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	In the course of his lifetime he collected a huge number of scientific and academic publications on these themes, consisting of a library and personal archives. In 1979 he donated them to a foundation bearing his name, the object of which as stated in its articles of association was "promoting scientific study and publications in the field of sexual relations between adults and young people". In 1992 the objective was broadened to "promoting research of the sexual-emotional health of children and young people". A great deal of commotion ensued following his death in 1998 when some of the visual material in his collections was seized. The images were deemed to be [[child pornography]]. Legislation passed in 1996 made it an offence to have such pictures "on hand".		In the course of his lifetime he collected a huge number of scientific and academic publications on these themes, consisting of a library and personal archives. In 1979 he donated them to a foundation bearing his name, the object of which as stated in its articles of association was "promoting scientific study and publications in the field of sexual relations between adults and young people". In 1992 the objective was broadened to "promoting research of the sexual-emotional health of children and young people". A great deal of commotion ensued following his death in 1998 when some of the visual material in his collections was seized. The images were deemed to be [[child pornography]]. Legislation passed in 1996 made it an offence to have such pictures "on hand".

	After resigning from the Dutch Senate in 1977, Brongersma devoted himself completely to the objectives of his foundation. It was then that he wrote his magnum opus "Loving Boys" (published in two parts, 1987 and 1990), while continuing to expand his collections. After his death, his entire social-sexological collections as well as his private archives were placed in the International Institute for Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam (www.iisg.nl), this without the visual material which had been seized by the authorities. The executive board of the foundation continued its activities, changing its name in 2003 into "Fund for Scientific Research of Sexuality. The website folded some time around 2008.<ref>[https~~://web.archive.org/web/20081226064620/http~~://www.~~fondsseksualiteit~~.nl/ ~~Last known capture of~~ Brongersma Fund]</ref>		After resigning from the Dutch Senate in 1977, Brongersma devoted himself completely to the objectives of his foundation. It was then that he wrote his magnum opus "Loving Boys" (published in two parts, 1987 and 1990), while continuing to expand his collections. After his death, his entire social-sexological collections as well as his private archives were placed in the International Institute for Social History (IISG) in Amsterdam (www.iisg.nl), this without the visual material which had been seized by the authorities. The executive board of the foundation continued its activities, changing its name in 2003 into "Fund for Scientific Research of Sexuality. The website folded some time around 2008.<ref>[https://www.fwos.nl/ Brongersma Fund]</ref>

	==Work==		==Work==

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	== Some works in English ==		== Some works in English ==
	*'''Loving Boys''' , [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=A6DBB21D0BAB95293179BDEE2E929E52 '''vol.1'''] (1986) and [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=40C57B7A2D794BB601C4A433AD9BA61C '''vol. 2'''](1990)		*'''Loving Boys''' , [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=A6DBB21D0BAB95293179BDEE2E929E52 '''vol.1'''] (1986) and [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=40C57B7A2D794BB601C4A433AD9BA61C '''vol. 2'''](1990); copies on webarchive [https://web.archive.org/web/20130410124803/http://snifferdogonline.com/reports/Child%20Abuse,%20Sexuality%20and%20Violence/Brongersma%20-%20Loving%20Boys%20Vol%201.pdf vol.1] , [https://web.archive.org/web/20130410124803/http://snifferdogonline.com/reports/Child%20Abuse,%20Sexuality%20and%20Violence/Brongersma%20-%20Loving%20Boys%20Vol%202.pdf vol.2]
	::"Volume One, published in 1987, covered how boy-lovers think of the boys they love, the roles they play in their boys' lives, the sexuality of boys, and how boys in paedophile relationships perceive the friendships and sex they share with their older friends.		::"Volume One, published in 1987, covered how boy-lovers think of the boys they love, the roles they play in their boys' lives, the sexuality of boys, and how boys in paedophile relationships perceive the friendships and sex they share with their older friends.
	::This second volume takes up the difficult subject of the negative aspects of man/boy relations, real and imaginary. It contrasts the effects of sexual repression and sexual liberation. The final chapter is devoted to an extensive description of just what transpires during sexual contacts between men and boys - how they are brought about, what precisely happens, and how different kinds of contacts within different kinds of relationships are viewed by both of the involved participants."		::This second volume takes up the difficult subject of the negative aspects of man/boy relations, real and imaginary. It contrasts the effects of sexual repression and sexual liberation. The final chapter is devoted to an extensive description of just what transpires during sexual contacts between men and boys - how they are brought about, what precisely happens, and how different kinds of contacts within different kinds of relationships are viewed by both of the involved participants."

