Interesting facts in world history talk about LGBT

Did you know that Japanese samurai warriors have "traditional" homosexual relations for a long time, and Leonardo Da Vinci was arrested twice for charges of homosexual sex.

1 . According to historian Frank Barlow, King William II of England (1056 - 1100 ) "addicted" to homosexual sex. Beside him, he always looked after many young men with stylish fashion and long hair. Many historians believe that King William II used those young men through their matriculation skills, not political talent. He died at the age of 44 and had no children.

King William II of England.

2 . John Rykener (or Eleanor Rykener) is a man dressed as a woman to work as a prostitute in the city of London in the 14th century. John was arrested for disguising himself. This is the only legal document from the Middle Ages referring to gay sex. John said his customers are quite large and diverse, from people and priests to nuns.

3 . The earliest recorded form of same-sex marriage is "adelphopoiesis" - a ceremony performed in Christianity to link two same-sex people into a relationship recognized by the church, mutual self as siblings. It was quite popular until the end of the 18th century, due to controversy as an indirect way of promoting homosexuality.

4. Leonardo Da Vinci was arrested twice on charges of homosexual sex at the age of 24. He was later acquitted.

Leonardo Da Vinci.

5 . In the first gay crime trial in Canada in 1648, a male soldier was found guilty of death. However, he was acquitted after agreeing to assume the role of the first executioner of the French colony of New France (later Canada).

6 . Catharina Margaretha Linck is a Prussian woman dressed as a man during her adult years. Catharina married and lived with another woman. After learning the story, King King Frederick William I gave a crime to Catharina in 1721.

7. Around 1600, William Shakespeare wrote two scripts featuring a woman dressed as a man "As you like it" and "Twelfth night". Many historians believe that this is a direct reaction of the great poet of the UK before the campaign to eliminate the actors dressed as women on the stage of the Puritan.

8 . In 1835, American writer Charles Dickens went to London to visit John Pratt and John Smith in prison. These are the last men to be hanged in the UK for homosexuality.

The execution of John Pratt and John Smith.

9. Deborah Sampson (1760 - 1827) is the "American Mulan version" . In the battle for independence of 13 North American colonies before the British Empire, she disguised as a man to serve in the army under the name "Robert Shirtliff". 17 months later she was discovered. Although he was married and had children, Deborah Sampson is known to have relationships with many other women.

Deborah Sampson.

10 . Japan is the country with the shortest anti-homosexuality law in history. It existed from 1873 to 1883. Samurai warriors - those with a long tradition of " homosexual relations " have resisted this law and contributed to canceling it.

11 . Katharine Lee Bates (1859 - 1929), the author of the song "America the beautiful" lived with Katharine Coman, a political economics teacher and founder of the School of Economics under Wellesley College, throughout 25 year until Katharine died in 1922.

12 . Before the 19th century, the most common pronoun for the 3rd person was "they" in the UK. Later, it was split into "he" (he) and "she" (her).

13 . Kent Duke George Edward Alexander Edmund (1902 - 1942) was the younger brother of King Edward VIII and George VI. He is bisexual and has an emotional relationship with both men and women.

Duke of Kent George Edward Alexander Edmund.

14 . In 1935, a desperate mother pleaded with Sigmund Freud - the father of psychoanalysis - to "treat" his gay son. But Sigmund Freud answered that her son "has nothing to be ashamed of."

15 . Before the Stonewall (1969) event in New York City, there was a transgender revolt against police oppression in San Francisco in 1966.