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性行為的基本類型
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3.
同性性交:
同性肛交
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對肛交的文化態度
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在17世紀的英格蘭，約翰·艾瑟頓（John
Atherton，1598
- 1640）
曾協助制定了一部反“雞奸（肛門性交）”的處罰嚴厲的法律。最終，他本人及其管家以及“共犯”約翰·查爾德（John
Childe）受到指控，並且在該部法律的宣判下被絞死。（自：1641年的匿名手冊）
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In 17th
century
England, the
bishop
John
Atherton
(1598 -
1640) helped
to institute
a severe
criminal law
against
“sodomy” or
“buggery”
(anal
intercourse).
Eventually,
he himself
and his
steward and
“companion
in crime”
John Childe
were
convicted
and publicly
hanged under
this law.
(Anonymous
pamphlet
1641) |
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長久以來，肛交，尤其男人之間的肛交，在猶太教和基督教的傳統裏，曾被認為是有罪的和有悖常情的，後來伊斯蘭教也採納了這種態度。中世紀的基督徒談及“反自然的罪惡”或“保加利亞佬的惡行（buggery）”或“所多瑪的罪惡（sodomy）”，會被嚴厲的懲罰。甚至，這樣的“反雞奸法律”，在一些已經進入20世紀晚期的西方國家，當這部法律最後被修改的時候，仍然具有強制力。
更不用說這種歷史文化遺產帶來的持續的心理影響，因為今天的許多人仍然認為肛交是猥褻的和令人厭惡的。（就較小的範圍看，因為性器官與排尿有關，也被想像成令人厭惡的。）這樣的個人態度常常是根深蒂固的和必須得到尊重的。畢竟，告發他人參與他們自己不喜歡的性活動，對於任何人來說都是傲慢的和專橫的。不過，從歷史和全球視野公正地研究這一問題的科學家們發現，反感肛交的觀念並不普遍，而且從來也不普遍。
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Basic Types of Sexual Behavior |
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Cultural Attitudes |
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For a very long time, anal intercourse, especially between men, was considered sinful and perverse in both the Jewish and Christian traditions, an attitude later also adopted in Islam. The Christian Middle Ages defined it as a "crime against nature", “buggery”, or "sodomy", which carried severe penalties. Indeed, such “sodomy laws” remained in force in some Western countries well into the late 20th century, when they were finally repealed. |
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Quite apart from the continuing
psychological effects of this historical
legacy, many people today remain conditioned to consider the anus filthy and repulsive because of its excretory function. (To a lesser extent, the sex organs are also seen as disgusting because of their association with the release of urine.) Such personal attitudes are often deep-seated and must be respected. After all, it would be arrogant and presumptuous for anyone to tell people to engage in sexual activities they do not like. However, scientists who study the matter impartially from a historical and global perspective, discover that the revulsion against anal intercourse is not and has never been universal. |