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	::(c) contacts which are solicited by or freely consented to by the child as an expression of love, affection or tenderness should not be forbidden by the law.”		::(c) contacts which are solicited by or freely consented to by the child as an expression of love, affection or tenderness should not be forbidden by the law.”

	*Brongersma, E. (1991). '''[https://sci-hub.ru/10.1300/J082v20n01_04 The Thera Inscriptions-: Ritual or Slander>.]''' ''Journal of Homosexuality'', 20(1–2), 31–40. DOI: 10.1300/J082v20n01_04		*Brongersma, E. (1991). '''[https://sci-hub.ru/10.1300/J082v20n01_04 The Thera Inscriptions: Ritual or Slander.]''' ''Journal of Homosexuality'', 20(1–2), 31–40. DOI: 10.1300/J082v20n01_04
	:: Abstract: "Inscriptions carved in a rock on the Greek island of Thera and dating from the 6th or 7th century BC have homosexual contents. Originally described by Marrou (1956) and Dover (1978) as vulgar pornographic graffiti. Arguments against this view and in favor of the formal ritual interpretation are proposed. A final explanation is suggested, conforming to local customs and the general conceptions of ancient Greek boy-love."		:: Abstract: "Inscriptions carved in a rock on the Greek island of Thera and dating from the 6th or 7th century BC have homosexual contents. Originally described by Marrou (1956) and Dover (1978) as vulgar pornographic graffiti. Arguments against this view and in favor of the formal ritual interpretation are proposed. A final explanation is suggested, conforming to local customs and the general conceptions of ancient Greek boy-love."

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	[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Gay]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Research on "Child Molesters"]][[Category:Research into effects on Children]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Dutch]][[Category:People: Deceased]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:People: Adult or Minor sexually attracted to or involved with the other]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]][[Category:People: Popular Authors]][[Category:History & Events: Personal Scandals]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: Real Crime]][[Category:History & Events: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: 1950s]][[Category:History & Events: 1970s]][[Category:History & Events: 1980s~~]][[Category:Publications & Documents]][[Category:Pubs: Books~~]]		[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Gay]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Research on "Child Molesters"]][[Category:Research into effects on Children]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Dutch]][[Category:People: Deceased]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:People: Adult or Minor sexually attracted to or involved with the other]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]][[Category:People: Popular Authors]][[Category:History & Events: Personal Scandals]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: Real Crime]][[Category:History & Events: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: 1950s]][[Category:History & Events: 1970s]][[Category:History & Events: 1980s]]

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	Brongersma died in 1998 by means of euthanasia. His health failed and he grew lonely as his best friends died one by one. The social changes that had started in the 1980s, in response to the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1970s, caused him to become dispirited. Initially his pleas to liberalise legislation on public morals and the rights of paedophiles had been positively received by some, both in the Netherlands and internationally. But gradually the social climate became less receptive to these ideas, even turning harsh and hostile. Following his death, discussion flared up in the Netherlands as to whether people who were weary of life should be allowed to end their lives with the aid of a physician.		Brongersma died in 1998 by means of euthanasia. His health failed and he grew lonely as his best friends died one by one. The social changes that had started in the 1980s, in response to the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1970s, caused him to become dispirited. Initially his pleas to liberalise legislation on public morals and the rights of paedophiles had been positively received by some, both in the Netherlands and internationally. But gradually the social climate became less receptive to these ideas, even turning harsh and hostile. Following his death, discussion flared up in the Netherlands as to whether people who were weary of life should be allowed to end their lives with the aid of a physician.

