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How did the Mughals view homosexuality?
Homosexuality or at least homoeroticism was actually quite common in Mughal court life.
None other than Barbur, the first Mughal Emperor himself, was known to have had a crush on a boy he saw in ...
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Between which years did a trend of violence toward homosexuals begin and end in America?
The trend of violence against homosexuals has not ended in the US, but the tide certainly has turned so that it is no longer given a blind eye in most of the country.
Charting FBI Hate Crime ...
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Who first outlawed homosexuality in the Indian sub-continent?
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No, it would have been the Portugese, see here and here.
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Was this the first time homosexuality was outlawed in India? If not, who was the very first to do so in the Indo-Pak ...
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Between which years did a trend of violence toward homosexuals begin and end in America?
The first part of your question is based on a false premise (or presumption), which is that "...the trend to violence towards homosexuals has ended...". There are no indications that the mentality and ...
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Who first outlawed homosexuality in the Indian sub-continent?
This post is intended primarily as a supplement to 0range's answer; the reader should also be aware that Hinduism might not necessarily have a monolithic view on the matter.
The famous law code, ...
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Between which years did a trend of violence toward homosexuals begin and end in America?
Arguably violence against homosexuals hasn't ended; I believe homosexuals are still significantly more likely to be the victim of violence.
The Stonewall riots are probably the inflection point where ...
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