'Loving' Shows Photos of Men in Love Dating Back to the 1800s

[@faesommers]

these men are what historians would call “very close friends”

[@femaletrouble]

Oh, them? Just a couple of "confirmed bachelors". Nothing to see here.

[@etrebelle9812]

if they are lovers, I hope they are also very close friends?

[@davidb5205]

Historians: "And they were roommates!"

[@olivejake3053]

The friends that wrote a poem about how upset their "very close friends" died, but very zen towards the death of their wife.

[@robbielopezmx]

roommates

[@leathelongrun9844]

I have a feeling of sorrow, for all the people who could not live their true love freely... Edit: I also feel sorry for those who cannot live it freely today.

[@Sapphire867]

I'm glad these were documented. Homosexuality isn't some new thing, people are just able to be more open now

[@braedengraham6239]

Homosexuality was rarely looked down upon, at least in most western cultures, until Christianity was introduced. I mean, from what we have gathered, it seems almost all Scandinavian people's were fine with it, it was normal in Rome, and bisexuality was actually encouraged in most of Greece (just look at Athens and Sparta).

[@pantallazopatucaso]

@@braedengraham6239 christianity ruining everything as always, thanks bible

[@JoSeF...]

@@braedengraham6239 how do you think Rome fell? Man I loved was accepted.

[@ItsCoreyLynxxYall]

@@JoSeF... That's not how Rome fell. You should do a bit of research.

[@amnigma2342]

"and they were very close friends."

[@lasofi5510]

"Omg they were very close friends"

[@steadgotthetime2017]

"Omg they were very close friends that shared a bed."

[@jprojenito]

"They were roommates"

[@kramnoslaw4474]

They were camping buddies

[@HaventheDemoness-vy9lx]

Oh yes. Very close 😉

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

It's easy to forget how lucky we are in many ways. Yes there's bullcrap still, but there was tons more in history.

[@tabbycat5547]

Unfortunately homosexuality is still illegal in some countries and homophobia is still widespread worldwide.

[@slendertale7358]

I'm glad to be born in this generation. So much hate back then against the LGBT community

[@muraismybby4617]

@@slendertale7358 Some fools even think living back then was better than now.

[@palerider2143]

@@muraismybby4617 idiots blinded by hate

[@anonymousalien2.080]

*Girls literally making out* "Oh they're just best friends"

[@mrpeanutbutter6094]

😂😂. Because is the social norm that we have today. It’s okay for a father to kiss his son in the lips, but people would take it seriously

[@Zainab0821]

I see you anonymous alien 👀

[@Zainab0821]

"Yeah just friends"

[@anonymousalien2.080]

@@Zainab0821 hey dude....you found me

[@Zainab0821]

Ayee my dude

[@Leo-hk9fz]

Yes the world is way more diverse now, but it has always been diverse, it's just ppl were less accepting so they had no choice but to hide

[@dundy96]

Accepting* 😊

[@Leo-hk9fz]

@@dundy96 lol thanks

[@condorX2]

Religion is to blame. They need slaves to get married and make more slave babies. Google search on owning slaves in the Bible.

[@grmpEqweer]

@@condorX2 That too. But the Israelites needed lots of warriors to kill other tribespeople...as recorded. Back then, about 50% of children died before reaching adulthood. Also a lot of women died in childbirth. So, if you lost more soldiers than you raised, you had problems. I suspect that's what the prohibition against gayness, which is kind of common in some middle eastern cultures? was about, you weren't being _patriotic._

[@kathrynharring8270]

I remember seeing pictures in textbooks and other historical documents and when I asked adults they always said "they were really good friends" or "brotherly love" I remember thinking that people must have been more affectionate with their friends than we were in the early 2000's.

[@carrieullrich5059]

Sounds like you know some bigoted adults that don't want children to know the truth.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

These beautiful photos are equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming. That sign "not married but willing to be" broke me.

[@kcreagan9799]

They were probably both looking for wives.

[@ladylaurus8493]

The people who dislike this probably think this kind of love is unnatural, but it isn’t. Love is love, and people shouldn’t hate on others for who they are and who they love. This brought me to tears, it’s so beautiful.

[@leathelongrun9844]

People hate what they hate about themselves, the "Law of The Mirror".

[@ladylaurus8493]

@@leathelongrun9844 ain’t that the truth? There are so many hateful people in the world though.

[@kingraplhmativo5178]

I'm a young adult man, if a girl and boy loves me at the same time, should I accepted or rejected both of them? 😞

[@emilymatthews2990]

Homosexuality has existed in all animals. Homophobia exists in one

[@aidensullivan6891]

Second Comment, so close :(. This is great, it shows that homosexuality isn't something that just "appeared" when LGBTQ activism started.

