Hello joystick.
That is correct, as I have pointed out many times before it is an activity which can cause damage.

Jsmythe, you are so incorrect it turns my stomach. "...for their sexual joy"? First of all, there is a huge difference between pederasty and p-e-d-o-philia (the modern-day definition of the term, i.e. molestation). In those days of antiquity, yes, it was not unusual for an older male to take on a 'protege' - but not in the sexual sense. We have to remember a few things. In those days, the general lifespan of a male was much shorter than today. Most males of age were conscripted into the soldier's life and were warriors. This would be around the age of early to mid 20's. The protege would likely have been in their mid-late teens, so we can see there was not much difference in age. It in no way compares to what you infer would be acceptable in today's world. In those days, the truth and reality is that anal penetration was i-l-l-e-g-a-l. Regardless of what is displayed on 'art', that is not to be construed as what was practiced or accepted in the general populace, any more than Alistair Crowley's work accurately represents that time period.


It's been proven that anal activity is 5000% more risky than other sexual acts (CDC/WHO statistics). This means it take 50 instances of oral, for example, to equal the risk factor of one instance of anal. Now flash back to the days when there was not the benefit of antibiotics, d-r-u-g cocktails to prolong life, modern condoms*,etc. [*Present day failure rate - 5/14% - manufacturer stats. Vaginal sex; anal rates are higher]. The logical remedy in early times was to outlaw behaviors that were an incredible risk to the population. Profound wisdom, something 'modern' society has lost sight of. As pharmaceutical 'band-aids' in the present day continue to lose their effectiveness or fail altogether, perhaps we could learn something. In that early era, the prohibition had nothing to do with religious taboos, but with survival and protection of the human species - something a lot of people arrogantly disregard in the present day and which you so clearly demonstrate. I don't need to experiment with arsenic t know it has the potential to kill me. Yes, I have fallen to peer pressure and did go the anal route for some time in the very distant past. But I wised up and that is likely why I am the last in my immediate peer group to still be alive.


Sources are numerous, but a good read that has been recommended is:


Gay-Warriors-Documentary-History-Ancient


Search on Amazon or any similar bookseller.


Jsmythe, your post demonstrates that - whether in the present or in earlier times - you would be a very poor mentor for a young male. And if my comments offend, well, so be it. More criticism from within the m2m community is what is lacking and sorely needed.

I dont think anyone here is asking him to trust the people from the site with his health or life! He simply ask for advice as to how to make his experiance less painfull ,in witch I think everyone here as done, He is a grown man and has to make his final decisions him self. I must say however that you did bring out several excelent facts that should always be concidered in reguaeds to who and when you do is with !