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History of Alternative sexuality

By savii.wilson
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    First Two Homosexual Men Married 1st Century

    First Two Homosexual Men Married 1st Century
    While it's a new practice that same-sex couples are being granted the same form of marital recognition as commonly used by opposite-sex couples, there is a long history of recorded same-sex unions around the world. Nero, the Emperor of Rome, married two men in legal ceremonies. One of the spouses married, was accorded the same honours as an empress. Gay relationships were accepted and institutionalized in this time period.
  • Jan 1, 1102

    Council of London

    Council of London
    The Council of London was quite tolerant of homosexuality at the time. But they decided to tell the public that it was sinful, changing people's thoughts towards homosexuality. Many priests were homosexuals. That is possibly one of the reasons poeple's attitude changed towards homosexuality. This was a very important time. This shows that just a few people making assumptions, can change many people's attitude towards a subject.
  • Jan 1, 1327

    King Edward II of England

    King Edward II of England
    King Edward II of England was killed for being a homosexual. He was sodomized to death with a red hot poker. Edward II was a well-known homosexual. His lover's genitals were cut off before getting his head cut off.

  • Chicago Medical Journal

    Chicago Medical Journal
    In 1892, There was an article in the Chicago Medical journal about gays. In this journal, it was the first time the word "homosexual" has been used.

  • Oscar Wilde: public indecency

    Oscar Wilde: public indecency
    Oscar Wilde had three trials on the matter of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, which led to charges of supposedly committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons.

  • Soldiers

    Soldiers
    In 1920, many people were saying that being homosexual was very wrong. Soldiers were being let go just because they were suspected to be gay.

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    Timeline of LGBT History. "Ct.gov State of Conneticut'. 2002. http://www.ct.gov/dcf/lib/dcf/wmv/pdf/timeline_of_lgbt_history.pdf Thursday May 23rd, 2013.
    LGBT History Timeline. www.ucc.org . United church of Christ. Adapted from the Safe Schools Coalition’s “A Living Memory LGBT History Timeline” and the United Church of Christ’s history. 2013 http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/mla/website Thursday, May 23rd, 2013