This entire article is hilarious

[LemmingofGlory]

If I shouldn't end a relationship upon discovery that my partner is into beastiality (in either form), and I should accept them for who they are regardless, why shouldn't society do the same?

I view beastiality as a sexual kink. As such, it's not something that eveybody and their mother needs to know about. So, I don't like the comparison to homosexuality public acceptance of it because I don't view homosexuality as a sexual kink. While homosexuality is not something that needs to be broadcast from loudspeakers either, it's also not something that should be villified and demonized. After all, we're just talking about people who are as interested in finding a partner as your average heterosexual. If mate-seeking with respect to opposite-sex partners is acceptable conversation in the public square, it should be acceptable with respect to same-sex partners. Kinks are another story.

If I should end the relationship, the discovery of beastiality still has the potential to end the relationship through no fault of my own. That's the only point I was trying to make with the analogy.

I wouldn't look at it in terms of whose fault it is, but in terms of who's still interested in the relationship. In general, kinks can range from the seemingly "weird but harmless" to "dangerous and extreme," and if one's partner is unwilling to give up a kink, that might be a deal-breaker for the relationship. Or it might not, if the non-kinky partner is willing to tolerate it (though not necessarily indulge in it).

Some people might view "the discovery of homosexuality" along the same lines as a kink. As long as we ignore exclusive homosexuality (instead, the partner might be bisexual), the relationship still has the potential to continue. Unfortunately, I can still see many people in this situation viewing it as a relationship-ender due (1) to assuming their partner is exclusively homosexual or (2) to not wanting to be associated with a "queer." (1) is just wrong, and the assumption comes from not realizing there's more than just "straight" and "gay." That's another reason why sexual orientation should be better understood by society. (2) is closer to the kink situation outlined with beastiality (in terms of the discoverer's perception) because the discoverer finds the situation so objectionable that they find themselves in a potential deal-breaker situation. Unless the bisexual partner was committing adultery (or something else that's actually objectionable), the situation need not be seen in that light, but I think for some people it'd just work that way.

But now that you got me thinking about it, I think the ending of a relationship due to beastiality in which my partner still has interest in me would be even worse because it would hurt them more.

Nevertheless, I think it's still a valid potential relationship-ender. If your partner gettin' it on with a sheep grosses you out to the point where you can't perform with them, that's just how it is.

-Lemmy