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Horse’s Ass

Via Violet Blue comes this fascinating article at Scientific American about zoophilia, a.k.a. bestiality. Jesse Bering examines the evidence that zoophilia is a “legitimate sexual orientation.” If you’re not interested in feeling any sympathy for zoophiles—or recognizing their humanity (zoomanity?)—don’t read Bering’s piece. But the stereotypical portrait of the zoophile as a woman-deprived, down-on-the-farm, and […]

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Oh, You Pope

The pope really has a gift: Pope Benedict, facing the worst crisis of his papacy as a sexual abuse scandal sweeps the Catholic church, declared today he would not be “intimidated” by “petty gossip”, angering activists who say he has done too little to stamp out paedophilia…. Faith in God, he said, led “towards the […]

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