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1. There is no direct, unmediated relation between the [[sexual difference|male]] and [[sexual difference|female sexual position]], because the [[Other]] of [[language]] stands between them as a third party.<ref>{{S20}} p. 64</ref>
<blockquote>"Between male and female human beings there is no such thing as an instinctive relationship' because all sexuality is marked by the signifier."<ref>{{L}} (l975b) "[[Conférence à Genève sur le symptôme]]." ''Les Block-Notes de la psychanalyse''. Brussels.</ref></blockquote>
One consequence of this is that it is not possible to define [[perversion]] by reference to a supposedly [[nature|natural form]] of the [[sexual relationship]] (as [[Freud]] did).
