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By Rex Wockner
International News Report Was Robin Hood Gay?
Legendary English outlaw Robin Hood was likely gay, scholars said
July 11.
After studying 14th-century ballads that are the earliest known accounts of Hood's deeds, Cardiff University literature professor Stephen Knight said he determined that Hood's true love, Maid Marian, was fabricated by 16th-century authors to heterosexualize the hero who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. His real love was probably Little John, Knight said. Cambridge University medieval history professor Barry Dobson agreed, telling reporters, "In the 12th century, homosexuality was accepted, but in the 13th the church became much less tolerant and such people were driven underground." One of the ballads, translated from Chaucerian English, reads: "When Robin Hood was about 20 years old; he happen'd to meet Little John; A jolly brisk blade right fit for the trade, for he was a lusty young man." Brazilian Governor Starts Gay Sensitization Classes The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, Antony Garotinho, has started classes to teach the state police to be nicer to gays and blacks -- the most common victims of police misconduct in the region, reported Spain's El Pais newspaper. The weeks-long courses are being taught by blacks and gays themselves, including Claudio Nascimento, president of the Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians and Transvestites. German Military Chief Spouts Off
German newspapers said Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has quietly urged Scharping to be less homophobic |
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