[@leathelongrun9844]

Exactly, Homosexuality is in all species, including ours, it has always existed 🥰

[@loraldinp2624]

Yes! 💯

[@luchi.el.zorrito]

"it shows"... I'm pretty sure human history had already showed this.

[@LLJE574]

For those who said we’re going through a phase well it’s been a long one for us love these photos happy pride everyone

[@dijoyjoe]

@@luchi.el.zorrito ya think its only lefties that are homosexual? 🤣🤣🤣

[@miaa1762]

And historians said they were roommates.

[@cprivera1]

Anyone who can be loving, caring, and respectful to someone else is beautiful to me 💗

[@prometheusd5703]

❤️❤️

[@coolcapri2]

Absolutely true!!!!

[@elainewaller-rose9707]

It's in the eyes. The companionship, caring, love against all odds. I'm glad these men came to know, appreciate and express their full selves. I'm glad they found each other. From a straight Black woman elder, Happy Pride Month to you all.

[@MrAtomicPhotography]

How amazing it is that those photographs survived in such a pristine way, that they could finally be shared.

[@Leo-hk9fz]

Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈 Who ever you are, if you've been out for a long time or your still taking that step you are loved you are valid, pride doesn't end it keeps going. Always have pride in who you all and don't let anyone tell you otherwise

[@panjabipandit]

I feel like people who think being LGBTQ+ is a modern phenomenon should really think about why Abrahamic religions, in particular, strongly condemned these individuals. Its not that it was a rare occurrence. Its more than likely that it was very common, or at least common enough that they had to highlight it as being a "sin." I'm glad that fellow human beings are no longer ashamed of the gender or way in which they love. I'm Hindu and learned growing up that nothing happens without God's will and God itself is both masculine and feminine energy and not a specific physical gender in the way we like to label things. To think the power (if you believe in one) that created everything would turn around and hate its creation is ridiculous to me. People who hate on LGBTQ+ individuals in the name of religion are just highlighting that they don't believe what they believe in is as powerful as they say! I wish more people could just let humans express their authentic selves instead of projecting their insecurity onto others. Hope we see this growing authenticity in the years to come. 🙏❤

[@Rain_Reign]

So beautifully said, and it makes me happy that some people’s’ spirituality allows them to better appreciate all of the beauty of the diversity of humanity 🌈♥️

[@cole5601]

Beautiful words, thank you.

[@cawknee]

How we as humans can accept the biodiversity and complexity of nature but not extend that same understanding to our own species is beyond me. There is a spectrum in nature that we are not exempt from, no religion or law will disrupt the existence of the spectrum of diversity and the bigots hate to see it. 😆 happy pride y’all. 🏳️‍🌈

[@booklet4003]

Happy pride❤️✨

[@marianar2948]

Beautifully said 💛

[@HelenOk]

Love has no gender, shouldn't be hidden and should be shared with whoever makes you feel special. ❤️.

[@sleeks9939]

You’re special 💜

[@sussiea9221]

God created man and woman to reproduce and have a relationship with God, can 2 men reproduce?? But humans left God because they choose to walk away from God and live sinful lives , instead of having a relationship with God. Wicked people will perish from the face of the Earth . Repent of your sins and turn to Jesus Christ today! God bless and stay safe. ❤

[@dijoyjoe]

@@sussiea9221 🤣🤣🤣

[@toybonniethebunny5444]

@@sussiea9221 Matthew 7:13-4 Please read 🙏🏽

[@prachisaini1]

@@toybonniethebunny5444 hi I am not Christián but what does the highlighted verses in Mathew 7 says.

[@tvommy]

this makes me cry, i wish that the one day that the couples who were showed were allowed to love eachother as much as they wanted.

[@mattfitzpatrick4008]

That's pretty awesome. Just goes to show heterosexuality isn't the only sexuality that's been around forever.

[@indfnt5590]

You’d think it’s a given. Heterosexuality is pushed on everyone when in reality there are things in everyone that everyone finds attractive. It’s just knowing what they are.

[@abeshas.304]

Im so proud that our past generation did some things like this even though they could have been killed.. Be brave! ♥️

[@norasmith2474]

Just a couple of lifelong bachelors. The best of friends.

[@katen6859]

roommates 😌

[@jarmainharrell7084]

I'm so glad they made the right decision to share these photos with the world. Representation matters for one and to confirm even more that we have always been here. ❤❤❤

[@DrAnderson1]

This is INCREDIBLE!! I can’t wait to devour these photos. So grateful that we share a community with so many brilliant, talented, and determined people......without them, these photos would have been lost to the hands of time. In paying homage to them, we find peace within us. Thanks, guys. ❤️

[@nevadastreak]

It gives me such heaviness that so many of them hid their entire lives because it was actually illegal to not be straight. Any hint of it, no matter how wholesome --especially such loving photos. Watch the movie The Imitation Game!

