Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle. Separate from those whose interest is curiosity, pornography, or sexual novelty, are those for whom zoophilia might be called a lifestyle or orientation. A commonly reported starting age is at puberty, around 9 - 11, and this seems consistent for both males and females. Kinsey found that the most frequent incidence of human/animal intercourse was more than eight times a week, for the under-15 years age group. Those who discover an interest at an older age often trace it back ...

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Zoophilia, Zoophilia - Terminology, Zoophilia - Extent of occurrence, Zoophilia - Legal status, Zoophilia - Legality by U.S. State, Zoophilia - Zoophiles, Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle, Zoophilia - Non-sexual zoophilia, Zoophilia - Zoophiles and other groups, Zoophilia - Perspectives on zoophilia, Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives, Zoophilia - Religious perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns, Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives, Zoophilia - Health and safety, Zoophilia - Arguments about zoophilia or zoosexuality, Zoophilia - Mythology and fantasy literature, Zoophilia - Media discussion, Zoophilia - Pornography, Zoophilia - Social community, Zoophilia - Zoo Code, Zoophilia - Other popular references, Zoophilia - Books articles and documentaries, Zoophilia - Academic and professional, Zoophilia - Other books, Zoophilia - Print and online media, Zoophilia - Television and radio

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Zoophilia, Zoophilia - Terminology, Zoophilia - Extent of occurrence, Zoophilia - Legal status, Zoophilia - Legality by U.S. State, Zoophilia - Zoophiles, Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle, Zoophilia - Non-sexual zoophilia, Zoophilia - Zoophiles and other groups, Zoophilia - Perspectives on zoophilia, Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives, Zoophilia - Religious perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns, Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives, Zoophilia - Health and safety, Zoophilia - Arguments about zoophilia or zoosexuality, Zoophilia - Mythology and fantasy literature, Zoophilia - Media discussion, Zoophilia - Pornography, Zoophilia - Social community, Zoophilia - Zoo Code, Zoophilia - Other popular references, Zoophilia - Books articles and documentaries, Zoophilia - Academic and professional, Zoophilia - Other books, Zoophilia - Print and online media, Zoophilia - Television and radio

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Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle. Separate from those whose interest is curiosity, pornography, or sexual novelty, are those for whom zoophilia might be called a lifestyle or orientation. A commonly reported starting age is at puberty, around 9 - 11, and this seems consistent for both males and females. Kinsey found that the most frequent incidence of human/animal intercourse was more than eight times a week, for the under-15 years age group. Those who discover an interest at an older age often trace it back ...

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Zoophilia, Zoophilia - Terminology, Zoophilia - Extent of occurrence, Zoophilia - Legal status, Zoophilia - Zoophiles, Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle, Zoophilia - Non-sexual zoophilia, Zoophilia - Zoophiles and other groups, Zoophilia - Perspectives on zoophilia, Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives, Zoophilia - Religious perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives, Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns, Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives, Zoophilia - Health and safety, Zoophilia - Arguments about zoophilia or zoosexuality, Zoophilia - Mythology and fantasy literature, Zoophilia - Media discussion, Zoophilia - Pornography, Zoophilia - Social community, Zoophilia - Zoo Code, Zoophilia - Other popular references, Zoophilia - Books articles and documentaries, Zoophilia - Academic and professional, Zoophilia - Other books, Zoophilia - Print and online media, Zoophilia - Television and radio

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Zoophilia (from the Greek Zoon, "animal", and Philia, "friendship" or "love") is a paraphilia, defined as an affinity or sexual attraction by a human to animals. Such individuals are called zoophiles. The more recent terms zoosexual and zoosexuality also describe the full spectrum of human/animal attraction. A separate term, bestiality (more common in mainstream usage), refers to human/animal sexual activity. To avoid confusion about the meaning of zoophilia — whi ...

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• Zoophilia - Terminology
• Zoophilia - Extent of occurrence
• Zoophilia - Legal status
• Zoophilia - Zoophiles
• Zoophilia - Zoophilia as a lifestyle
• Zoophilia - Non-sexual zoophilia
• Zoophilia - Zoophiles and other groups
• Zoophilia - Perspectives on zoophilia
• Zoophilia - Psychological and research perspectives
• Zoophilia - Religious perspectives
• Zoophilia - Animal studies perspectives
• Zoophilia - Animal rights and welfare concerns
• Zoophilia - Historical and cultural perspectives
• Zoophilia - Health and safety
• Zoophilia - Arguments about zoophilia or zoosexuality
• Zoophilia - Mythology and fantasy literature
• Zoophilia - Media discussion
• Zoophilia - Pornography
• Zoophilia - Social community
• Zoophilia - Zoo Code
• Zoophilia - Other popular references
• Zoophilia - Books articles and documentaries
• Zoophilia - Academic and professional
• Zoophilia - Other books
• Zoophilia - Print and online media
• Zoophilia - Television and radio

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Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. It can refer to excitation either by oneself or by another (see mutual masturbation), but commonly refers to such activities performed alone. It is part of a larger set of activities known as autoeroticism, which also includes the use of sex toys and non-genital stimulation. There are also masturbation machines used to simulate intercourse. Masturbation and sexual intercourse are the two most common sexual practices, but they are not mutuall ...