	== Some works ~~and articles~~ in English ==		== Some works in English ==
	*'''Loving Boys''' , [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=A6DBB21D0BAB95293179BDEE2E929E52 '''vol.1'''] (1986) and [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=40C57B7A2D794BB601C4A433AD9BA61C '''vol. 2'''](1990)		*'''Loving Boys''' , [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=A6DBB21D0BAB95293179BDEE2E929E52 '''vol.1'''] (1986) and [https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=40C57B7A2D794BB601C4A433AD9BA61C '''vol. 2'''](1990)
	::"Volume One, published in 1987, covered how boy-lovers think of the boys they love, the roles they play in their boys' lives, the sexuality of boys, and how boys in paedophile relationships perceive the friendships and sex they share with their older friends.		::"Volume One, published in 1987, covered how boy-lovers think of the boys they love, the roles they play in their boys' lives, the sexuality of boys, and how boys in paedophile relationships perceive the friendships and sex they share with their older friends.
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	::"Introduced by Copenhagen's eminent sexologist, Dr. Preben Hertoft, this readable volume, translated from the Danish, begins with three essays on what is really known (rather than what "experts" in the media tell us) about sexual relations between adults and minors. Then follow sixteen fresh, spontaneous interviews with people concerned - an attorney specialising in the defense of paedophiles, a Copenhagen judge, adults who have sexual relations with minors, minors who have sexual relations with adults - even one mother of such a boy. Most of the youngsters found their sexually expressed friendships with adults a positive force in their lives and helpful in the discovery of self."		::"Introduced by Copenhagen's eminent sexologist, Dr. Preben Hertoft, this readable volume, translated from the Danish, begins with three essays on what is really known (rather than what "experts" in the media tell us) about sexual relations between adults and minors. Then follow sixteen fresh, spontaneous interviews with people concerned - an attorney specialising in the defense of paedophiles, a Copenhagen judge, adults who have sexual relations with minors, minors who have sexual relations with adults - even one mother of such a boy. Most of the youngsters found their sexually expressed friendships with adults a positive force in their lives and helpful in the discovery of self."


	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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 Brongersma died in 1998 by means of euthanasia. His health failed and he grew lonely as his best friends died one by one. The social changes that had started in the 1980s, in response to the [[sexual revolution]] of the 1970s, caused him to become dispirited. Initially his pleas to liberalise legislation on public morals and the rights of paedophiles had been positively received by some, both in the Netherlands and internationally. But gradually the social climate became less receptive to these ideas, even turning harsh and hostile. Following his death, discussion flared up in the Netherlands as to whether people who were weary of life should be allowed to end their lives with the aid of a physician.
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-[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Gay]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Research on "Child Molesters"]][[Category:Research into effects on Children]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Dutch]][[Category:People: Deceased]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:People: Adult or Minor sexually attracted to or involved with the other]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]][[Category:People: Popular Authors]][[Category:History & Events: Personal Scandals]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: Real Crime]][[Category:History & Events: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: 1950s]][[Category:History & Events: 1970s]][[Category:History & Events: 1980s]]
+[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Censorship]][[Category:Gay]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Child Pornography]][[Category:Art]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research on Minor Attraction]][[Category:Research on "Child Molesters"]][[Category:Research into effects on Children]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Dutch]][[Category:People: Deceased]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:People: Adult or Minor sexually attracted to or involved with the other]][[Category:People: Sympathetic Activists]][[Category:People: Popular Authors]][[Category:History & Events: Personal Scandals]] [[Category:Law/Crime]][[Category:Law/Crime: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: Real Crime]][[Category:History & Events: Dutch]][[Category:History & Events: 1950s]][[Category:History & Events: 1970s]][[Category:History & Events: 1980s]][[Category:Publications & Documents]][[Category:Pubs: Books]]

