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Some personal flutes of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, who was widely known to be gay, Germany, ~1740 AD (lemmy.world)
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[–] HKPiax 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ayo

Cool flutes but why did you add the info on him being gay?

I was just surprised to see it added in the description.

[–] PugJesus 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Pride month, just thought the detail was topical

[–] preludeofme 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was hinting at him using them for.... Other reasons

[–] PugJesus 3 points 7 months ago

Speaking entirely seriously, Frederick the Great was a very accomplished flutist, and wrote a number of musical pieces

[–] HKPiax 3 points 7 months ago

Makes sense, I hadn’t realized it’s June

[–] PugJesus 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Source

[–] psmgx 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

He was really into big men, big horses, musical theatre, and brutal Prussian discipline