LGBTQ Rulers of the World

[@Housewarmin]

These people went through love, war and royalty all before 30. And I’m just trying to heat my ramen.

[@mangot589]

Sincerely Eccentric 😂

[@NoName-hi7qo]

😊

[@withgoddess7164]

Lol

[@luvzfrance24]

Lol for real! I'm feeling like I haven't done shit with my life

[@squamish4244]

They did get a headstart as literal royalty. I would have probably succeeded at a few more things in life thus far if I had started out as the heir to a throne :D

[@RichardHannay]

“As a young man he greatly pleased his father...” :O “...with his strategic intelligence and bravery.” Oh whew!

[@tomasvrabec1845]

😂😂😂

[@masterywithdebraandkuku3410]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was expecting something.......darker.......

[@dulcirahn6774]

I think she likes to play us like that

[@violavuli6441]

Same 😭

[@millardfillmore2869]

I was just gonna comment that :(

[@dafttool]

When Hephaestion died, Alexander the Great gave him supposedly one of the most expensive funerals to date, building an enormous funeral pyre of Ivory & various riches, then setting it alight.

[@TheLUCYCAT]

And I grieve for the elephants.

[@dafttool]

TheLUCYCAT Yes 🐘

[@Yourxway]

The most expensive funeral ey? Ever heard of the Taj Mahal? 😂

[@dafttool]

@@Yourxway Some say that. You could say the same about the Pyramids as well, if we knew for sure of their purpose

[@Yourxway]

@Dafttool yea..that's true , if you're talking about the immediate cremation then yea I agree with , good to see someone interested in history like me :-D

[@Inamichan]

Cutting your sleeve so that your lover doesn’t wake up is just so cute 😭💜

[@ShanecaRene]

It's not that cute 😒..ok it is 😝

[@yams.4308]

I learned about that from the novel “modaozushi”!

[@withgoddess7164]

That is the story of Muhammad and his pet cat

[@scar2472]

AmuJaxx hello I never expected to find another fan here...

[@yams.4308]

Anime Mushroom girl Oh wow! I was just about to read it again!

[@fabulouschild2005]

Greeks: Alexander, your relationship with Hephastion is disgusting! Alexander: what because he's a man? Greeks: By Aphrodite no! He is *shudders* the same age as you 🤢

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

Woe the irony 🤣

[@fabulouschild2005]

@@redadmiralofvalyria867 less ironic, more just wierd

[@duckloaf1995]

@Mujahid My guy I'm pretty sure you weren't there so you wouldn't have any definitive evidence of that. Also, in ancient Greece being gay was completely normal. Just stop insulting random people who were having a civil conversation, read and leave.

[@ave8685]

@@duckloaf1995 honestly yeah, I'm pretty sure Apollo killed his boyfriend with a Frisby and turned him into a flower. Mans doesn't know how to live normal

[@panicgwny]

@@duckloaf1995 It definitely wasnt normalized to have gay sex in Ancient Greece, especially the huge stigma for those who bottom and effeminate.

[@2apocalypse-X]

Julius Ceaser was known as "Every woman's husband, and every man's wife."

[@scatalin09]

Actually that expression appear only at Suetonius and it's slander.

[@DavidGreen-oc4nv]

Sickness. Just craved attention he didn't get as a child.

[@2apocalypse-X]

@@scatalin09 that makes sense, and I looked him up and his actual quote is “every man's woman and every woman's man."

[@stanloonagays6643]

So are you SaYing He's a Bottom?

[@kookoonuthead5644]

He was bottom😪

[@zsombortelek8411]

I heard rumors that Napoleon Bonaparte was quite fond of Russian Tsar Alexander I, that he once wrote this to his wife: "If Alexander was a woman, I would make him my mistress". I don't know if he counts as one, but I like to think yes.

[@Hotdogenthusiast]

It’s possible we’re looking at things from the past in our modern ways of thinking. We view sexuality, love, marriage, sex way differently than people did in the old days.

