A Timele of Gay World History

Contents:

• GAY & LESBIAN VAISHNAVA ASSOCIATION
• A CHURCH OFFICIAL SAID THERE'S A "GAY EMPIRE" IN MEXI AND THE INTER FOUGHT BACK
• JUDGE DISMISS HATE-CRIME CASE OVER CARDAL’S ‘GAY EMPIRE’ REMARKS
• HISTOIREL’HISTOIRE C PRC GAYS QU’ON NO A LONGTEMPS CHéE
• EMPIRE'S GAY SON IS THE SHOW'S GREATT ASSET

GAY & LESBIAN VAISHNAVA ASSOCIATION

Ancient Tim: Cultur such as the Indian, Che, Egyptian, Greek and Roman acmodate homosexualy and crossdrsg among a mory of s cizens sce the earlit rerd tim.

The stratn of homosexual slav and hoe servants be a ctom of the Middle East, and Jewish trib crimalize homosexual behavr.

A CHURCH OFFICIAL SAID THERE'S A "GAY EMPIRE" IN MEXI AND THE INTER FOUGHT BACK

One of the earlit Egyptian pharaohs associated wh homosexualy is Kg Neferkare, who is scribed havg an affair wh his top ary manr, Sase, durg the Sixth Dynasty. The Jewish prophet Mos nmns crossdrsg and homosexualy the Torah (Book of Levic), punishg the latter by ath for both men and women.

JUDGE DISMISS HATE-CRIME CASE OVER CARDAL’S ‘GAY EMPIRE’ REMARKS

The Shatapatha Brahmana, a text om India’s Vedic Perd, mentns homosexual unn between the brother-gods, Mra and Vana. Eighth-century Greek epics like the Iliad and Odyssey portray homosexual unns between gods and young men such as Zs and Ganyme, Poseidon and Pelops, Apollo and Hyacth, etc. The Sacred Band of Theb, a homosexual army prised of more than three hundred soldiers, is feated by Phillip II of Macedon and his son, Alexanr the Great.

India’s Manmri (Manu Samha) lists homosexual behavr as a mor offense for ordary, twice-born mal and for unrage, unmarried girls but do not nmn otherwise.

India’s Narada-smri clus homosexuals s list of men who are impotent wh women and clar them curable and unf for marriage to the oppose sex. Roman historian Ddos Sicul documents one of the earlit known referenc to homosexualy among the Celtic trib of Brannia and northern Gl.

HISTOIREL’HISTOIRE C PRC GAYS QU’ON NO A LONGTEMPS CHéE

The Dark Ag: Wh the advent of Christiany, homosexualy and crossdrsg are crimalized the Roman Empire but rema wily accepted throughout the rt of the world. The renowned text scrib homosexual practic and people much tail and refers to them as a third nature or sex (triya-prakri). Rome enacts s first law agast homosexual cizens unr Christian learship, takg away their right to make or benef om wills.

The Middle Ag: Wh the growth of Christiany and the advent of Islam, the crimalizatn of homosexualy and crossdrsg spreads across Eurasia and to Ai. The Middle Eastern ctom of stratg homosexual slav and hoe servants be monplace the East Roman Empire (Byzantium) and is troduced to northern Cha and India. Obliv to the outsi world, Amerin and South Sea nativ mata their tradnal acceptance of homosexual behavr and crossdrsg.

EMPIRE'S GAY SON IS THE SHOW'S GREATT ASSET

The ctom of stratg homosexual slav and hoe servants is troduced to northern Cha by Mlim merchants durg the eighth century. The ctom of stratg homosexual slav and hoe servants is troduced to northern India by Mlims durg the eleventh century. The Early Morn Age: Christian Europe wag s greatt asslt upon homosexualy to date while the practice remas silently tolerated the Mlim world.

Expedns to sub-Saharan Ai, the New World and the South Seas reveal an astonishg acceptance of homosexualy and crossdrsg among the digeno people there. In a report to Kg Carlos V of Spa, nquistador Hernando Cortez reports wispread homosexualy among the Veracz nativ of Mexi.

Kg Henry VIII of England tablish the Buggery Act, which replac the penalty for homosexualy om stratn or burng at the stake to public hangg. More than one hundred homosexuals are burned at the stake the cy of Zaragoza, Spa, durg the Spanish Inquisn (1478-1834).