A Historical Perspective on 'Gay Marriage'

In recent articles one is inclined to believe that people only oppose “gay marriage” on religious grounds.

If you look at the history of homosexuality, however, you will find that people have had criticisms of homosexual behavior on other grounds as well. A Historical Perspective on 'Gay Marriage' The extent of the disapproval of homosexuality, however, limits itself not only to Christianity.

We also find proscriptions against excessive homosexual behavior in Plato, the Emperor Augustus (who encouraged marriage among the upper class for procreation) and among other ancient writers as well. In fact, homosexual “relationships,” at least as we know them, did not even exist among the Greeks and Romans. Although we commonly find pederasty among the ancients, evidence of same-age relationships scarcely exists.