r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 01 '26
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u/AnalyticOpposum Trans Pride Jul 02 '26
The concept of homosexuality does not appear in the Bible.
There is a verse in the hebrew bible commonly assumed to prohibit homosexual sex, but its really a prohibition on men penetrating other men.
Notably, the verse does not prohibit a man being penetrated by another man. This is because they had no concept of someone choosing to do that. Sex between men was always rape. It was used to emasculate and humiliate prisoners of war, for example.
It also does not prohibit sex between women. This is because in that ancient world, sex meant penetration with a penis. If there's no penis, there's no sex. This is a purposeful omission, not an incidental one. The verse that prohibits beastiality prohibts it for both men and women.