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I hate it.
Also, Im surprised if same sex relations crimes disproportionately affect women. I would honestly expect gay men to bear the brunt of that.
I'd imagine they do as well. I suppose same-sex relations were mentioned because women are also punished, just not in the same ways. I think women can also hide things better, and female sexuality is generally very different from males.
I'm thinking a lot of gay hate has to do with the thought of sodomy, and how soooo many men abhor the idea of anal sex (mind you, only if they would be on the receiving end). It seems to draw out a very visceral reaction in some guys, unlike women with other women. For whom the filpside is to be some disgusting porn category because of course, but well, I digress.
At this point in my life, I think the reality of the dangers of sodomy have a lot to do with the censureship of it. Even in modern countries with modern medicine, MSMs have higher rates of STDs. For less developed countries, the health risk might still be a legitimate social concern.
Fair point!