[@insideout9824]

These couples were more in love than most of the straight couples nowadays

[@AGDinCA]

I am glad you are sharing these photos. It can help normalize a relationship that has been terribly labeled, particularly in the last century.

[@proudally6662]

They must be true legends to take a photo saying that phrase

[@danielkim4249]

Seems like it took a ton of guts just to have those photos taken. Amazing work.

[@akarui1014]

happy pride month everyone :) i hope you all know you’re loved by many people ❤️🧡💛💚💙🏳️‍🌈

[@fd3]

This makes me tearful...happy...but sad...these people deserved all the rights and freedom that a lot of LGBTQ people are able to hold today...but back in the 1800’s and early 1900’s, we know they couldn’t...

[@angelfernando5327]

This is the most romantic tale I had ever seen in my life... I wanna cry 😭😭😭

[@nicki66]

Thanks for sharing the images of their love. Love spans the ages.

[@spyingonyallteacup2744]

I like how all of them had a sense of style

[@EasyKiwi111]

Come on everyone, they were probably just really good friends...

[@professoremil]

@Perceus Us r/wooosh

[@hiymecorp.258]

I feel like I’m never gonna have someone like they did. I’m 25 and I’ve never even been on a date. This just makes me feel no hope for myself. In a time where this was condemned people still found each other. I can’t even get a single hello back. I’m gonna be alone forever.

[@mesalouis8976]

Looking for a life partner is full time job. Keep at it.

[@carrieullrich5059]

Spend some time doing things you love doing to meet more people who love things you love. Online dating apps encourage shallow responses, like he's not my ideal boy... Getting to know real people leads you to a wider circle of friends and people you enjoy spending time with until you meet the person that definitely isn't your ideal visual match, but is the right one by the content of their heart and your own.

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

I'll tell you a secret. "Dating" and love have little to do with each other. Live a full life instead, and keep your eyes open for the right person to share it with. Dating is just an expensive hobby.

[@Joerax2160]

Love is searching and waiting and acting,then love can be real❤❤

[@jietroraximoff2805]

Unfortunate that it took so long for homosexuality to be accepted and that these guys couldn't live how they wanted.

[@shaynatang8888]

I appreciate that they uploaded this on pride month.

[@loveandlight5986]

Can feel the love through the screen... They were right, the only thing that stays is LOVE ❤

[@user-jr7xj5ej8z]

love wins ❤️🌈

[@Ellatigojusticiero]

Wonderful view, thanks to share, it moves my heart.

[@stephenberry1205]

IMPORTANT WORK - congratulations - well done.

[@Diana734]

I am glad these photos exist.

[@conleylow4038]

A truly heartwarming segment. A great job, guys.

[@Sage2000]

These 2 gives me such a warm feeling

[@MicaRayan]

Nice beautiful loving stories... bless these souls🕯🕯

[@bigem2166]

This is beautiful 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️ LOVE is LOVE is LOVE

[@Molo71]

Love is way more beautiful than hate.

[@adalbertoruiz7651]

People don't cease to complain even about free and loving people from 200 years ago. They think it'll change anything. They think their beliefs are going to change anything. Keep it for you and let people live and love, they're not hurting anyone, unlike many of those who insist in preaching hate masked as "religion".

[@staytuned2L337]

My god this is beautiful. Thank you

[@ryanpearl9435]

Glad to see these brave men take these photos all the way back then

[@Asa...S]

It would be really interesting if someone would research these photos and find out who these people were, and their stories.

[@kylestout878]

That'd be a great podcast

[@toybonniethebunny5444]

I'm sure back then a lot of these poor souls took it to the grave

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

So tragic to think the majority of these men never got the chance to live their one life as they pleased.

[@TotalofZero]

LGBTQ people have ALWAYS existed! ❤️

[@opinanlosjovenesrd3477]

Yes... Idk why people think that they have been hated in the past, it is such a common thing.

[@TotalofZero]

@@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 I mean throughout history LGBTQ people have been killed, assaulted, jailed, and beaten. For example as part of the Holocaust.

[@opinanlosjovenesrd3477]

@@TotalofZero Yeah as many other people for some stupid BS.

[@TotalofZero]

@@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 Yeah. Yay humans 🙃

[@caylah2899]

@@opinanlosjovenesrd3477 they literally said in the video that homosexuality was classified as a mental illness for a while.

[@ellainamoreno8039]

This is beautiful, in every aspect of the word. It’s simply, beautiful.

[@Jordyb33123]

So beautiful, so moving. Happy pride!

[@samuelpenn3378]

Finding these photos from the past had to be very difficult & finding enough to make a book is simply amazing!!

[@palerider2143]

Historians: “They were acquaintances at best”

[@LVXMagick]

This is so beautiful! People are absolutely wonderful when you allow them to be exactly who they are and love them. I'm grateful this couple did all the work to share this. I wish them all the best.