[@dave1-iz210]

Back in the day it was normal even here in north America in the Mayan and Aztec empires, the Spanish wrote about it in their diaries it wasn't until recent it became taboo

[@ColonelFluffles]

Bonaparte being SUS 👀

[@franck4727]

Most likely a joke to say how impressed he is about the Tsar's intelligence

[@curtisthomas2670]

He also allegedly told his wife something like "I'm on my journey home, don't wash the 😺"

[@Hazingnut]

THE DEVIL WORKS HARD BUT QUEEN LINDSAY WORKS HARDER

[@reggiehudson1076]

amen

[@reggiehudson1076]

she's such a queen

[@reggiehudson1076]

@D J oop-

[@aveanatas4236]

Slay Lindsay is the one

[@twnb7733]

23 minutes in Hell kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4rbfIWlhLOlnLs

[@DollsAndSpooks]

It is nice to know that being gay is historically not a hindrance in becoming a great general. I wish movies would be made about these ancient people so the younger generation who is part of the LGBTQ community would know that at one time, people who have the same feelings that we have were conquerors and rulers.

[@OryxArya]

They did make a movie about Alexander the Great in 2004, it was very long and Angelina Jolie and Jared Leto are in it. But I agree I would love to see some more representation in film and TV, especially in historical dramas, too often their sexuality is glossed over, completely ignored or worse lied about.

[@adrian6591]

Now we can only be tirans and dictators . But that's enough for me.

[@M-CH_]

Hindrance? Eugene of Savoy has gathered a whole coterie of homosexual Versailleans who preferred military tents to the alcoves of their wives. The prince himself remained married only to the army for the whole of his life.

[@crazygarnett]

I think the series Versaille touches on the fact that Philip of Orleans was a great general and also openly gay but you are right. It needs to be in more movies and shows.

[@OppoRancisis]

The younger generations aren’t really into historical media even parts like these.

[@chykim1]

He cut off his sleeve as to not wake his lover .. 💞

[@edai5645]

So Chinese cutting sleeve means gay

[@desireandfire]

@@edai5645 yes cutting a sleeve for your gay lover is gay

[@melynyc5214]

True DRAMA QUEEN Stupidity , behavior and antics dates way back in history , amazing isn't it ??? 🤯🙄😂😂😂

[@michaeludeze8470]

*Alexander and Hephaestion once made a pilgrimage to Troy, where together they laid flowers on the tomb of Achilles and Patroclus:* at this time Troy was a historical antiquity as Alexander is to us

[@brettlarch8050]

Lgbt history was always censored. Did you know that there was a debate in a school district whether they should start teaching about the stonewall riots? It’s not a debate because one side is completely wrong! Thanks for this vid Queen!

[@mangot589]

Brett Larch Of course, on the other hand, why should they specially teach Stonewall?

[@brettlarch8050]

Mango T because it’s how gay pride began.

[@mangot589]

I’m familiar with it. It just sounds more of a subject for higher education studies, to me.🤷‍♀️

[@brettlarch8050]

Mango T nah. If children study the segregation protest in the 60’s they can study the stonewall riot at the same time period.

[@josephdoesmore8922]

Brett Larch very true!

[@dyslexicteletubby4048]

“tHeY wErE vErY cLoSe FrIeNdS”

[@cxarhomell5867]

- said by every Christian and non muslim

[@friendlytiger6023]

@@cxarhomell5867 What?

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@friendlytiger6023 Basically I'm implying that the man talking in the video has no clue about what he's saying.

[@friendlytiger6023]

@@cxarhomell5867 The whole point of the video is that Alexander might have been bisexual. It isn't confirmed, but there is evidence there.

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@friendlytiger6023 I'm talking about the Caliph one, that one is obviously a lie and speculations.

[@DominiqueNoel0]

"The three dongs were with the emperor nearly constantly" teehee ...my apologies

[@leviblevins513]

Don't apologize.... We all giggled at that one... Lol

[@elcompagenito3250]

No no...... Continue

[@josi4251]

My favorite part of the entire video. I quoted it before I saw yours. LOL Awesome!

[@timwarcloud]

BAAAHHHAAA 😂 🤣

[@mayflowerpdx5706]

We all giggled

[@basura4136]

A friend told me that my name was from a ancient gay love story, neither my parents nor I knew it, they only called me Dongxian because they thought it was the name of a beautiful man... so they were right

[@ugogirlss]

As a Korean who enjoys your videos, I was pleasantly surprised to be a Korean King there. I would like to point out some things about Goryeo and King Gongmin just for reference to anyone who’s interested: 1) Goryeo is just two syllables : Go-ryeo, and not three. 2) King Gongmin’s son, Wu Wang’s birth is very debated because of propaganda used by the founder of the next dynasty (Joseon dynasty) to gain legitimacy for basically betraying his King and country. 3) King Gongmin needed another heir so he had his male lovers rape his wives (some unsuccessfully) until the one wife in the video did get pregnant. However, he wanted to hide that fact so sought to kill off his lover/bodyguard and others who knew the truth but they got to him first and died a gruesome death. Really sad that Queen Nuguk died. King Gongmin went mad over her death and this lead to all the other tragedies and the fall of the empire.

