The foundation's actions were supported by conservative activists including Jerry Falwell and Richard Ackerman, the latter of whom criticized Amazon at Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, stating that the company was bringing children in contact with "that sick world".
[2] A review from the Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality stated that the book "falls well short of his goals", "tending more towards diatribe than dialogue; less reason and more rant".
[1] University of Zaragoza professor Agustín Malón wrote that Riegel's view that sexual relations between men and boys should be allowed if the boys are willing to participate in those experiences was "too simplistic and inadequately considered", as was the fear that the recognition of the fact that minors can be sexually attracted to adults would necessarily imply that such relationships should be accepted.
He wrote that "this overly simplistic connection between facts and moral beliefs is working against our comprehension of the human sexual condition".
[2] Riegel has stated that relationships between men and boys should be viewed as "non-homosexual" in nature and that such sexual attractions should not be conflated with LGBT identities.