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"Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident." — Moderata Fonte

Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm a huge ass history nerd. I'm a women's historian.I study European women's history (1500-present) and US history (to 1865). I blog mostly about the history I study and feminism.

painting: Hearing - Philippe Mercier.

awkward moment when someone thinks homosexuality is in the Bible and the Bible was written in English.

Homosexuality was not a concept when the books of the Bible were being written. Homosexuality didn’t come about until the Victorian Era. Even then, we wouldn’t identify with the homosexuality of that Era. Also, in case you forgot, the Bible was not written in English.

edit: Yes, same-sex relationships happened in the past. Men had sex with other men and women had sex with other women. The concepts of heterosexuality and homosexuality did not exist until the late 19th century. No one in the ancient hebrew, roman, or greek cultures would have considered themselves homosexuals or heterosexuals. The way we view sexuality is different from how ancient cultures viewed sexuality [same goes for other time periods as well]. Sexuality is a social construct.

date: July, the 30th in 2011.
total notes: 452 notes.
tags: awkward moment when.... heterosexism. Christians who know jackshit about their religion.