[@klondle]

Her pronunciation of 고려 completely throws me off. I wish she would’ve done more research into the pronunciations

[@jamesdenning1080]

Sounds complicated

[@olivercullen6869]

Its the movie Frozen Flower....unbelievable!

[@moon_wei]

@@ainucsunny1420 bro it's a movie

[@cydkriletich6538]

Could you please break down the proper pronunciation of Goryea? No matter how I look at it, my brain makes it three syllables. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Maybe you could type it phonetically. Thanks!

[@cullenrooney4964]

it’s important for everyone to know their history and for most lgbtq people that history has been erased and edited. great to see these stories being told!

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Today is the anniversary of Alexander the Great's death on 11 June 323 BC!

[@millerelex]

616 actually...

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@Nubiamancy You cared enough to comment. ;)

[@desireandfire]

He was still a conqueror so please don't celebrate him

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@desireandfire I just noted that it was the anniversary of his death when a video about him was posted; I didn't say let's have a party about him, but for some reason that has nothing to do with Alexander, I now feel like having pizza while I'm watching the Ancient History Day 2021 playlist.

[@deepdungeon8465]

@@HistoryandHeadlines How funny this people are so sheltered, they didn't even think that war and conquering is what make technology advanced from past to the present.

[@DollsAndSpooks]

Being gay myself, I am happy that these ancient rulers were people who did not let their sexual orientation get in the way of their success.

[@mangot589]

DollsAndSpooks They weren’t held back because of it either. 🤷‍♀️. And in that context, there’s no reason they SHOULD have. History is so bizarre. It’s not linear. It’s one step forward, two steps back.

[@drcommondrate12]

DollsAndSpooks well they didn’t act and think the way most LGBT do either. They weren’t like “I AM GAY SO I SHOULD BE THE LEADER SO THAT THERE WILL BE DIVERSITY AND IF YOU REFUSE THEN YOU’RE HOMOPHOBIC” and they didn’t act entitled, loud in unnecessary way, and they didn’t put their sexual orientation in pedestal and made it their identifier.

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

Yes, but something tells me you only care about these rulers for their sexual identity, which is shallow and disingenuous

[@bodo887]

I think you missed the point that "LGBT identity" and the politics associated with it, is a concept of our times! These ancient figures did not see themself as gay or saw their sexuality as their "identity", which you can tell by the fact they still married women and had children most of the time. Being infatuated with guys as well (or exclusively), having sexual relationships with them, was simply sth they did and enjoyed without making it a defining factor of who they are!

[@brookeggleston9314]

@@bodo887 What you say is true. However, no one chose to define them by who shared their bed. Alexander was a great leader who happens to be gay. Today, he would be called a gay man who somehow was also a great leader! Life would be a lot easier if society didn't concern itself with what consenting adults did in bed!!

[@j.r.765]

very interesting video! I never knew where the term "cutsleeve" came from until I watched this video.

[@namedrop721]

Close but not correct. In the old (european) days, coin purses were carried in the sleeve. Stand in a crowd and a pickpocket with a sharp knife could slice your sleeve, grab your purse, and be gone.

[@Genevieve1023]

@@namedrop721 I'm pretty sure they're talking about the Asian term seen in quite a lot of boy's love stories (mainly the Chinese ones). In which case, they're apsolutely right.

[@priyanshupokhriyal1677]

"They were just roommates!" - Every frickin' historian

[@dave1-iz210]

Lol it's fun, the most fun probably you'll ever have especially if it feels wrong 😂

[@AnimeJT-08]

They were "best friends"

[@apw474]

now when someone who discriminates against the lgbtq+ community says “i don’t like it because i’m just old fashioned” i can say “gayness isn’t new lol” and send them this

[@ladyvader2648]

Ikr. And it's not just rulers but artists, scientists, politicians, philosophers, and so so many more.