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• Masturbation - Etymology
• Masturbation - Masturbation techniques
• Masturbation - Female
• Masturbation - Male
• Masturbation - Masturbation frequency age and sex
• Masturbation - Health and psychological effects
• Masturbation - Masturbation in history and society
• Masturbation - Antiquity
• Masturbation - Religion
• Masturbation - Philosophical arguments regarding masturbation
• Masturbation - Medical attitudes
• Masturbation - Law
• Masturbation - Euphemisms
• Masturbation - Humour and masturbation

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Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zoophilia, or bestiality) was sometimes forbidden, and sometimes accepted. Occasionally it was incorporated into religious ritual. The Abrahamic religions by and large forbid it, and make it a sin against God[1], and during the Middle ages in Europe people and animals were often executed if found guilty. With the Age of Enlightenment, bes ...

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Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Overview, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Zoophilia through history, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Ancient Greek and Roman, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Europe: Middle Ages, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - China and Asia, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Tribal and other cultures, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - c.1700 - 1950, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Modern era, Historical and cultural perspectives on zoophilia - Sources

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It should be pointed out that each type of play can focus on a certain "strength" of an animal character. Pony play often involves the practice and training that a horse owner or trainer would put their horse through to learn how to walk, canter, etc, as modified for human limbs. Puppy play often can involve BDSM related discipline. Cow Play often involves fantasies of lactation and impregnation. The usual limits of safe, sane and consensual apply to roleplay as much as any other activity between humans who accept and respect their partner's int ...

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Human animal roleplay, Human animal roleplay - Overview, Human animal roleplay - Cultural and ritual use, Human animal roleplay - Erotic use, Human animal roleplay - Other considerations, Human animal roleplay - Variations, Human animal roleplay - BDSM ponyplay, Human animal roleplay - BDSM pup-play, Human animal roleplay - BDSM kitten-play, Human animal roleplay - Other variations, Human animal roleplay - Equipment

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The origins of human-animal roleplay, and petplay, are probably various and diverse, again, depending upon the people involved. However, its origins are certainly influenced by costuming, fiction, myth and legend, roleplay and psychodrama in their various aspects. Human animal roleplay - Cultural and ritual use. Non-sexual animal roleplay was a common and integral part of ritual in many tribal cultures both in recent and likely prehistoric times, where a member (or members) of the tribe would take the role ...

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Human animal roleplay, Human animal roleplay - Overview, Human animal roleplay - Cultural and ritual use, Human animal roleplay - Erotic use, Human animal roleplay - Other considerations, Human animal roleplay - Variations, Human animal roleplay - BDSM ponyplay, Human animal roleplay - BDSM pup-play, Human animal roleplay - BDSM kitten-play, Human animal roleplay - Other variations, Human animal roleplay - Equipment

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Typically a person may be identified as primarily Heterosexual (the focus is primarily people of the opposite sex/gender), Homosexual (people of the same sex/gender), Bisexual (potentially both or either sexes/gender), or Asexual (no sexual attraction for either sex/gender). There is sometimes an overlap of opinion as to whether a person is straight/bisexual or gay/bisexual because such a person is technically bisexual (sexually and romantically attracted to both sexes/genders), but also fits a looser, un-official definition of homosexual (gay/lesbian) or st ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Some people (often labeled "bisexuals") label themselves pansexual, in that they are attracted to people who don't fit in a clearly definable sex/gender (e.g., transgender and/or intersex people). Still other people use varied terms to describe their sexual orientations, including: fluid (especially when they don't want to restrict their sexual orientation with a more-specific label), homoflexible (for people who consider themselves predominantly homosexual but occasionally open to opposite-sex attraction), heteroflex ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Main articles: Environment, choice, and sexual orientation and Genetics and sexual orientation Considerable debate continues over what biological and/or psychological variables produce sexual orientation in humans, such as genes and the exposure of certain levels of hormones to fetuses. A much smaller dialog remains in progress on whether that orientation is discretionary, largely limited to a minority of Christians and many Muslims with its foundation rooted in theology and old scientific thinking. Freud and many others, particularly in psychoanalytic traditions, speculate that ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Clinically, heterosexual acts are considered most common in today's cultures (statistically most likely), but the concept of "normal" and "abnormal" with its connotations of sickness or moral judgment are no longer considered valid by most medical professionals. Some Abrahamic groups maintain that homosexuals as such do not exist and that homosexuality is actually an unnatural choice, illness or addiction. Many of these groups support reparative therapy to cure homosexuality or stricter laws to prevent individuals engaging freely in h ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Main articles: History of sexuality, Anthropological classification of homosexuality Anthropologists identify the following forms of homosexuality: Age-structured - The partners are of different ages. Gender-structured - Each partner plays a different gender role. Egalitarian - The partners are of equal age (or age is of no relevance in the partnership structure) and both play the same socially-accepted sex ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Human animal roleplay - BDSM ponyplay. Ponies (people involved in ponyplay) generally divide themselves to three groups, although some will participate in two or perhaps all three: Cart ponies: usually pulling a sulky with their owner. Riding ponies: used to be ridden, either on all fours or on two legs, with the "rider" on the shoulders of the "pony" (a.k.a. Shoulder riding). Note that a human back is generally not strong enough to take the weight of another adult without risk of injury, so ...

