동성애와 자위

Lesbians kissing at a Gay and Lesbian Pride parade.

A Spanish 'guide for girls' by the Women's Institute of

the central northern region of Castilla La Mancha, has been labeled

by government and church officials as an invitation 'to lesbianism

and masturbation'(AFP/File/Jack Guez)

동성애자의 자존심 시가 행진에서 키스하는 레즈비안.

카스틸라 라만차 북중부 지역의여인 협회에서 실시하는 소녀들을

위한 스페인어 안내 프로그램이 정부 관리와 교회 지도자들에 의해

"동성애와마스터베이션에의 초대로그 위상이 명명되어졌다.

그럼 동성애자의 성관계는 오직 마스터베이션에 의거한다는 소린가

아님 더 나은 동성애 부부생활유지를 위한 마스터베이션의 개발인가.

문화의 차인가 난 왜 렇게리 오싹하고 닭살이..

자위안내서를 발간한 여인협회의 발표문 일부

Paloma de Castro, chairwoman of the regional federation of the family, called the guide a "perversion without precedent" which "incites the practice of homosexuality among girls not sufficiently mature to have any kind of sexual relations."

A statement by the regional government said it would stop distributing the guide to schools in the region "on a provisional basis ... to ensure the adaptation of the text to the pedagogical requirements of the school community of Castilla La Mancha."

The statement added that the document had come in for scathing criticism from some political parties as well as the influential Catholic Church.

"They have shown their disapproval of these documents, saying that they are an invitation 'to lesbianism and masturbation,'" the regional government noted.

Archbishop Antonio Canizares of Toledo had been among those to offer the most biting criticism, saying that the guide "disfigures and belittles women" and "invades parents' territory" regarding sex education.

According to the Institute, the reason behind the guide, aimed at 11 to 18-year-olds was to "modify thinking and discriminatory conduct to arrive at a new model of woman."

Alongside depictions of a young women massaging the upper body of another the guide suggested finding a "confidante to give you massages, relax you, let yourself go... you'll surely feel as if you are on another planet."

The guide dubbed its advice a means of encouraging young women to understand "how to love themselves" and to understand how to give "sexual expression to others, be they of a different sex or of the same sex."

Canizares, seeing in the latter comment the promotion of lesbian behaviour, had Tuesday demanded the "immediate withdrawal" of the guide, while the regional branch of the main conservative opposition Popular Party also decried its content.

Regional vice-president Fernando Lamata promised the regional government would listen to its critics over the issue.