[@neenneejejeuej5548]

That's so corny don't do that plz

[@dianadzhenkova4343]

A lot of people dislike Ferdinand, but it was during his reign that Bulgaria entered a cultural reset. He had a wide variety of interest - botanics, music, poetry, he transformed the capital into an European city, he became the first head of state to fly, the made vaccines a must for children and with that child mortality rates dropped to almost none, the first university opened, the zoo in Sofia at the time was the best in the Balkans. I believe that had we not joined WWI he could have reign until his passing. You see, durring the Balkan wars, Bulgaria had the largest army and was the most active in doing what promised to be done. But things did not turned out how the Bulgarian ministers wanted (bare in mind that Ferdinand did not have a high military rank, so he let the generals and government to lead), so Balkan war 2 happened, which also did not happen as planned. Then WW1 began, with both sides trying to lure Bulgaria to join. And with the bad blood between Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia during that time, it is not surprising which side was joined. Battles were won, the army was almost 1 million men, yet we were on the losing side. Some soldiers rebelled, he had become very unpopular and finally abdicated. His son, Boris did not let him come back to Bulgaria, he outlived two of his children and his final wish to be buried in Bulgaria was not granted. His second wife Eleanor is amazing, but also forgotten or unknown. For her nursing work during the wars, she was invited to visit the USA, which she expected. Sadly her health had become bad and she passed away before the journey.

[@renemccracken6319]

I loved this

[@telebubba5527]

What I find remarkable is that he was exiled to Germany, whilst the German Kaiser Wilhelm was exiled to the Netherlands at the same time and for the same reasons!

[@dianadzhenkova4343]

@@telebubba5527 Ferdinand was a German prince after all, so he just returned to his family lands in Coburg .

[@telebubba5527]

@@dianadzhenkova4343 Dear Dania, I was merely pointing out a curios fact. He was able to return to his family because of the exile of the Kaiser to the Netherlands. I wonder if that would have been the case if the Kaiser would have been allowed to remain in his position.

[@louis-marielapierre8288]

En tout cas, il était très beau et ça correspond à ce que plusieurs gays ont fait pour la culture.

[@kaloarepo288]

One of the greatest military strategists of all time was Prince Eugene of Savoy -he was from the Italian royal family (Savoy-Piedmont) but fought for the Austrian Empire and in this capacity scored many a brilliant victory over the French and their allies and later pushed the Ottoman Turks out of central Europe.He was known to be gay but the Austrian emperor had one of the most magnificent of palaces built for him in the centre of Vienna -it's called the Belvedere Palace and is now a museum.

[@-clownintheflesh-7596]

🏳️‍🌈Happy pride month!🏳️‍🌈

[@renemalo4542]

Happy pribe month to you also🙂🙂

[@princekrazie]

Every month is prid montg

[@cxarhomell5867]

Not to you, from a devout muslim.

[@hussain6469]

@@cxarhomell5867 why do you have to say that

[@lucypreece7581]

Happy Pride month to all you sexy peeps out there. Just remember that you are beautiful, you are valid, you deserve happiness and nobody can tell you who you are. keep good people around you and find a safe space in this world where you can truly be yourself. remember you are braver and stronger than all those losers out there because you have decided to live life as your truest most authentic self and people are threatened by that. All my love always. From me a British lesbian woman. Stay Fabulous xx

[@laxativeeater]

Lucy Preece H a p p y P r i d e M o n t h F r o m A P r o u d L e s b i a n

[@drcommondrate12]

Lucy Preece I think if these rulers are alive they won’t associate themselves to your sociocultural group called LGBT with the rainbow flag.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@drcommondrate12 i never said they did i was just posting a message of support to people during pride month because there are people who are still struggling with their identity or who maybe dont live in a safe environment where they can be themselves so i just wanted to post a message so that people don't feel alone. I was being kind. What we need more of in the world is kindness. I just wanted to tell all my fellow friends in the community that they are loved and valid and beautiful because maybe they haven been told that by their nearest and dearest. If you have a problem with me postinh a kind, loving and supportive message like this then that's your issue to work through. And if you have a problem with us existing then you need to get a life and change your bigoted attitude. Kindness and compassion is never something to regret.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@drcommondrate12 and calling us a "sociocultural group" makes it sound like a lifestyle choice like being vegan or using tik tok. We are not a "sociocultural group" we are people that have existed for many many years and we should be recognized and written about. Nobody chooses to be gay or bi or trans. We are born like that. Making us sound like a fad or a trend is an insult

[@drcommondrate12]

Lucy Preece well I have no problem with people like you it’s just there are proper places to promote the agendum of your group.

[@ayushimukherjee2066]

alauddin khilji was a bisexual he was the ruler of Khilji dynasty but western ppl are not concern much with Indian subcontinent Ps: I love your channel but I would love to see some videos on Indian subcontinent

[@6ftofmisery636]

There are a lot of kings who are bisexual/gay in Indian history. Our schools don't teach us anything.

