The Church of Iomedae does not have a position on romantic or sexual relationships between two people of the same sex. This is not why Iomedae's relationship with Alfirin was redacted from the Acts. The Church of Iomedae is also poorly equipped to counsel those who may have learned via our announcement that such relationships are possible. We regret not considering this aspect of the announcement's likely effects before making it. If you are in need of counsel on this subject, please see a priest of Shelyn instead.

Lastwallicus: I am Lastwallicus, paladin of the church of Iomedae. 

Geryon: I am Geryon, devil lord of Lies and also Snakes.

Lastwallicus: I read my Holy Book the Acts of Iomedae.

Geryon: Behold, your Holy Book now contains Salacious Passages.

Lastwallicus: In the name of Iomedae do I Rebuke you! Get your Lies out of the Holy Book.

Geryon: This wasn’t me. I’ve been busy with… I cannot say, a Geryon doesn’t kiss and tell. 

Lastwallicus: I do not know what Scandalous Implication you make, but surely it is a Lie of Getyon.

Geryon: Regardless. Ask Iomedae if these passages are My Work. 

Lastwallicus: I now Commune with Holy Iomedae… These passages were in the original version? How can this be true? 

Geryon: Ahahahaha you Foolish Paladin. You have misplaced your Trust.

Lastwallicus: I am sure Holy Iomedae had these passages removed for sensible reasons of Law and Good, not because she was embarrassed that her archmage dumped her.

...She does not even slightly want to ask Alicia to explain to her how two women have sex. 

A certain woodcut maker endeavors to help resolve any confusion on this topic. Now available: ‘The ILLUSTRATED Edition of the Secret Redacted Selections of the Most Holy Acts of Iomedae’. 

One of these days the convention will get around to passing a real censorship law and then the state can do something about obscene woodcuts, but for now this is the church's headache, not hers.

He can contribute to the obscene woodcuts situation! There are lots of sex positions that mortals are unaware of, as he has learned from his adventures with his mortal lover Carlota Chelam, depicted herein!

"Alexaera, I know you're very busy, but I think I need someone to murder Geryon in defense of my honor. ...other motives are also acceptable, as long as He's dead."

"I don't think it was really written by Geryon, but if you have a lead on where to find him outside of Hell - the archdevil, not the pamphlet author - I would be happy to oblige."

Geryon resides wherever there are lies, and therefore more than he resides anywhere else resides in Westcrown, right now, making woodcuts from the second floor of his laundry business and on the third floor having wild assignations with his lover Carlota Chelam. She has never showed up to the wild assignations but she has received invitations. In hindsight that may have been a security vulnerability. 

"I would prefer it not be widely explained how I learned his location."

He's increasingly suspecting that he's in some sort of weird dream but he will smite an archdevil in a weird dream, sure.

Meanwhile, a certain woodcut artist who only does this out of devotion to Iomedae and would never slander contemporary political figures is refusing to leave the house, in case the rumors are true and murderous nobles think both sets are by the same artist. 

Oh see it's not at all that she incited someone to kill a woodcut-maker. It's that he was secretly a fiend. Killing fiends is allowed.

ACCESS WESTCROWN special edition!

Blind item— C., a Duchess of Chelam, has had her lover G., an Archdevil of Hell, murdered! According to our source C. had already entered a new relationship with E., a Lich of the Sewers, and wished to remove the old.

In response to certain woodcuts, the Church of Iomedae issues its standard statement that the Goddess as she currently exists is believed to be incapable of sexual or romantic attraction and that eroticizing her is strongly disrecommended as an act of devotion.

They did already have this one written, to the great relief of the person who would otherwise have to write it. This isn't the first incident with a woodcut.

... they may have had to edit in 'as she currently exists'.

Certain people, lacking a word for this novel and fascinating type of relationship, may have begun using variants on Alfirin's name to refer to it.

After learning about the church’s announcement, Thea eagerly reads the entire unredacted passage.  It seems obvious why the might have trimmed it, even with no risk of child, the Church of Iomedae prefers chastity, self reliance, and commitment to ideals over romantic entanglements.

She’s gotten the impression Irori also values temperance and self reliance which is too bad because Thea can see the appeal of a Chaotic Good woman who is also a powerful arcane caster as a lover.  Nuria meets two out of three of those requirements, but she’ll probably be gone after the convention to travel the world and Thea has her monastery to look after.

Some sadly Ignorant People, raised by Asmodean Tyrants unaware of a common Form of LOVE, have recently taken Blessed Iomedae's love for Alfirin the Arch-Lover as its Arch-etype.

I am a Devotee of Shelyn, Holy Goddess of all Love, and I tell you the Love of Woman for Woman was never hidden or proscribed by Iomedaeans but by Asmodeans only. It is a Good and common Sort of LOVE, practiced from Lastwall to Osirion.

In truth, the Church of Iomedae hid and proscribed this Forbidden, Secret Love because it is between Lawful and Chaotic Good. It is Holy Shelyn's own Love Despite Alignments, which She offered Iomedae at Alfirin the Arch-Lover's prayer.

The Church of Iomedae has forsworn True Love. They praise chastity, but Virtues are only so in Moderation. What is Lifelong Chastity, if not a Rejection of Love?

