David Riegel
David L. Riegel (b. 1931) is an independent writer and researcher on the topic of sexually expressed boy/older male relationships. After already having retired twice from dissimilar fields, in 1999 he was recruited by a McGraw Hill textbook editor to submit an essay on the Rind controversy. This was accepted by the editor but withheld from publication by the management until 2005. In 2000 he published the first of his four paperback books. In cooperation with several others, and over an eight year period, a Philosophy of Responsible Boylove was developed, which is hosted on SafeHaven Foundation. A recent innovation is Peer Support Exchange, and further information is available on his personal website.
BoyLove Media Watch and Review was a website operated By Riegel and another volunteer, that encouraged supporters to politely lobby journalists who wrote about boys' sexual relationships with older males.
Commentary
The author Riegel offers a set of publications, the nature of which is simply unparalleled elsewhere. Whilst his work, without peer review, sometimes curiously rigid in philosophy and arguably subjective in nature, has generated maybe as much controversy within the boylove community as outside of it, there are undoubted upsides. These include the author's dedication to exposing, even popularising suppressed data and often incisive commentary. Seniority in years is perhaps what allows Riegel to assume the point of view he does, yet this also helps us understand just how hard it is to tell the truth where only distortions and lies are acceptable.
Those with an interest in a more objective, peer-reviewed analysis with wider acceptance among other academics are directed towards Bruce Rind.
See also
Publications
- Books here
- Other publications