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Cyberspace-- The hysteria over kiddie sex means that more and more adolescent sex play that was ignored, winked at, or chuckled over a generation ago now makes front page news-- and lawyers rich. More and more kids get sucked into the whirring blades of the legal system just for fooling around. In America there are probably thousands of gay youth locked up, or undergoing barbaric forced "treatments" because of their attraction to younger boys. A new site, www.agetaboo.org, offers nonjudgmental advice for this group of sexual-minority youngsters. "I have participated in a pro-gay organization in my church denomination and learned about sexual minority youth through a local chapter of GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network)," says webmaster Matthew Shaller, who's a middle- and high-school teacher. "I have had the pleasure of meeting several youth who are attracted to younger boys, and have been impressed by their sincerity, character, courage, and hope for the future. I have also been saddened by the stories some of them had to share. I developed a strong desire to learn more about helping sexual-minority youth and about sexual attraction to younger people, and a desire to establish this effort to help those youth who are ignored or even rejected by most efforts to help sexual-minority youth." Shaller's site offers solid advice on coming out, and sections for parents and therapists. It's a friendly resource for a group of gay youth who usually get only unhelpful attention.