Contents:
- HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL
- THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
- WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
HISTORY’S GREATT GAY GENERAL
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It was so wily known, the late historian Louis Crompton wrote his book Homosexualy and Civilizatn, that historians had trouble rencilg Frerick's sexualy wh his greatns.
THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
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WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
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