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Left
to right: John Burnside, Harry Hay and Jim Kepner marching in the
Spirit of Stonewall demonstration, New York, 1994
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History tells the stories of
humanity. Narrative history tells the stories of individuals (or
political entities or schools of thought), interacting, usually as they
participate in notable events. Social history tells the stories
of everyday folk and their societies
and cultures as they develop and change through time. Woven
through many of these stories are the stories of man/boy love.
From famous couples such as Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, to
cultural institutions such as that of ancient Greek pederasty, to
cultural concepts such as China's "passion of the cut sleeve", to
iconic
figures such as Francis Bacon or Walt Whitman. From the earliest
known homoerotic couple, Smenkhkare and Akhenaten, to medieval
Andelusian
troubadors, to 20th century figures such as Allen Ginsburg and Arthur
C.
Clark, man/boy love spans every dimension of history, both Western and
non-Western.
The articles linked below are truly a miniscule sample of what could
be, and indeed what has been, written on the subject. This
section will be expanded over time with both new and previously
published material -- feel free to help us in this
effort.
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