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Human animal roleplay, Human animal roleplay - Overview, Human animal roleplay - Cultural and ritual use, Human animal roleplay - Erotic use, Human animal roleplay - Other considerations, Human animal roleplay - Variations, Human animal roleplay - BDSM ponyplay, Human animal roleplay - BDSM pup-play, Human animal roleplay - BDSM kitten-play, Human animal roleplay - Other variations, Human animal roleplay - Equipment

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Ongoing debate about the morality of same-sex relations often references beliefs about whether sexual orientation is a choice or a fixed attribute. There are several different views on the subject, the major ones of which are: Sexual orientation is a preference, like any other lifestyle choice. People can be influenced in this choice, as in any other, by their peers, by media exposure, and by society in general, but the responsibility for making the choice is personal. (This view is frequently, though not always, accompan ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Some examples may help clarify the distinctions between orientation or desire, identity, and behavior: People of any sexual orientation may choose sexual abstinence, suppressing or ignoring any desires they may have. Some people who feel homosexual desire may engage in heterosexual behavior and even heterosexual marriage for a number of reasons, whether cultural or religious beliefs, or through fear of discrimination should they "come out". Some bisexual people have only one sexual or roma ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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There is a common boundary-drawing problem (or controversy, at least) when considering how to divide a population between "heterosexual", "bisexual", and "homosexual" by behavior or by orientation. The largest disagreement is probably over which criterion - identity, desire, or behavior - is most important. With regard to identity, common controversial topics of procedure include whether someone should be categorized as "bisexual" by behavior if they have any sexual contact with members of more than one gender, and further, whe ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Main article: Demographics of sexual orientation The multiple aspects of sexual orientation and the boundary-drawing problems already described create methodological challenges for the study of the demographics of sexual orientation. Determining the frequency of various sexual orientations in real-world populations is difficult and controversial. In the oft-cited and oft-criticized Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), by Alfred C. Kinsey et. al., people were asked to ra ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Because sexual orientation is complex and multi-dimensional, some academics and researchers (especially in Queer studies) have argued that sexual orientation is a completely historical and social construction. In 1976 the historian Michel Foucault argued that homosexuality as a concept did not exist as such in the 18th century; that people instead spoke of "sodomy" (which involved specific sexual acts regardless of the sex of the actors) as a cri ...

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Sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - A much wider definition of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Complexities and terminology, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation identity and behavior, Sexual orientation - Classification and boundaries, Sexual orientation - Alternative sexual orientations, Sexual orientation - Demographics of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Causes and malleability of sexual orientation, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation and mental health, Sexual orientation - Morality religion and choice, Sexual orientation - History, Sexual orientation - Sexual orientation as a construction

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Frequency of masturbation is determined by many factors, eg. one's ability to resist transient sexual tension, hormones levels influencing sexual arousal (Physiology & Behavior, 2005 Oct 15; Vol. 86 (3), pp. 356-68), one's attitude to masturbation formed by culture. E. Heiby and J. Becker examined the latter[1]. "Forty-eight female college students were asked to complete a sexual attitudes questionnaire in which a frequency of masturbation scale was embedded. Twenty-four of the women (the experimental group) then individually viewed an e ...

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Masturbation, Masturbation - Etymology, Masturbation - Masturbation techniques, Masturbation - Female, Masturbation - Male, Masturbation - Masturbation frequency, age and sex, Masturbation - Health and psychological effects, Masturbation - Masturbation in history and society, Masturbation - Antiquity, Masturbation - Religion, Masturbation - Philosophical arguments regarding masturbation, Masturbation - Medical attitudes, Masturbation - Law, Masturbation - Euphemisms, Masturbation - Humour and masturbation

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