[@desireandfire]

@@6ftofmisery636 if a man likes men he is just gay to everyone. I'm sure many "gay" men were bisexual

[@MohamedMohamed-ws7mq]

That’s completely bull only a rival of Malik kafur insulting him for his position as a favourite general

[@managerkaren7043]

Omg two videos is one week? Yes please ✨✨✨

[@bethkelly4202]

I would love if it, if you did a video on Scottish Kings and Queens.

[@hammysauce]

Yes!👍

[@johnathanlinton7994]

YES!!!

[@professorpodcast3029]

YES!!

[@chloesavannahcummings7982]

SCOTLAAAAAAND

[@hoder6654]

Same. I wish she would do so in a vid series alike her 8 videos on the English/ British monarchs

[@abigailp8066]

I love how she did this for pride month, one of my favorite channels on KZbin for sure!!🌈🌈🌈

[@k4m3l1a]

Finally some more Bulgarian history! And it features an lgbt Tsar! Amazing video! I am just now learning how cencored history actually is. We were never told in history class about Tsar Ferdindand's sexuality from what I remember.

[@mediocremaiden8883]

Why would they tell you about his sexuality? Has/had nothing to do with one's ability to rule.

[@Darkn3ssPrinc3ss]

Well, we weren't told how Vazov died as well, or the personal life of Dora Gabe and Elisaveta Bagriana. I don't see the point of studying somebody's sexuality, after all it was their own business, plus historically looking Ferdinand was probably the worst Tsar nobody wanted him since the beginning and almost three years passed before the world accept him as a Tsar, furthermore, Battenberg was the one who helped Bulgaria uniting in 1885 and if the whole world wasn't against this he wouldn't have to abdicate his position, therefore, the only reason Ferdinand was Tsar at the time we received full autonomy is only because Battenberg abdicated otherwise it could have been any other man the ruler. And if I have to be even more precise his second wife Tsaritsa Eleonora did way more than him for the Bulgarian people, build hospitals, schools, donated to the poor, and was a nurse during the Second World War.

[@Twilekmaniac]

@@mediocremaiden8883 I mean, we often hear about heterosexual rulers' sex lives, for example Catherine the Great and the horse rumor, or Marie Antoinette and Axel von Fersen, or Louis XIV and his many lovers. Why should we discuss their sex lives but not LGBTQ rulers? It's not so much a case of how relevant these stories are to the historical events at the time, but given how many people think that same-sex relationships are something that only existed from the 20th century on, it's important to dispel these myths

[@nword3508]

He wasn't really a good tsar tho and sexuality of said ruler is nearly nitpicking for schools tho I guess it's nice Bulgaria gets some attention sadly nobody knows about it's history

[@GazingTrandoshan]

@@mediocremaiden8883 Because people love rewriting history to make it that gay people only exist now and no way they could have done amazing things

[@suciyp_]

Hi Lindsay, can you make one about Sultan Suleiyman The Magnificent's wife Hurrem ? I know there is a drama series about it, but i really like your contents and i really want to know more about her from your point of view ☺️☺️ thank you

[@feezlfuzzl564]

Have you seen this? It's not her, but it's something, and I don't know if it's in your suggestions too. "The Hidden World of the Harem." kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnaniJR4orCjnLs

[@Melonflavoredd]

Maybe about The Sultanate of Women in Ottoman Empire? I love that historic era

[@Neenerella333]

I watched one with more than 70 episodes. Sort of soap opera ish, but the clothes and the actors were GORGEOUS.

[@nicolesmith5240]

Don’t forgot the Sultan that imprisoned Vlad the Impaler and his brother Radu the beautiful who ended up being the Sultans lover.

[@muhammadansari5696]

@@nicolesmith5240 lies.

[@badgal1990]

this video has been out for 3 mins and there's already 2 thumbs down, bro you didn't not watch this video! you saw lgbt and got mad. these people my god.

[@missizette7017]

Now four sadly

[@definitelynotchristianslater]

Little do they know, by disliking they're still engaging in LGBT content. Ignorance runs strong in them.

[@revontulet1686]

There are people who literally search the internet for special titles just to dislike the videos without watching them.

[@jordannewbould8745]

Another fascinating and educational video! Informative, well spoken, and professional. Thank you so much for all the efforts you put into your productions!

