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Introduction                  History of Swinging       Swinging Today             Common Questions        Useful Links	History of Swinging The Swinging Lifestyle has been in existence since time began. On it's most basic level, the word "swinging" is only a board term meaning "the sharing of sexual pleasure with a person or persons we are not legally married to". In that context, most of the people of the world today ARE swinging, whether they realise it or not! The word "Swinging" was derived from a Minister, who told his congregation, there were weird people who were swinging back and forth from bed to bed, in the same manner as monkeys. He seemed to think the people he spoke about were doing something new, different and weird, but he was very wrong! Even in Jesus' time it was common and acceptable for the wealthy and powerful to have many wives, concubines and slaves for their sexual pleasure! Several women rulers availed themselves of their power also, by keeping an equal number of male slaves and consort to satisfy their sexual needs and desires! So, what is being considered new and weird conduct, in our present unenlightened sexually controlled and somewhat puritan thinking world has been considered normal and even acceptable conduct for many peoples, civilizations and religions since time began! In France, during Queen Marie's time, wild orgies were the norm. That is until she lost her head for being a Taker instead of a Giver! Just maybe, that was when people started to assume, that when you lost you head over sex, it was dangerous or wrong! In the last twenty years, some sexual rights have been established in the courts of the lands, proving the fact, a persons' sexuality should be their own business. However, in the last five years, many of these same rights have received a battering by the vocal moral majority! It's just not our business anymore, what we do in the privacy of our homes and bedrooms. It has become the business of the governments, religious organisations and even your next-door neighbour!   Swinging Today »
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