Turns out there were a lot of gay soldiers in the Confederacy & they were probably all boinking

We know there have always been queer people throughout history. But if we are to believe that fact, it means accepting an uncomfortable truth: not all of them were good!

As much as we would like to think that belonging to an oppressed group requires one to carry empathy for others, that’s not always the reality. Some gay people side with the oppressors, and actively fight on their behalf.

A publication called the Milwaukee Independent recently explored this phenomenon in regards to the Civil War, and the possible queer identities of Confederate Army leaders. Given the contemptuous attitudes about homosexuality in the 19th century, extracting any concrete clues about the queerness of Civil War figures is a challenge.

How about we

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