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121011251/http://members.chello.nl/o.van.buuren/The%20Age%20of%20Consent,%20Radio%20Netherlands%201993.mp3 The Age of Consent: Dream or Nightmare?] - Includes radio interview with Brongersma (in English).		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121011251/http://members.chello.nl/o.van.buuren/The%20Age%20of%20Consent,%20Radio%20Netherlands%201993.mp3 The Age of Consent: Dream or Nightmare?] - Includes radio interview with Brongersma (in English).
	*[https://fstube.net/w/eVnA3BZRuv89k8irwhoto2 1978 TV Interview (English subs)]		*[https://fstube.net/w/eVnA3BZRuv89k8irwhoto2 1978 TV Interview (English subs)]
	*[https://purl.stanford.edu/fp053bx1299 'Legal and social aspects of pedophilia: an international perspective.' History Corner 034. Sponsored by GLAS and the Gay and Lesbian Law Students' Association] - Don't forget, the interview has a "B side", as it was recorded on a cassette!		*[https://purl.stanford.edu/fp053bx1299 'Legal and social aspects of pedophilia: an international perspective.' History Corner 034. Sponsored by GLAS and the Gay and Lesbian Law Students' Association] - Don't forget, the interview has a "B side", accessible on the tab below the information tab, as it was recorded on a cassette!
	*[https://www.brongersma.info/Edward_Brongersma Brongersma.info] - Writings in Dutch and English.		*[https://www.brongersma.info/Edward_Brongersma Brongersma.info] - Writings in Dutch and English.

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121011251/http://members.chello.nl/o.van.buuren/The%20Age%20of%20Consent,%20Radio%20Netherlands%201993.mp3 The Age of Consent: Dream or Nightmare?] - Includes radio interview with Brongersma (in English).		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111121011251/http://members.chello.nl/o.van.buuren/The%20Age%20of%20Consent,%20Radio%20Netherlands%201993.mp3 The Age of Consent: Dream or Nightmare?] - Includes radio interview with Brongersma (in English).
			*[https://fstube.net/w/eVnA3BZRuv89k8irwhoto2 1978 TV Interview (English subs)]
	*[https://purl.stanford.edu/fp053bx1299 'Legal and social aspects of pedophilia: an international perspective.' History Corner 034. Sponsored by GLAS and the Gay and Lesbian Law Students' Association] - Don't forget, the interview has a "B side", as it was recorded on a cassette!		*[https://purl.stanford.edu/fp053bx1299 'Legal and social aspects of pedophilia: an international perspective.' History Corner 034. Sponsored by GLAS and the Gay and Lesbian Law Students' Association] - Don't forget, the interview has a "B side", as it was recorded on a cassette!
	*[https://www.brongersma.info/Edward_Brongersma Brongersma.info] - Writings in Dutch and English.		*[https://www.brongersma.info/Edward_Brongersma Brongersma.info] - Writings in Dutch and English.

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	==See also==		==See also==
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			*[[Thomas O'Carroll]]
	*[[Vern Bullough]]		*[[Vern Bullough]]
	*[[Gert Hekma]]		*[[Gert Hekma]]

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 *[https://purl.stanford.edu/fp053bx1299 'Legal and social aspects of pedophilia: an international perspective.' History Corner 034. Sponsored by GLAS and the Gay and Lesbian Law Students' Association] - Don't forget, the interview has a "B side", as it was recorded on a cassette!
 *[https://www.brongersma.info/Edward_Brongersma Brongersma.info] - Writings in Dutch and English.
 ==References==

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	After World War II he quickly made a career for himself as a lawyer and politician as well as a prolific writer. He worked as an attorney in Amsterdam from 1940 to 1950, and between 1946 and 1950 he was on the editorial board of the Dutch journal for the legal profession, Nederlands Juristenblad. In 1946 he was elected to the Upper House of the Dutch Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). His term lasted from 1946 to 1950 and later he had a second term, from 1963 to 1977. In the same period (1946-1950) he was a member for the Dutch Labour Party of the Provincial States of North Holland and served on the town council of Heemstede.		After World War II he quickly made a career for himself as a lawyer and politician as well as a prolific writer. He worked as an attorney in Amsterdam from 1940 to 1950, and between 1946 and 1950 he was on the editorial board of the Dutch journal for the legal profession, Nederlands Juristenblad. In 1946 he was elected to the Upper House of the Dutch Parliament for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). His term lasted from 1946 to 1950 and later he had a second term, from 1963 to 1977. In the same period (1946-1950) he was a member for the Dutch Labour Party of the Provincial States of North Holland and served on the town council of Heemstede.

