The Beautiful Boy, The Destroyer
Sexradikalers förhandlingar om tidskriften Destroyer ? en intervjustudie om anständiga bögar, fula gubbar och sexualiserade barn
Sex radicalismPornographyBoy-loveKiddy pornPedophiliaDestroyerGayle Rubin.SexradikalismPornografiBoy-loveBarnpornografiPedofiliDestroyerGayle Rubin.
Through the collection and analysis of negotiations surrounding the gay magazine Destroyer, the intention of this paper is to identify norms of sexuality within a contemporary sex-radical discourse. These negotiations are collected from interviews with individuals whom, at the time of the inter-view, consider themselves or their politics sex-radical. In order to allow for a more general under-standing of the context in which these negotiations have come about, material about Swedish law is also included in this text, together with the interview material, and serves as a base for analysis through the application of Gayle Rubin?s theory on the hierarchical value system of sexuality.Following, are the main themes throughout the paper: The meaning of the context; Sexualized children; The possibility to (not) participate: differences of power; The decision whether or not to sell the publication and The position of the pedophile and crossgenerational love/sexuality within the LGBTQ community.Key words: sex radicalism, pornography, boy-love, kiddy porn, pedophilia, Destroyer, Gayle Rubin.