[@hash-slingingslasher1374]

Theres obviously frederick of Prussia, my favorite along with Alexander. I also thought King Umberto II of italy was fascinating. A flamboyant gay king of Italy known to peform for other men wearing the queens dress; dealing with the rise and fall of fascism, served as a military commander in ww2, and then was briefly king again before the fall of the monarchy. What a life.

[@deayyea]

@MU'TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة bisexuality was a common thing back then love.

[@ScottBorder]

Alexander did not "dominate" the Indian population. The army of an Indian ruler was much larger than his and this was a major reason for the mutiny of his troops. He never got any farther than the Indus river.

[@swilson5320]

Happy pride month to my fellow lgbt kings, queens, and themperors! 🏳️‍🌈

[@kasper41291]

As a gay man ,i did not Know all of those , it is great to Know One and that you clearly support us lgbt people, thank you ❤

[@ramflight]

Careful with the last one, it's very poorly researched. No one in Bulgaria thinks of Ferdinand as a good leader because he paved the way for many, many conflicts and wars to come, especially leading up to WW2. He attacked former allies and neighbor countries, was too flamboyant for the people he was meant to rule and basically was not very liked. It was easy for communist notions to spread among the citizens when you have a flashy leader and elite class who don't appear to 'get' the public.

[@a.a.6203]

It makes me sick how some religions criminalized homosexuality, which a very natural for humans

[@jennajujube4767]

This is the second video this week and I am here for it!

[@moon_wei]

"as a young man he pleased his father" 🤨 "With his strategic intellect and bravery" 😅

[@kathylaming-hunt7455]

How exciting, two videos in one week. Thanks Lindsay

[@harrysam6100]

These videos actually make me proud to be gay! Thank you Lindsey!!!

[@permarkusrisman6471]

Oh you should mention Queen Christina of Sweden how was both gay/bi, broke with gender roles and was suspected to be intersexed.

[@cindychristian1700]

She said in another video that Queen Christina was later autopsied and was discovered to be genetically female only!

[@adeyemi120]

She was definitely not intersex but sounds like she was trans

[@camilaproferus1293]

I'm binging watching all your videos, I'm in love

[@hahahwhat]

I could listen to these for hours! Awesome work as always❤

[@arceliagomez9223]

I appreciate how well executed the pronunciations of the names are considering many people butcher names. An ally to lgbtq and of different cultures, civilizations, languages, and peoples. 🖤

[@Lauren.E.O]

So many things not taught in schools...

[@rockydify]

We weren't taught much about royals at all - but I find it all fascinating

[@mordredoforkney6185]

Seems a lot of school faculty in America is still largely people with christian biases. Non-univerity School teachers aren't necessarily often the most people-of-the-worldly or interactive with people outside of their circles. Had a bunch of old ladies and stiffs and super dork teachers in elementary and highschool. Most of them were christian. And a lot of people were also Christian in european history, and monks largely wrote a lot of what we know. Christian monks, so of course they're going to be biased and not exactly always put things that contradict their faith when writing accounts of famous people who are also supposed to be christian, lest they be killed.

[@destroyraiden]

@ Lauren, not to mentions so many wrong things taught in schools we have so much to update they'd rather not. So everytime you hear it will change the history books, don't hold your breathe it won't change and the omissions or outright erasure, lies, or wrong credits will still remain.

[@poples5799]

I would be disappointed that you didn't mention Ludwig II of Bavaria, but then again you mentioned so many I didn't even know about

[@NOACCEPTANCE772]

Our historian of the much censored lgbt history is back, our Queen Lindsay ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@reggiehudson1076]

hey Lindsay, I was wondering if you could someday do a series about the many dynastys of France like you did in England/Great Britain, thanks queen!

[@User-uj7nz]

Coool concept! Subscribed! Also, I now want to see a high budget romantic biopic about the one of these subjects, but I want it shot like one of those Russell Crowe affairs with the awkward British accents...

[@EZ-viewing.]

‘The 3 Dongs were with the emperor nearly constantly’ Why stop at 1 when you could have 3 Dong, Dong, Dong. Did he ever have time for the state?

[@TheRealJaneSeymour]

Ok "Dong arose" and the 3 Dongs lol

[@ij5355]

yay!! happy pride month y’all!! 🏳️‍🌈

[@LiliannsGachaChannel]

You, too 💖💙💜

[@cxarhomell5867]

Nope, from Iraq.

[@ij5355]

@@cxarhomell5867 it’s not pride month anymore. 😐

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@ij5355 As it shouldnt be.

