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Tesi Johnson, Gleaner Writer

Surprise, surprise, anal sex is not practised exclusively by gay men! In fact, some heterosexual couples do engage in female receptive anal intercourse.

Participating men claim that the anus is much 'tighter' than the vagina, resulting in more tactile pleasure for the penis, giving incentive for him to enter the forbidden region.

There is, in fact, a lower risk of unwanted pregnancy via unprotected anal intercourse, and virgins may keep their hymen intact by engaging in anal intercourse in lieu of vaginal. The former is true, provided ejaculate does not flow down over hergenitals.

Further, research shows that the anal area is equipped with many erotic nerve endings in both men and women.

All that said, it would seem that anal sex reaps pleasurable benefits for both the participating male and female. But does the desire to, or actual penetration of a woman's anus by a man, suggest that he has a propensity for homosexual tendencies?

Jermaine

"A by bwoy dat. Cause anus is anus and man nuh fi go de soh!

Robbie

I don't feel that if a man has sex in a woman's bottom he would do it in a man's bottom. But anyway you have it, anal sex is just disgusting! The 'ass' thing is a big problem, whether it's a woman's or a man's.

Karima

I don't think he is gay. He likes everything else that goes along with her, not just her bottom - that soft and gentle persona, in comparison to a rough and tough man.

Ayesha

That's just gay, either way. To me if you go one way, you would go the other. Bottom is bottom.

Tiffany

If a man claims to enjoy women, then he should enjoy the vagina. If he goes for her bottom, then he'll likely have sex with a man's bottom. And that makes him a bman.

If you are already into 'ass' then you'll be with any 'ass'.

THE LAW

According the Offences Against the Person Act in the laws of Jamaica, anal sex with a man or woman is classified as buggery and if they are caught, the punishment is imprisonment up to 10 years.

SPREAD OF STDs

HIV and AIDS are more easily spread through anal sex than any other sexual act.

Anal sex exposes the participants to infections, due to the high number of infectious micro-organisms in the faecal matter which still leaves traces after a bowel movement.

Practising anal sex will likely result in the bruising and tearing of the anus and rectum.

Names changed on request.

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