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Comment author: Lumifer 28 April 2015 07:03:50PM *  3 points [-]

Did the Romans and Greeks "tolerate homosexuality" in the sense we understand that phrase today?

I think the Romans and the Greeks did not "tolerate", but rather "accepted and celebrated as a morally and socially fine practice". Not to mention that from a contemporary perspective they were all pedophiles and corrupters of youth, anyways X-D

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 29 April 2015 08:03:58AM 3 points [-]

Not when the "passive" partner was a mature adult man, IIRC.

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 30 April 2015 04:37:58AM *  5 points [-]

Sort of, the passive partner had to have lower social status then the active partner. For example, at least in Rome, using slaves as the passive partner was common.

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