The origal queer veterans: This ancient gay army was an ele & unstoppable force - LGBTQ Natn

Contents:

• SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE
• THE ORIGAL QUEER VETERANS: THIS ANCIENT GAY ARMY WAS AN ELE & UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

SACRED BAND OF THEB: AN ALL-GAY ARMY BATTALN ANCIENT GREECE

The Sacred Band of Theb was an ele un of the Theban army prised of 150 gay male upl totalg 300 men. The once-famo troop of hero is often passed over discsns of Greek history bee they were gay and the ncept of a victor un of gay warrrs is at odds wh the prevalent homophobia of the prent day. It is entirely possible there was an earlier un of exclively gay lovers, however, & the Sacred Band was simply the most famo groupg.

If an army of lovers existed before the Sacred Band, then Plato may have been referencg them, but do not seem the earlier un referenced by Herodot and others fs Phaeds’ suggtn as there is no mentn of that group beg exclively gay. It is entirely possible there was an earlier un of exclively gay lovers, however, and the Sacred Band was simply the most famo groupg. Homosexualy Ancient Greece - One Big Lie?

THE ORIGAL QUEER VETERANS: THIS ANCIENT GAY ARMY WAS AN ELE & UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

Homosexualy the Theban Culture of Ancient Greece. The days the ncept of an ele fightg force nsistg of gay upl is a ntroversial topic to discs openly a ary ntext.

) he wrote of a hypothetil discsn regardg the posive benefs of havg a fightg un entirely ma up of gay lovers. Siar to General Gordidas, Plato believed that an army ma up of gay lovers would be exceedgly effective, due to the belief that each member would not only fight to save their own sk, but to protect their lover as well.

Homosexualy was reprented ancient Greek pottery. Homosexualy Greece greatly differed how homosexual relatnships were nducted.