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A cultural history of arousal

From TLS, a review of The Greeks and Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality in Ancient Greece by James Davidson (and more). Scott Harrison left the Christian "sexual orientation therapy" movement when he realized he couldn't pray away the gay.  From Cracked, a list of the top 25 men who look like old lesbians. A look at why 2007 may go down in history as the year of the transgendered person.  An interview with Lisa Diamond on how the surprising fluidity of women's sexual orientation. A review of In Praise of the Whip: A Cultural History of Arousal by Niklaus Largier.  More and more on Love and Sex with Robots by David Levy (and an interview). Field Guide to the Casanova: Are players socially skilled hedonists, or self-destructive psychopaths?