FREE ESSAY ON RITUAL HOMOSEXUALITY AMONG THE SAMBIA OF NEW GUINEA

RITUAL HOMOSEXUALITY AMONG THE SAMBIA OF NEW GUINEA

Deviant Behavior: Ritual Homosexuality among the Sambia of New Guinea
 The Sambia are a former war-like tribe.
 They believe that every man is a warrior at heart.
 They separate boys from their village at 7-10 years of age.
 These boys lead a ritual homosexual life for the next 10 years.
 The boys always act as the fellator: the insertee.
 The men and older boys act as the fellated: the insertor.
 This is the only way that boys can acquire the semen that is needed for puberty
and growth.
 Once the boys are older, they are fellated by younger boys. They "share the
wealth".
 Once married, they lead a bisexual life.
 Once they become fathers, all homosexual behavior stops, until the next batch of
boys are initiated.
 Deviant Sambian acts are: fellating boys, leading a homosexual life outside of
the ritual, and having any non-homosexual sex during the rites of passage.
 The Sambian style of homosexuality is vastly different than the American
version, i.e., there is no physical/emotional/sexual attraction between the men and the
boys- it is simply a practice that ensures the strength of the men.
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