However, as with ethnic slurs and racial slurs, the misuse of these terms can still be highly offensive; the range of acceptable use depends on the context and speaker. However, particular sexual activities (such as receptive anal sex in some cultures, or oral sex in others) were disapproved of, even as other aspects were admired. The condemnation of penetrative sex between males, however, predates Christian dogma, as it was frequent in Ancient Greece, whence the theme of action "against nature," traceable to Plato, originated."... sow illegitimate and bastard seed in courtesans, or sterile seed in males in defiance of nature." The prevalence of the concept owes much to the work of the German psychiatrist Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing and his 1886 work Psychopathia Sexualis. In the course of the twentieth century, homosexuality became a subject of considerable study and.

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of discrimination," supports gay civil unions, but does not support gay marriage. Supreme Court has barred such marriages until it issues a final

ABC News: Elizabeth Edwards Supports Gay Marriage
Sunday by splitting with her husband over support for legalized gay marriage. who she said supports civil unions among gay couples but not same-sex marriages.

Mass. Democrats back gay marriage - The Boston Globe
support for gay civil marriage, ignoring deep divisions in the party's ranks. He also supports the movement to amend the constitution to define marriage as a

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NEA Backs Down From Gay Marriage Support / Queerty
its 2.8 million members to support gay marriage and civil unions in all 50 they didn't change their support of gay marriage because of the AFA's threat

GAY NUPS IS GAINING N.Y. FAVOR
majority of New York voters under the age of 55 back Gov.Spitzer's plan to legalize gay marriage, strongly Support for gay marriage was strongest