La, a Roma and gay boy, talks about his life between two worlds, om the disvery of love (and homosexualy) to his relatnship wh fay and muny.
Contents:
- “I AM ROMANI AND I AM GAY: THIS IS MY LIFE SPL BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
- WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
- WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE GAY COMMUNIST ROMANIA
“I AM ROMANI AND I AM GAY: THIS IS MY LIFE SPL BETWEEN TWO WORLDS”
Homosexualy ancient Rome was a large part of society and of sexualy general. The ancient Romans also had a very different unrstandg of homosexualy than we do morn society.
There was no real ncept of homosexualy or of heterosexualy. Male wh male relatns were the most mon and prevalent type of homosexualy ancient Rome. The homosexualy of women was viewed a pletely different light then that of men ancient Rome.
As a rult of this women who engaged homosexual activy were ually portrayed as participatg mascule activi such as bodybuildg and drkg and eatg excsive amounts. Overall the view of homosexual women was a negative one the ancient world.
WHY THE ROMANS ARE IMPORTANT THE DEBATE ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
It has even been rerd that some hbands would murr their wiv for homosexual affairs.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE GAY COMMUNIST ROMANIA
My name is La, I am a gypsy but I am also gay. Fortunately, I was born and raised Italy, where homosexualy is evintly more accepted than Kosovo. Months later the suatn had improved to the pot that one summer night five years ago, after a night out, my mother asked almost abptly if I was gay.
I was tired, I uld no longer bear havg to hi my homosexualy, so I cid to e out to my siblgs. My brothers proved to be “eful” and often even fought for my e: they cleared the ground for me, tryg to make my parents unrstand that havg a homosexual son the hoe was not so tragic.