And so the #penitential was born & everyone was asked things like: “Have you fornicated with a male after turning 20? If so, 15 years of penance” — which may have put ideas into peoples’ heads! HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #Fornication #QueerHistory #Zoophilia

DYK Theodore of Canterbury (ca.700) composed a #penitential for priests to assign penance for sexual sins from #fantasy & “#fornication” to #QueerSex #SoloSex/#masturbation, #WetDreams & #zoophilia? Ghosts of #HistSex still haunt. Blog7 HowSexGotScrewedUp.com. #QueerHistory