[@ij5355]

@@cxarhomell5867 i literally don’t care idk why you’re responding- i’m not gonna stop being gay if that’s you’re tryna do LMFAOAO 😭😭😭

[@Ch3rry_Blos0m]

YES🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@cxarhomell5867]

NO LOL

[@queldron]

We have no historical record of Alexander shown as gay. Many english speakers confuse the word philia (friendly love) with eros (sexual love). The Greek language has four words to describe different kinds of love. But the translation in english is always the word love. Hence the confusion.

[@katjagolden893]

Alex the Great bi-sexuality has been debated a lot. During his time it was common for men to take a male teen as a lover but read a in a few books that it was only frowned up when the man married. A few sources stated that soldiers having sex was a “bonding activity” and happened a lot. My guess too was the fact that these men where off fighting wars far away from home & their wives and had “an itch to scratch.”

[@curtisthomas2670]

The Thebans supposedly had a gay unit made up of partners

[@jillymo527]

Happy Pride Month from a proud Ally! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Thank you Lindsay for this video celebrating Pride!

[@saidahadams4834]

Great video, as usual! Happy Pride Month! I was wondering if you could add a video about African rulers, especially the female rulers, to you to-do list? Queens Amina and Nzinga have great stories.

[@DaduaMaiga]

And Queen Amanirenas

[@mandisamaps6140]

I'm so happy for another video💖💖💖

[@poofytrees5543]

Happy lgbt month guys🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@cxarhomell5867]

No.

[@CatLover7112]

Oh My.... Intriguing. It definitely WENT DOWN through out History. The connections are astonishing... Thanks much.

[@princekrazie]

Slight error Lindsay: You can tell that the painting was NOT Emperor Ai of Han, because of the painting style, and because the fact that he was wearing a black “winged hat” that is the standard for emperors of The Song Dynasty, roughly 1000 year before us. But the Han dynasty was 1000 years before that. Otherwise a great video🐷

[@anniel6479]

I'm just imagining all of Alexander's men chanting "KISS, KISS, KISS, KISS!" At him and Bagoas.

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

12:41 that must be the source material for the Korean film A Frozen Flower.

[@marz-17]

2 uploads this week? HECK YEAH 🥺

[@BalkanRedneck]

14:27 That's VERY debatable. As a Bulgarian I can tell you that Ferdinand is not particularly well remembered. He's seen as responsible for dragging us into both WW1 and the 2nd Balkan War, both of which did tremendous damage to our country.

[@xXJoeyXxcoooool]

And people say that being lgbtq+ is a new thing😂

[@dannlj6660]

"Ai and the three dongs"😂😂

[@dondouglass7555]

I guess if you have close friends that makes you a homosexual 😂😂😂😂 better let my son know this before he's old enough to have a best male friend, or he may be considered gay. What a time we live in.

[@karenhanania9014]

Very interesting! I think I learned about Britain's Queen Anne having many "female companions" from another of you videos.

[@ramflight]

Ferdinand??! A very good leader!?? Hi, a Bulgarian here with decent level of historical knowlege about my country. Lady, do some proper research! No one in Bulgaria thinks of him as a good leader, he dragged Bulgaria into unnecessary wars, strained relationships on the Balkans and practically paved the way single handedly for conflicts for WW2. That he was probably gay is most likely rumor spread by his political opponents. I'm reporting this video for misinformation.

[@monroe8566]

The good content we need right now

[@hubertfarnsworth8506]

0:54 to 0:59 was the riskiest Segway I have ever seen Bravo 👏

[@AliciaSmith1983]

Can you do more of these episodes please and thank you. I wanna know more about these types of rulers

[@Euro.Patriot]

Alexander had 3 wives and 2 sons, having a close relationship with someone of the same gender is not gay, he is not gay. This is not debatable.

[@jadespade3735]

Homosexuality was acceptable way back it’s so sad that people had to live in the time were it wasn’t acceptable

[@May-ky4lu]

9:05 a MALE harem? That's really new for me! I wanted to find more about these mele harem.

[@cxarhomell5867]

They never existed. If anything they were used for dancers, musicians, and Sufi rituals.

[@TheAntarcticFed]

@@cxarhomell5867 exactly. Sufism was big in cordoba, this dumbass thinks male harems existed in the reign of al andulus

[@CaptCool88]

@@cxarhomell5867 are you a jew, because u seem to be muslim

[@SiddarthaTB]

So many Western Han Chinese Emperors had Male Harems lollll. One chinese emperor even gave his sister a male harem bc she complained that the emperor had so many choices and she didn't.

