Gay marriages among the American Indians, particularly the Sioux and the Cheyenne. Many of these gay clubs had a "Marrying Room" or "Chapel"Molly marriages didn't have the blessing of any church until the 1810s, when Rev John Church officiated as the "Chaplain" at male gay marriages at The Swan in Vere Street. In the 1720s there were about 40 " molly houses" in central London, disorderly pubs or coffee houses where gay men (called "mollies"). Many ancient writers, such as Strabo and Athenaeus, wrote that the Gauls or Celts commonly practised homosexuality.Īristotle wrote that the Celts "openly held in honor passionate friendship (synousia) between males".ĭiodorus Siculus wrote that "Although the Gauls have lovely women, they scarcely pay attention to them, but strangely crave male embraces (arrenon epiplokas).īardaisan of Edessa wrote that "In the countries of the north - in the lands of the Germans and those of their neighbors, handsome young men assume the role of wives towards other men, and they celebrate marriage feasts."Įarly 18th century London, gay men also got married, but without legal sanction. Such marriages were blessed by pagan religions, particularly sects of the Mother Goddess Cybele (imported from Asia Minor). Much later, in 2nd century Rome, conjugal contracts between men of about the same age were ridiculed but legally binding. In fact, in some societies marriages between gay men were officially recognized by the state, as in ancient Sparta, and on the Dorian island of Thera.
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Gay men seem to have frequently married one another throughout history. Historical Outline It is estimated that 250 million people (or 4% of the world population) live in areas that recognise same-sex marriage.