Sappho and her Friend

228 readers

251 users here now

A community dedicated to mostly humorous instances of queer erasure.

founded 3 months ago

MODERATORS

flamingos@feddit.uk

204

omg besties (lemmy.world)

submitted 22 hours ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/herfriend@sappho.social

15 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] wick@lemm.ee 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I heard from Stephen Fry that British soldiers used to walk with their arms linked together like sweethearts until Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality and they all stopped doing it.

permalink
fedilink
source
hideshow 2 child comments

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

IIRC, it's still common to see male friends walk holding hands in the Middle East for the same reason.

permalink
fedilink
source
parent