”<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051101165116/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlove_movement Childlove movement on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref> An entry “Childlover” (also deleted) describes the difference between a childlover and a pedophile as “while pedophiles are normally grouped four categories: homosexual male and female, and heterosexual male and female; childlovers identify themselves by the gender of their objects of attraction, thus homosexual male pedophiles and heterosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are both "boylovers", while heterosexual male pedophiles and homosexual female pedophiles who self-identify as childlovers are "girllovers".”<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051031040826/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childlover Childlover on Wikipedia], via Wayback Machine.</ref>.</br>

This term seems to have appeared both as attempt to bring the [[boylove]] and [[girllove]] communities together and to replace "pedophilia" with a less stigmatized word (which is not a popular idea in the contemporary MAP movement). Nowadays some maps use the word "childlove" to mean love towards children in the general sense, including wishing children well and trying to positively engage with their lives. This serves the same purpose as the Zeta zoos' attempts to define zoophilia as care and respect towards animals<ref>[https://wierstamann.net/2023/03/18/zoophilia-zoosadism-zeta/ Zoophilia, zoosadism, ZETA], Wierstamann.</ref> - softening the public image of this paraphilia and making it sound more virtuous than just a plain attraction. Such cases sometimes cause controversy within the community.

Childlovers who are attracted to particularly young children may call themselves little child lovers, commonly abbreviated as LCL.

== History ==
The first childlove symbol, also referred to as CLogo, was developed by a group called the “CLogo Team” in the Netherlands. They made it in late June of 2001<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-historical-documents/#top The CLogo Historical Documents, The Official Introduction], Our Love Frontier.</ref> and have trademarked it on 15 February, 2002<ref>[https://archive.ph/U1I9X#selection-659.1-659.275 CLogo.org] via Archive Today.</ref>.</br>
<gallery>
File:CL butterfly.png|The original symbol
</gallery>
A nonbinary child inclusive butterfly and a little child love caterpillar (also known as the nepiophilia caterpillar) was proposed by Pappy in March of 2020.
<gallery>
File:CL butterfly mod by Pappy 3.png|The nonbinary inclusive childlove butterfly
File:Nepio caterpillar.png|The nepiophilia caterpillar
</gallery>
Pappy also has made spiral sun childlove and little child love symbols, intended to mirror GL and BL logos and resemble sun drawings made by children. These symbols are gaining more popularity nowadays.
<gallery>
File:CL sun symbol.png|The childlove sun
File:LCL symbol.png|The little child love sun
</gallery>
An archive of CLogo related art is maintained by Steve Diamond<ref>[https://ourlovefrontier.wordpress.com/page-the-clogo-archive/#top The CLogo Archive], Our Love Frontier.</ref>.</br>

In 2018 a MAP ally Charles made a CL flag, following the pattern of the [[map flag]].
<gallery>
File:CL flag.png|The CL flag
</gallery>

== Criticism ==
Some MAPs have criticized the childlove identity as excluding aromantic maps. It is also unclear whether hebephiles and especially ephebophiles are included under this term, since the age groups they are attracted to are not children.<br>

== References ==