	His career was abruptly interrupted in 1950 when he was arrested for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male friend. At the time, the [[~~age~~ of ~~consent~~]] for [[Homosexuality\|homosexual]] contacts was 21, based on an article in the Dutch Civil Code (248a). Brongersma was convicted and spent 11 months in prison. This article was repealed in 1971, reducing the age of consent for homosexual contacts to 16, the same as for [[Heterosexuality\|heterosexual]] contacts.		His career was abruptly interrupted in 1950 when he was arrested for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male friend. At the time, the [[Age of Consent]] for [[Homosexuality\|homosexual]] contacts was 21, based on an article in the Dutch Civil Code (248a). Brongersma was convicted and spent 11 months in prison. This article was repealed in 1971, reducing the age of consent for homosexual contacts to 16, the same as for [[Heterosexuality\|heterosexual]] contacts.

	He subsequently continued his career in the 1950s as a journalist and critical writer. From 1953 to 1956 he was a member of the executive committee of the Dutch Labour Party in the Utrecht region. In 1956 he was recruited for a four-year term as director of community work in Haarlem. As a result of his conviction he had been disbarred in 1950, but he was re-admitted to the Dutch Bar in 1959. He resumed his legal practice in that year and continued to work as a lawyer until 1980.		He subsequently continued his career in the 1950s as a journalist and critical writer. From 1953 to 1956 he was a member of the executive committee of the Dutch Labour Party in the Utrecht region. In 1956 he was recruited for a four-year term as director of community work in Haarlem. As a result of his conviction he had been disbarred in 1950, but he was re-admitted to the Dutch Bar in 1959. He resumed his legal practice in that year and continued to work as a lawyer until 1980.
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	==Work==		==Work==

	Brongersma has a huge list of publications to his name, having authored some 1200 books and articles between 1930 and 1998 on a wide range of social and philosophical subjects such as criminal law, constitutional law, criminology, philosophy, religion, sexology, legislation on public morals and literary topics. Able to read ten West-European languages, he has written books on the Spanish Civil War, Portugal and the Portuguese, penal law and social problems. Beginning with his years at the Criminological Institute, he has written extensively in the area of sexology, especially on [[pornography]], [[ephebophilia]], [[pedophilia]] and the [[~~age~~ of ~~consent~~]]. His books on these subjects include: ''Das Verfehmte Geschlecht'' (in German, 1970), ''Sex en Straf'' ("Sex and Punishment", 1972), ''Over pedofielen en kinderlokkers'' ("On Pedophiles and Child Molesters", 1975), and his last work is his ''magnum opus'' and entitled ''Loving Boys'' (two volumes, 1988-1990).		Brongersma has a huge list of publications to his name, having authored some 1200 books and articles between 1930 and 1998 on a wide range of social and philosophical subjects such as criminal law, constitutional law, criminology, philosophy, religion, sexology, legislation on public morals and literary topics. Able to read ten West-European languages, he has written books on the Spanish Civil War, Portugal and the Portuguese, penal law and social problems. Beginning with his years at the Criminological Institute, he has written extensively in the area of sexology, especially on [[pornography]], [[ephebophilia]], [[pedophilia]] and the [[Age of Consent]]. His books on these subjects include: ''Das Verfehmte Geschlecht'' (in German, 1970), ''Sex en Straf'' ("Sex and Punishment", 1972), ''Over pedofielen en kinderlokkers'' ("On Pedophiles and Child Molesters", 1975), and his last work is his ''magnum opus'' and entitled ''Loving Boys'' (two volumes, 1988-1990).

	Brongersma's focus regarding pedophilia has exclusively been a same-sex issue (man-boy).<ref>Brongersma, E. (1990). "Boy-Lovers and Their Influence on Boys: Distorted Research and Anecdotal Observations". Journal of Homosexuality 20 (1).</ref>.		Brongersma's focus regarding pedophilia has exclusively been a same-sex issue (man-boy).<ref>Brongersma, E. (1990). "Boy-Lovers and Their Influence on Boys: Distorted Research and Anecdotal Observations". Journal of Homosexuality 20 (1).</ref>.