... fertile women (The Handmaids) are easily accessible to endure sexual pleasures. He also has the ability to penalize people if he doesn't approve with their sexual beings. These include homosexuality, masturbation and pornography. However, he can also bestow special privileges to those he favors. The Commander gave Offred certain privileges that separated her from other handmaids, such as allowing her to ... ...

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... as mentioned about Himmler's upbringing probably stemmed back to the German prejudice towards homosexuality. Children at the time had their hands tied down to their beds at night to prevent masturbation, which was believed to be closely related to homosexuality. That is also why the homosexuals taken to concentration camps during the Holocaust had to sleep with their hands outside the ... ...

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