Public DomaWhy do we see so many football and gby teams named for the Spartans, and only one for the Thebans, though Theb fact feated Sparta battle and end s reign as superpower of Greece? The explanatn li ep the prejudic of ancient Greek historians and thkers, as do the spiratn for that one exceptn: The Caledonian Thebans, Sttish ggers who fe themselv as gay, bisexual, or ;s start by notg that Greek Theb (not to be nfed
Contents:
- SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
- THE VICTOR GAY GREEK ARMY THAT GOT CANCELED BY HISTORY
- 20 GAY GREEK GODS
SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
Historil battl fought by the gay ary force of Spartans and feat their enemi. Durg the vasn of the Persians * spartan gay facts *
In the cultur of the ancient world, there was no need for signatns such as LGBTQ+ bee there was no difference noted between what is now fed as "homosexual" and "heterosexual" relatnships.
There are not even words the ancient languag which translate to the morn-day "homosexual" and "heterosexual" which were only ed 1869 CE. The Greek term arsenoko, translated as "homosexual" the Bible for the first time 1946 CE, never existed until was ed by St. Scholar Col Spencer not, "Bisexualy the male was accepted as natural and never drew adverse ment, but passive homosexualy ma the Egyptians feel uneasy.
THE VICTOR GAY GREEK ARMY THAT GOT CANCELED BY HISTORY
There was no ncept of a "homosexual" relatnship Egypt, only relatnships. The tale of Sodom and Gomorrah om the Book of Genis is also monly ced attacks on the gay muny, but even Church Fathers such as Sat Ambrose (d.
Issu the morn-day regardg genr inty and civil rights for members of the LGBTQ muny are a relatively recent phenomenon as are the terms 'homosexual' and 'heterosexual'.
The terms 'homosexual' and 'heterosexual' are morn nstcts of the 19th century, ed by the Atrian wrer Karl-Maria Kertbeny (l. Kertbeny, a closeted gay man, had lost a close iend his youth who killed himself after he was extorted by a blackmailer who found out he was gay.
20 GAY GREEK GODS
Although homosexual relatnships were, of urse, regnized prr to Kertbeny, he was among the first to argue that one’s sexual preference and genr inty was nate – not a choice – and that a gay man should not be equated wh effemacy by potg to great hero of antiquy who were gay.