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Asexuality
and the Future
by Anders Porter
But
the marketing people have discovered (after lengthy
meetings in conference rooms with huge oak tables
and cigar smoke in the air) that the people would
rather see a little leg than a CT Scan of a colon
before and after Special K. Go figure. |
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Back
in the Day
by Serban Brebenel
Socrates, Plutarch, Plato (or Xenophon) were
some of the most well-known. After courtship,
each boy would choose his ‘courter,’
and spend a period of a few years in his mentor’s
house. Through intellectual and physical exercises,
the boy was taught to appreciate spiritual and
physical beauty. In addition, they were taught
how to be good lovers.
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SexLife
by a.a. Clifford
A Book Review
The body basically turns into a mass of seething
and puss filled sores, and dead flesh. In addition,
this disease has killed sexual gratification.
The brain has lost its ability to feel pleasure
during sex. |
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Today, it is common knowledge that most ancient
Greeks lived openly bisexual lifestyles. They
were expected to marry and have children;
however another tradition of this society
was that ‘respectable’ Greeks
were expected to enter erotic and mentoring
relationships with young boys, from the ages
of around 12 to 18 years old. However obscene
this could seem today, this practice was held
in high esteem and was considered as a proper
means of educating the male youth. We must
consider that these relationships were both
sexual and educational, as the Greek ideal
was the achievement of both physical and mental
perfection.
How did this process actually
work? Parents sent their boys to the gymnasium
to learn how to become warriors, but also
to learn how to become well-mannered gentlemen
and lovers. It was here that the erastes
would come and court the boys. The erastes
were some of the most esteemed characters
of society. Socrates, Plutarch, Plato (or
Xenophon) were some of the most well-known.
After courtship, each boy would choose his
‘courter,’ and spend a period
of a few years in his mentor’s house.
Through intellectual and physical exercises,
the boy was taught to appreciate spiritual
and physical beauty. In addition, they were
taught how to be good lovers.
One must understand that this type of open
sexuality was more of a learning process
and mostly intergenerational. Other types
of homosexual activity were scorned at by
society, such as activities between men
of the same age, or activities with overly
young boys.
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