[@angelserenade]

Its nice to see some asians and muslims mention on your videos. You should do more video topics thay doesn't focus on european monarchs. It gives more variety in the channel.

[@cxarhomell5867]

And he lied. That islamic ruler had one wife only till his death. Nothing else, and he has musicians and eunuchs.

[@Mirandaconklin]

You should just start posting every 2 days 😌😌

[@teganl6032]

Great video! I didn't know there were so many LGBT rulers, but there's no better time to learn than Pride month.

[@ET_Bermuda]

All hail Emperor Ai! Everyone: Xue hua piao piao bei feng xiao xiao!

[@corneliusvonsixx2015]

May I ask what does it mean?

[@brookeggleston9314]

Yes; translation please?!?

[@huji-rf8hn]

Its a meme

[@ET_Bermuda]

copy & paste on Google search. It is, in fact, a meme. This was a joke. Whether or not it was funny is up to you.

[@tytyty901]

So we just gonna forget Alexander had like 3 wives and girlfriends? Never seen anything but rumors, assumptions and speculations of him being gay.

[@ai-chan5545]

Recently I discover this is the pride month 🤣🤣🤣 I need to say it: HAPPY PRIDE MONTH🏳️‍🌈 🥳

[@LGBTR3naissance]

Incredible video as I have never heard of some of these historic figures before now yet am nonetheless intrigued by their stories.

[@rosierose8549]

I would love it you could cover Native American tribes.

[@nataliatasici7018]

Hey! I love your videos! Can you please do a video about Historical series and films that you recommend?😊

[@uzumaki7th315]

I wonder how historian came up with detailed private information of these ancient people as if they were keeping notes on their diaries.

[@cxarhomell5867]

I know damn well that the caliph guy had the weakest rule and was probably doomed to die.

[@slavemperor9581]

Not LGBT, homosexual. Btw, Alexander wasn't homosexual, that's just huge missunderestanding his relationship with only friend he had and who underestood him- Hephaestion. He was devastated after his death because he was the only person in the world Alexander could behave as Alex not greatest ruler of all time, son of God, descendant of Achilles etc.

[@robertcherry7190]

So the eunuch wasn't his whore?

[@RodFleming-World]

@@robertcherry7190 Bagoas was what we would today call a transsexual woman. She was castrated at puberty to feminise her. This was common in the ancient world as it remains today. Relationships between these women and men are not 'gay'.

[@robertcherry7190]

@@RodFleming-World She was castrated at puberty? Your comment raises a whole host of questions. Is it documented that this individual was self identified as female. Is it documented that others identified them as female? If the former is correct, the pronoun used is correct.

[@athenasilver5099]

It would be awesome to see videos about Latin American dynasties like the Incan and Aztec royal dynasties. Just a suggestion

[@iamqueenkk]

Edward II, Richard III, both of England and both had male lovers. Edward II’s insane pandering and preference for his lovers resulted in his wife raising an army against him and putting their son on the throne - the first ‘wolf queen’ from France. The court didn’t mind so much who he went to bed with, it was his lavish gifts, scorning his wife in public in favour of feeding his lovers from his own plate (including at their wedding dinner) and giving them titles and land that angered the nobility.

[@leogordon9787]

I thought 0:56 was going in a different direction

[@lightyagami3492]

Bruh same 💀💀💀

[@princessmoonbeam0719]

Ditto.

[@samuraix558]

Historians: Alexander the great was said to have been defeated only by Hephastion Historians: that is, by Hephastion's thighs Historians: Historians: *F is for friends who do stuff together-*

[@stardashstudios3488]

Amazing 👌

[@trueblueedits4673]

I'm 16 and I can barely cook. These people be ruling kingdoms at 16

[@قمر-ج3س]

actually, when people force you to learn since like 3 years old, and you cannot do anything else, its easy to become a very succesful, intellingent ruler and fighter in such a young age... our brains would be capable of all of that too, but modern world is a modern world haha

[@christinebatt6277]

There’s just one thing missing your source material

[@amgm1996]

description

[@CapitalCLYDE]

Thanks for talking about major historical figures like this. It just goes to support the case it really is all human nature. :)

[@SuperKENNETHWAYNE]

I wish they taught this in school 😊🏳️‍🌈

[@bryanbradley6871]

The second Caliph of Islamic empire "Umar" was LGBTQ as well