Public perception of anal and oral sex between same-sex partners

The public perception of anal and oral sex between same-sex partners is often a source of fierce debate.

As a pejorative metaphor
Especially for men who have sex with men (and less so for Women who have sex with women, except when it takes place within feminist circles), the usage of sexual intercourse between two male partners as a metaphor for compromise, weakness and punishment has long stigmatized the validity of same-sex relationships in various societies, especially in Western societies.

In American colloquialisms, prison rape jokes are especially common, given that prisoners are almost always housed in same-sex prisons and are often prone to involvement as (usually unwilling and forced) submissive or dominant partners.