Oldest depiction of female form shows that modern archaeologists are pornsick misogynists

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15. Hard to see the David/Jonathan story as anything but a romance. Also the story of Jesus healing

the Roman centurion's servant/companion - the two men there could easily be construed as a same-sex couple, which Jesus certainly seems to have had no objection to.

Many ancient cultures either tolerated or outright celebrated what we would now consider romantic companionship between men, even if adult males engaging in anal sex with each other was often a taboo, because the "receiving" partner was seen as lowering himself.

Also an interesting idea RE: the separation of sexuality from everyday life, including religious rites - what we now call pornography could perhaps be seen as compartmentalizing sex (and by extension, the body) as opposed to integrating it with other aspects of one's existence. The stereotype of a fundamentalist's sex life - lights off, missionary only, etc. - seems like an extreme example of this compartmentalization.