It's Okay to be Lesbian, but not to be Gay - James Oh

An interesting discussion that we had was why there were many rules and qualifications in order to be convinced that women performed sodomy as compared to it being performed by men. Why was is, and even today, more acceptable for women to be homosexuals compared to men? One reason that seemed to have mutual agreement was that women have insatiable sexual desire and curiosity and that they need a outlet for this desire. Men, although they have sexual desire as well, are supposed to be able to control themselves. Another argument is that why it is more tolerable for women to imitate sodomy was that it shows the desire of women to satisfy each other as men are able to do, showing an example of jealousy of the sexual power that men have to penetrate. In the context of this reasoning, it can then be argued that men that engage in sodomy forfeit this power to submit to penetration themselves, lowering the gender and sexual roles. It can therefore be seen why sodomy by men was so much more severe. It had to be punished so that Men keep and ensure their superiority to women in these ways.