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TheLoveThatDaresToSpeakItsName
Wrappingupaninvestigation
thatbeganin1996,Britain's
RoyalCrownProsecution
Serviceannouncedthatthey
wouldnotchargetheLesbian
andGayChristianMovement
afteracomplaintbyreligious
conservativesovera
hypertextlinkontheirweb
sitetoapoembyJames
Kirkup,whichhasbeen
agitatingthesensibilitiesof
theUnitedKingdomforthe
lasttwentyoneyears.The
poemwasbannedin1976
undertheUK'sblasphemy
laws,andremainsbannedto
thisday.

Atthecenterofthe
controversyisthepoemby
JamesKirkupapoemin
whichhegraphically
describeshislustandloveforadeadJesusChrist,withwhomheengagesinanepisodeof
necrophilicbliss.

Annoy.comhaschosentodomorethanlinktothepoem,whichisnowmirroredonsitesacrossthe
globe.Wehavechosentopublishitourselves.Webelievethisisaperfectexampleofcontentthat
somepeoplemightconsider"indecent"withan"intenttoannoy."Dowepublishit?Dowetalkabout
it?Isitacrime?SowhilewepitythosepoorbastardsintheUKwhohaveyettoshaketheVictorian
yolkthatresultedintheSpiceGirls,letustakeamomenttorealizethat,undertheprovisionweare
currentlychallenginginthecourts,thispoemnothingmoreandnothinglessiscurrentlybannedin
theUSAtoo...perhaps!

TheLoveThatDaresToSpeakItsName
ByJamesKirkup

Astheytookhimfromthecross
I,thecenturion,tookhiminmyarms
thetoughleanbody
ofamannolongeryoung,
beardless,breathless,
butwellhung.

Hewasstillwarm.
Whiletheypreparedthetomb
Ikeptguardoverhim.
HismotherandtheMagdalen
hadgonetofetchcleanlinen
toshroudhisnakedness.

Iwasalonewithhim.
Forthelasttime
Ikissedhismouth.Mytongue
foundhis,bitterwithdeath.
Ilickedhiswound
thebloodwasharsh
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Forthelasttime
Ilaidmylipsaroundthetip
ofthatgreatcock,theinstrument
ofoursalvation,oureternaljoy.
Theshaft,stillthrobbed,anointed
withdeath'sfinalejaculation

Iknewhe'dhaditoffwithothermen
withHerod'sguards,withPontiusPilate,
WithJohntheBaptist,withPaulofTarsus
withfoxyJudas,agreatkisser,with
therestoftheTwelve,togetherandapart.
Helovedallmen,body,soulandspirit.evenme.

SonowItookoffmyuniform,and,naked,
laytogetherwithhiminhisdesolation,
caressingeveryshadowofhiscoolingflesh,
hugginghimandtryingtowarmhimbacktolife.
Slowlythefireinhisthighswentout,
whileIgrewhotterwithunearthlylove.

ItwastheonlywayIknewtospeakourlove'sproudname,
totellhimofmylongdevotion,mydesire,mydread
somethingwehadnevertalkedabout.Myspear,wetwithblood,
hisdear,brokenbodyallopenwounds,
andineachwoundhisside,hisback,
hismouthIcameandcameandcame

asifeachcomingwasmylast.
Andthenthemiraclepossessedus.
Ifelthimenterintome,andfiercelyspend
hisspirit'sfinbalseedwithinmyhole,mysoul,
pulseuponpulse,untotheendsoftheearth
hecrucifiedmewithhimintokingdomcome.

Thisisthepassionateandblissfulcrucifixion
samesexloverssuffer,patientlyandgladly.
Theyinflicttheselovinginjuriesofjoyandgrace
oneupontheother,tilltheydiesoflustandpain
withinthehornyparadiseofoneanother'slimbs,
withonevoicecrytoheaveninalastdivinerelease.

Thenlielongtogether,peacefullyentwined,withhope
ofresurrection,aswedid,onthatgreenhillfaraway.
Butbeforeweroseagain,theycameandtookhimfromme.
Theyknewnotwhatwehaddone,butfelt
noshameoranger.Rathertheyweregladforus,
andblessedus,aswouldhe,wholovedallmen.

Andafterthreelong,lonelydays,likeyears,
inwhichIroamedthegardensofmygrief
seekingforhim,myonefriendwhohadgonefromme,
herosefromsleep,atdawn,andshowedhimselftomebefore
allothers.Andtookmetohimwith
thelovethatnowforeverdarestospeakitsname.

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