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===Western cultures=== |
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In many Western countries, anal sex has generally been thought [[taboo]] since the [[Middle Ages]] when [[heresy|heretical]] movements were sometimes slandered by rumours that their members practiced anal sex among themselves. At that time the mainstream [[Christianity|Christian]] [[clergy]] was not celibate, but the highest orders of some heretical sects were, leading to rumours that their celibacy was a sign of their attraction to]] prohibited the state from regulating private behaviours between adults without furthering a legitimate state interest. The governmental interest behind the law, "moral" objection to homosexuality, was held to not be a legitimate interest. (See ''[[Lawrence v. Texas]]''.) |
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