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J Homosex. 1978 Fall;4(1):91-107. doi: 10.1300/J082v04n01_07.
This is Part 2 of a transcription of Bentham's manuscript essay on "Paederasty" (1785), Part 1 of which appeared in Vol. 3, No. 4. In Part 1 Bentham argued for the decriminalization of sodomy and opposed the theories of Montesquieu and Voltaire as to its social dangers. In Part 2 Bentham speculates on its causes and alleges that the real reason such behavior is so severely punished is an irrational "antipathy" to pleasure generally and to sexual pleasure in particular. He discusses the danger of blackmail and false accusations and the punishment of lesbian acts, bestiality, and masturbation. Some miscellaneous related notes by Bentham are appended: these deal with religious fears based on the destruction of Sodom, the threat to population, the harshness of English naval law, and other topics.
这是边沁关于《鸡奸》（1785年）的手稿论文转录的第二部分，第一部分发表于第3卷第4期。在第一部分中，边沁主张对鸡奸行为合法化，并反对孟德斯鸠和伏尔泰关于其社会危害的理论。在第二部分中，边沁推测了鸡奸行为的成因，并声称对这种行为进行严厉惩罚的真正原因是一种非理性的“反感”，这种反感普遍针对快乐，尤其针对性快感。他讨论了敲诈勒索和诬告的危险，以及对女同性恋行为、兽奸和手淫的惩罚。边沁还附上了一些杂项相关笔记：这些笔记涉及基于所多玛毁灭的宗教恐惧、对人口的威胁、英国海军法的严苛以及其他主题。
