Are there sex scens in this movie?
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blow_up_alien — 20 years ago(January 29, 2006 03:20 AM)
Leonardo Devinci was gay so were most of the population in ancient sparta for that matter, if you do ancient history. So definitely not unheard of. It wasnt accepted as a part of your identity in the same way as it is today though.
Oh and I heard about this movie after talking about Brokeback Mountain with a friend. I loved LOVED that movie. For anyone who has seen total eclipse, are they similar?? If i liked that one will I like this one? -
looking-glass-girl — 19 years ago(August 19, 2006 09:26 PM)
No, this is the big problem with attaching terms like "gay" and "straight" to a different culture. In Sparta, the men would have "relationships" (not actual sex though, that was outlawed and punishable by exile or suicide, it was an insult to Sparta) to strengthen their bond so that they would fight harder. The lover (Greek homosexual relationships were almost exclusively pederastic) would train the boy to fight. But they were not gay. They wed women and reproduced. To be in a pederastic relationship was common for the wealthy, and it was part of their education to choose a lover. This was not considered in conflict with marrying, because the relationship would be over by the time the boy came of age, replaced by a bond of friendship.
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gumborific — 17 years ago(December 01, 2008 03:46 PM)
"Bisexuals were just unheard of in those days"
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That could be the single most ignorant comment I have ever read.
"In our wings that bark, flashing teeth of brass, standing tall in the dark" - David Bowie -
saturdaynightspecial77 — 17 years ago(March 29, 2009 09:21 AM)
hu huh, Lol, huh hu, gays
The end of the 19th century actually witnessed the birth of the viable homosexual identity (Chauncey's Gay New York). Before this, being "closeted" or not was not really the issue. Before there was ever an actual homosexual identity, there were no bisexuals or homosexuals, on homosexual/bisexual actions. Instead, sexuality was conceived of as range or scale, with male to male contact being at one end, and male to female contact on the other. True, many were sentenced to death or lesser punishmnets for the crime of Buggery, but often these prosecutions had more political implications than prudish(B.R. Burg's work). -
raid_on_me — 21 years ago(June 01, 2004 09:18 AM)
The sex scenes are wonderful. This is one of the few gay films i like that protray gays in a different light, instead of that prissy, flaming queen way, which I dispise. I cant wait for hollywood to make a gay film where they show everything, and not hold back. It would be very interesting!
