Gay Greek army, the Sacred Band of Theb, beat the Spartans and end the myth of Spartan vcibily. Fd out about that and more here
Contents:
- I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
- SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
I'M A GAY ARMY OFFICER—QUEER TROOPS MT FIGHT BACK
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The state of Sparta ma homosexual relatnships mandatory. The homoerotic element nnot be entirely ignored.
Lbian and gay women’s relatnships Ancient Sparta. Gay men and women ancient Sparta. Heterosexualy and homosexualy were both enuraged and expected at different stag life, wh homosexualy, mon wh prevalent ancient Greek thought, beg seen as the ial form of love and heterosexualy as sential for procreatn.
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SPARTANS ARE GAY HERO “A TTH OR MYTH” IN ANCIENT HISTORY
The Ele Gay Milary Un That Walloped the Spartans. The logic behd the e of gay upl to form an ele un was that s members, voted to each other, would fight ferocly to protect their lovers and avoid dishonor or wardice their prence. For s, Theb’ gay warrrs were acknowledged as Ancient Greece’s most ele fighters.
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However, whether Greeks or Romans, the ancients were not tolerant of homosexualy s entirety, as the term is monly unrstood the morn world. Tough and manly gay warrrs, such as members of the Sacred Band, above, were rpected.