The French and the British — especially the British — in the age of European imperial expansion imposed laws against homosexuality and transgender expression that are still causing injustice and suffering around the world today. These laws were attempts to impose European morality on the cultures the imperialists were subduing, as well as attempts toContinue reading “How Homophobia Infected the World”
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Laws that Punish Love: A History
It was in the 4th century CE that the first laws were enacted to punish gender-variant and same-sex attracted men, by Roman Emperors who had adopted Christianity as their, and the Empire’s, religion. In the Greek civilisation, which heavily influenced the Roman, gay male relationships had played a significant role in civilian life and inContinue reading “Laws that Punish Love: A History”
