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There are long-term swings in what is societally accepted - the ick changes over centuries well beyond what we often realize. In the days of Alexander and on through the days of Rome homosexuality was not really thought of as such. Instead, people had sex with people. A king had his men and his women, free or other wise. There was the famous Lovers Brigade of Athens, which required all members of this elite military outfit to be part of a pair bonding with another member. The theory was that the fellows would be braver in battle in front of their sweetie. In practice they were wiped out because they refused to retreat and the Spartans cleaned house.
It was common also for an older guy to take a youth under his wing so to speak, and initiate him in "love". Which in this day reads as homosexual pedophilia and is rather frowned upon.
What I am saying is what others have said. The ick factor is there, but what bothers people changes over time. Engineered animals and people for sex? What do you call "chicks with dicks", or trans-gendered post-op people? Folks who have been altered in some ways for sexual purposes. I bet it will get really really weird as time goes on. What will be the practices of communities in space habitats a thousand years from now? I bet we would shudder at some of the commonplaces, and just plain not understand some of the stuff that goes on. This vanilla fellow could some day be found a kink just because of my tendancy towards monogamy, and my strict adherence to heterosexual partners who are pretty much of an age with me.
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