#no because it's sooo fucking easy to call a historical figure that died extremely young 'gay' and call it a day.
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You've heard about "Historians would call them friends", now get ready for "Modern sources refer to them as gay"
#hi hello I woke up at 1 am and might have a fever so it's time for history discourse I guess#no because it's sooo fucking easy to call a historical figure that died extremely young 'gay' and call it a day.#not even 'gay by modern standards'#because that would suggest that society and societal expectations and the way we perceived queerness change over time#which does happen! and it's good! because we evolve! and that's a good thing!#ah I'll shut up now and go get an advil#history#queer#.text#history tag
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