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性行为的基本类型
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同性性交:
同性肛交
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对肛交的文化态度
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在17世纪的英格兰，约翰·艾瑟顿(1598
- 1640年)
曾协助制定了一部反“鸡奸（肛门性交）”的处罚严厉的法律。最终，他本人及其管家以及”共犯“约翰·查尔德受到指控，并且在该部法律的宣判下被绞死。
(自：1641年的匿名手册)
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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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长久以来，肛交，尤其男人之间的肛交，在犹太教和基督教的传统里，曾被认为是有罪的和有悖常情的，后来伊斯兰教也采纳了这种态度。中世纪的基督徒谈及“反自然的罪恶”或“保加利亚佬的恶行(buggery，自保加利亚异教徒教派)”[1]或“所多玛的罪恶(sodomy，自圣经的所多玛之罪恶城)”[2]，会被严厉的惩罚。甚至，这样的“反鸡奸法律”，在某些已经进入20世纪晚期的西方国家，当这部法律最后被修改的时候，仍然具有强制力。
更不用说这种历史文化遗产带来的持续的心理影响，因为今天的许多人仍然认为肛交是猥亵的和令人厌恶的。(就较小的范围看，因为性器官与排尿有关，也被想象成令人厌恶的。)这样的个人态度常常是根深蒂固的和必须得到尊重的。毕竟，告发他人参与他们自己不喜欢的性活动，对于任何人来说都是傲慢的和专横的。不过，从历史和全球视野公正地研究这一问题的科学家们发现，反感肛交的观念并不普遍，而且从来也不普遍。
[1].一般文献译为“鸡奸”。[2].一般文献也译为“鸡奸”。——译者注。
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Basic Types of Sexual Behavior |
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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such “sodomy laws” remained in force in some Western countries well into the late 20th century, when they were finally repealed.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. |
