"Turns out there were a lot of gay soldiers in the Confederacy & they were probably all boinking" - (Queerty)

(( NOT THAT there's anything 'wrong with that'----
but the MAGAt Confederate supporters would probably think so---
because they are closeted and in denial!!!! ~ Jack Valentino editorial comment )) ---


"As much as we would like to think that belonging to an oppressed group requires one to carry empathy for others, that’s not always the reality. Some gay people side with the oppressors, and actively fight on their behalf.

A publication called the Milwaukee Independent recently explored this phenomenon in regards to the Civil War, and the possible queer identities of Confederate Army leaders. Given the contemptuous attitudes about homosexuality in the 19th century, extracting any concrete clues about the queerness of Civil War figures is a challenge.

Adding to the difficulty, men from that era often wrote to their male friends in flowery and grandiloquent language, which we would now associate with romance.

Still, those obstacles haven’t stopped historians from trying. One Confederate figure known for his flamboyant flair was J.E.B. Stuart, a general who wore a “red-lined gray cape” and his “hat cocked to the side with an ostrich plume,” along with a “red flower in his lapel.”

Read more--- I REALLY enjoyed this article!
https://www.queerty.com/turns-out-there-were-a-lot-of-gay-soldiers-in-the-confederacy-they-were-probably-all-boinking-



Well.... now maybe we know why so many MAGATs
have vehemently opposed the "de-erection" of confederate monuments....




(No, I don't believe that Jeb Stuart, "the gay cavilier" was gay---
but he may have been bi-sexual----
"not that there's anything wrong with that" ! )


I'm not gay myself, but I believe in "love whom you want to love"---

However, this article amused me because MAGA is mostly anti-gay,
but the percentages will tell.... and they are mostly pro-confederate.......