You funny. I pointed out Ancient Greece because homosexuality was
excepted but same sex marriage was non-existent or very rare.

I love the book list. I'll read them all and then reply.

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On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Prove it Sam. I can provide data which supports my points. Show me
> where for instance that the Ancient Greeks were against homosexuality.
> Please discuss this in reference to the agogee and the Athenian
> practices of "mentorship". Also when looking at the Roman Empire,
> remember several emperors married their male lovers, Nero, Caligula
> and others. It wasn't until the late Roman Empire, and the emperor
> Theodosius banned same sex marriages.
>
> In classic China it was even more formalized with male homosexuals
> allowed to formally marry and who were a large part of the Han and Wei
> courts throughout the warring kingdoms period. During the later
> dynasties again it was just a part of life.
>
> In North American tribes, especially the plains Indians, it was again
> considered part of regular life with both some men and women having
> extra "souls" that permitted them to marry members of the same sex.
> Unfortunately I don't know enough about the Inca, Aztec or Mayan
> civilizations to comment.
>
> But here are some references for you if you care to read:
>
> Lahey, Kathleen A., Kevin Alderson. Same-sex marriage: the personal
> and the political. Insomniac Press, 2000. ISBN 1-894663-63-2 /
> 978-1894663632
> Hinsch, Bret (1990). Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual
> Tradition in China. Reed Business Information, Inc.. ISBN
> 0-520-07869-1.
> Kuefler, Mathew (2007). "The Marriage Revolution in Late Antiquity:
> The Theodosian Code and Later Roman Marriage Law". Journal of Family
> History 32 (4): 343–370.
>  Eskridge, William N. (Oct 1993). "A History of Same-Sex Marriage".
> Virginia Law Review 79 (7).


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