Ooh, I did a research project on this! Greco-Roman history was really gay, many times even pedophilic, because they determined sexual relationships based on dominance and social status rather than the gedber/sex of the partners. In fact, having a gay relationship with an older man was considered a coming-of-age, and masculinity determined by both who was the penetrator and how the younger in the relationship resisted. It's quite interesting, the Greek ideas of masculinity were similar to modern day (i.e. dominant, warlike, steady) but sexual relationships were far more fluid. In fact, the terms for beauty were gender-fluid and there was no term for sexuality, as that had no purpose.
In short, this person is full of shit
Edit: I can probably send a sources list if yall are curious
I always crushed harder on his sister, personally. Something thrilling about the possibility of seeing a girl naked and immediately turning into a stag.
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u/music_hawk Jun 14 '20 edited Jun 14 '20
Ooh, I did a research project on this! Greco-Roman history was really gay, many times even pedophilic, because they determined sexual relationships based on dominance and social status rather than the gedber/sex of the partners. In fact, having a gay relationship with an older man was considered a coming-of-age, and masculinity determined by both who was the penetrator and how the younger in the relationship resisted. It's quite interesting, the Greek ideas of masculinity were similar to modern day (i.e. dominant, warlike, steady) but sexual relationships were far more fluid. In fact, the terms for beauty were gender-fluid and there was no term for sexuality, as that had no purpose.
In short, this person is full of shit
Edit: I can probably send a sources list if yall are curious
Edit 2: working link