(We have very early documentation in mesopotamia of the illegality of homosexuality largely because men would seduce boys who would then be undesirable husbands, and then a burden on the family and society, and end up in prostitution. In other words, the prohibition on homosexuality evolved identically to the prohibition on prostitution. WIth greater suppression because men supplied most animal labor in production so loss of male sons to farmers and herders was irreparable given the high agrarian cost of raising children that survived.)
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