Sappho and her Friend

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omg besties (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by PugJesus to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I heard from Stephen Fry that British soldiers used to walk with their arms linked together like sweethearts until Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality and they all stopped doing it.

[–] Aqarius 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

IIRC, it's still common to see male friends walk holding hands in the Middle East for the same reason.

[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality?

[–] Aqarius 1 points 1 day ago

No, because there is no point in avoiding looking gay until being gay becomes a possibility in the public consciousness.