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minus-squarewick@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoI heard from Stephen Fry that British soldiers used to walk with their arms linked together like sweethearts until Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality and they all stopped doing it.
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoIIRC, it’s still common to see male friends walk holding hands in the Middle East for the same reason.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoBecause Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality?
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoNo, because there is no point in avoiding looking gay until being gay becomes a possibility in the public consciousness.
I heard from Stephen Fry that British soldiers used to walk with their arms linked together like sweethearts until Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality and they all stopped doing it.
IIRC, it’s still common to see male friends walk holding hands in the Middle East for the same reason.
Because Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality?
No, because there is no point in avoiding looking gay until being gay becomes a possibility in the public consciousness.