perversion
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A trashy treat coated in a high-art gloss, “The Attachment Diaries” gleefully kneads melodrama, noir, horror and sexual perversion into a pathological romance between two deeply damaged women.
From New York Times
“The group’s motto, ‘go and sin some more,’ is a perversion of Jesus’s command to ‘go, and sin no more.’
From Washington Times
The petition argued that she was not transgender, but suffered from a sexual perversion that caused “confusion” about her gender.
From New York Times
A resolution approved by the Tennessee Baptist Convention depicted gender dysphoria as a “sexual perversion.”
From Seattle Times
Another woman wearing a red “Make Men Lions Again” hat touched off heated exchanges by claiming the event was nothing short of “perversion” and “child abuse.”
From Los Angeles Times
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