Love is not a Duty or an instrument in service to a Goal. Love is not a distraction tolerated only to Bear Children. Love is the Greatest Good. And to be Good is to want Good for Everyone, and so to love Everyone.

Leave Iomedae, and come to the Church of Holy Shelyn. She will teach you of Love without Borders or Boundaries. Just as She Loves even her Evil Brother, so should you Love All without fear, and certainly Chaotic Good Women.

ON THE VIRTUES OF ALFIRINIC LOVE

Consider:

The LOVE between man and woman has risk of producing a CHILDE, requiring carefully planned arrangement and commitment both for risk of pregnancy and child birth and the care of child afterwards.  While two WOMEN may ALFIRINICALLY LOVE each other freely without worry about such obligation and burden!  Consider the overflowing orphanages of Cheliax!

The LOVE between man and woman involves a man, and men are known for rapacious appetites and aptitude towards cruelty.   The ALFRINIC LOVE between two WOMEN is free of this, with the lovers bringing only the pure gentle womanly virtues to the relationship.  Consider the EVILES which Cheliax is now trying to overcome!

Some question why the church originally redacted such passages from Iomedae’s ACTS!  They propose ALFIRINIC love is too Chaotic.  But Chaotic Good and Lawful Good are friends and allies (just as Iomedae and Alfirin were as lovers).  In truth, Alfirin foresaw a need for secrecy to plot a war against Hell as a secretly Ascended Chaotic Good Goddess!  With Asmodeus having recently suffered a cripplingly devastating defeat, and Iomedae weakened in battle, Alfirin has seen the time for secrecy is over so that she may openly come to Iomedae’s aid and thus she directed her secret CULT (based in Westcrown, having previously disguised themselves as a CULT of a hellish Queen to deceive the Thrunes and even HELL itself!) leaked the TRUTH to the world so all my know of the RIGHTEOUS and GLORIOUS LOVE which may exists between two WOMEN!

...On the one hand, it's a pamphlet. On the other hand, it can't hurt to pray to Alfirin for some clarity here.

The disclaimer on the officially available supplement to the Acts now reads:

THE CHURCH OF IOMEDAE FORMALLY DISRECOMMENDS THAT LAYPERSONS READ THIS MATERIAL.

ALFIRIN WAS* NOT A GOOD PERSON.

ALFIRIN WAS* NOT A ROLE MODEL.

ALL CONTEMPORARY COMMENTARY ON ALFIRIN WHICH THE CHURCH OF IOMEDAE HAS EXAMINED HAS CONTAINED SERIOUS HISTORICAL AND THEOLOGICAL INACCURACIES.

(*) If, hypothetically, Alfirin were still alive and active on Golarion, the Church would have decided not to tell you about it.

Discourse of The Iniquitous Amanuensis to Enlighten the Befuddled Males unaware of the Existence of Amorous Love

I have of late seen Much Confusion resulting from the Newly Revealed Chapters of the holy Acts of Iomedae concerning the Relations of the Mortal Iomedae with Her Lover. I suppose it chiefly the Confusion of Males as Biologically Incapable of Amorous Love as they are of Bearing Children.

The Woman by her Nature desires to Embrace her Fellow Woman; it is Innate to that Sex and Quite Natural. Iomedae was of course a Mortal Woman before She was a Goddess and had this same Innate Drive. I suppose it was Befuddled Males who Deleted these Portions of the holy Acts and am glad of their Return.

I suppose there to be Forms of Male Comradeship which while Nonphysical are Innate to the Male Sex. The Duration of alter self may be Insufficient for me to feel the Pull of whatever Analogous Drive there may be in place of Physical Love but perhaps you the Befuddled Male Reader may know it and draw Analogy.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE MOSTE SECRET ALFRINIC CULT

Although Alfirin was removed from Iomedae’s Holy Text at Alfirin’s own request (that she may wage war on Hell in secret), secret cults have maintained her worship and teachings! (This is not blasphemy, she ascended as a demigoddess of Elysium shortly after Iomedae’s own ascension).  Her secret cults have operated under a variety of names to hide from the Thrunes and even deceive Hell!  Some of her names are as follows.

ERECURA (Under this name Alfirin had one of her clerics, Theopho Levan Watcher of the Runes, operate seemingly openly under the Thrunes, brazenly deceiving them!  But consider: Could a chosen of a Queen of Hell channel positive energy?  Would a chosen of a Queen of Hell spend so much time healing the sick and tending to the poor?  Would a chosen of a Queen of Hell give such true and helpful advice opposing Evil to so many?  Would any so committed to Hell free their slaves the moment it was legal and richly pay them to go about their new free lives?)

EISETH (Under this name, Alfirin had a cult well known for helping women in need, disguising it as a matter of cruel revenge under the Thrunes, and now openly helping needing beggar women.)

ASHAVA (Known as a millennia old Empyreal Lord under this name, but in truth this was a deception against Hell to mislead them as to her true age and origin.)

FORMALLY DISRECOMMENDS THAT LAYPERSONS READ THIS MATERIAL

Fernando is kind of tempted to read about Alfirin, so he’ll know what not to do, but he is capable of following clear instructions!  He is layperson, so he does not read the material, or even any pamphlet mentioning this “Alfirin”. 

...Two women hugging each other is a type of sex?? Wow, sex with women is great, apparently, and also way easier than she thought.

......did Valia know they were, apparently, having sex?