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Contents:
- THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
- GAYT PLAC IN LOUISIANA FOR 2020
- NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY
THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
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Gay men have always been part of the Amerin ary.
In an era before gay marriage or open pri, ary men fell love, formed passnate iendships and had same-sex enunters. But the se of one of the ary’s foundg hero, homosexualy was always part of the story. Historians also thk he was homosexual—and served as an openly gay man the ary at a time when sex between men was punished as a crime.
He also downplayed mors that the baron had been dismissed om the Pssian ary for homosexualy. But he was gay, and homosexualy was viewed as a crimal aberratn by many of his peers. ”After the war, von Stben legally adopted both men—a mon practice among gay men an age before same-sex marriage was legal.
GAYT PLAC IN LOUISIANA FOR 2020
The 'Te Blood' character played by late actor Nelsan Ellis was revelatory for me, a gay black boy growg up the heart of the Amerin South. * is lafayette gay *
John Mulligan, who was also gay, served as von Stben’s secretary and is thought to have had a relatnship wh the baron. Durg von Stben’s lifetime, the ncept of gay marriage, gay pri or g out was unthkable and there was no language or open culture of homosexualy.
NELSAN ELLIS (LAFAYETTE) TALKS ‘TE BLOOD,’ GAY MARRIAGE, TYLER PERRY
But historil homosexual relatnships were actually don’t mean beg gay was ndoned: Sodomy was a crime lonial Ameri.
Lafayette has a somewhat rocky history when to gay nightlife, jt the sense that bars and clubs have e and gone wh rapidy, and the scene n be equently flux so make sure to check advance to nfirm hours and tails for each bs.
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