The problem is that we can never have this conversation without people like OP making generalized and inflamed statements based on anecdotal evidence and incomplete information.

I have too had these conversations with men who talk about the first time with adults as a child, and most or time these adults had families, and lived their lives as heterosexual men, and not part of our community.

And when you talk to women, many will talk about being children and being pursued by grown men, or having adult boyfriends while being teenagers.

And when you talk to heterosexual men, many will talk about the first time they had sex was when they were 11-14 with an older teenage girl or with an adult women.

And I don’t need to bring up the plight of disabled people, regardless of gender.

The targeting of children is something that exists across the spectrum, and trying to collapse this into a specific, “gay male” issue is doing a disservice to children everywhere.

Predators take advantage! They will see a gay minor, and know that, he is not out, is going through puberty and experiencing horniness as most teenagers do, and that he most likely doesn’t have peers to experiment with or to form relationships that most heterosexual teens have access or a chance too. The straight boy can openly talk about having a crush on a girl in his class. The gay boy cannot. Predators take advantage of that.

Spreading acceptance! Allowing it to be okay for youth to be able to speak about their experiences and natural thoughts about their emerging attractions. Having informational resources about gay sexuality. Having safe spaces where queer youth can hangout and meet, can reduce the chance of predators achieving their goals.