[@christiannacolbert5603]

When I see the love in their eyes when looking at each other, that's all I can see... I forget their gender, and love is all that's left. Sigh... so rare to find that true love. Good for them. Hope the ones who are still alive are still together. 🥰

[@do7735]

Epitome of "love finds a way." There are still places in first world countries where you can be run out of town for loving beyond the convention - I can't imagine the rush when you saw your love and felt safety with them even when the world seemed to turn against you like these folks must've felt. Amazing collection!

[@angelacarter2974]

Aww Thank you so much

[@gumphrie2906]

aww you can tell they were all very in love

[@Clintsessentials]

Yep!

[@rickroli893]

I love this so much, thank you for sharing. We are so lucky now days in many ways and still have long ways to go.

[@user-jr7xj5ej8z]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH Y'ALL 🌈

[@Kemelya]

I have no idea but this gave me so much joy!

[@MsUrbangirl]

Beautiful pictures!

[@sahirygnobehi6448]

HAPPY PRIDE TO ALL MY LGBTQ CITIZENS. 🌈 ✨🎊🎉🎉😍😍

[@kromaSoam]

Love is beautiful regardless of sexuality.

[@unknownsponge14]

I’m getting this book as a birthday gift to myself 🥰 so glad the guys put in the work to collect the images.

[@wicked_deftlady]

Proud BISEXUAL here! 🙋🏻‍♀️💗💜💙Love my LGBTQ sisters and brothers! 🌈🏳️‍🌈✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻☮️☯️

[@gargoylecat2179]

"And they were roommates!"

[@ko.ala.b]

how great is that!!!!! wonderful project. THANK YOU!!!

[@christinamenendez6184]

What beautiful images!

[@ReneeVaughter]

I hope they do a second book with female lovers.

[@bengal4047]

Agreed ❤

[@littlestone1541]

Beautiful! Wonderful, lovely! Thankyou guys, for collecting all that love and putting it into a book so that we can all see it!

[@Farhankhan_the1]

They were roommates okay 😂✨🌈

[@kakumon8949]

All these men are so beautiful

[@Rain_Reign]

This is honestly the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen 😭😭😭🥰🌈♥️

[@vickigreen9545]

Thank you for sharing this history and these beautiful photos! I’m also incredulous but thankful that these photos have survived.

[@Super1337hung]

This is so wholesome ♥️

[@philiplauzon1743]

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing. What an eye opener! I always knew that homosexuality is not a modern thing. Great to have pics that prove it

[@gina3498]

Wow,this is amazing!for a topic that was taboo even 50 years ago im surprised theres actual photos from as far as a 100 years ago!

[@truthwarrior1489]

Read a Bible, it’s nothing new

[@gina3498]

@@truthwarrior1489 i dont practice any type of religion so no thanks,i will pass on reading any form of religious book

[@truthwarrior1489]

@@gina3498 think of it as the most accurate historical doctrine available not a religious book. I mean do understand why it’s the year 2021 right?

[@weirdo_simp3625]

@@truthwarrior1489 Not all people are religious-

[@truthwarrior1489]

@@weirdo_simp3625 that’s not true. The truth is all people are religious including atheists. Faith is confidence. Atheists are confident in their beliefs. All people are religious.

[@nicolepenkwit6530]

It‘s so sad that back then same gender couples could not married. And even know in some country is it forbidden😟 Honestly I think, let everybody live his live like they want! I mean who are we to have the audacity to think we have the right to decide of other lives? Beautiful work. I was near tears when I saw this😍

[@ericburton4705]

Never hear too much about that history, but we know it existed

[@Kindlycallmecarebear]

Also cannot imagine why anyone would dislike this video. 👍

[@truthwarrior1489]

I’ve always said if men could love each like Jonathan loved David this world would be a much better place.

[@achooothanks]

In another comment you say this is UN propaganda, so, what's it gonna be?

[@Mkeusquealbby]

@@achooothanks you're assuming he thinks David and Jonathon were lovers, which may not be the case

[@truthwarrior1489]

@@achooothanks UN agenda not merely “propaganda”.

[@truthwarrior1489]

@@Mkeusquealbby 1 Samuel 18:1 “And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”

[@Mkeusquealbby]

@@truthwarrior1489 loving someone doesn't make them your (romantic) lover

[@Potatocrime24-7]

"They were roommates" "They were best friends" "They were just really close" "They were like family" Anything but "they were lovers"

[@duhhhck8408]

I immediately shed tears. They all deserved happiness 🏳️‍🌈 😭 I had to get a cloth. My tears just kept pouring for them..

[@FritzMonorail]

Would you look at all those confirmed bachelors. People just don't have close friendships like they used to.

[@makerhappy6718]

I love 💕 this so much 🌈

[@octoberschild3115]

Absolutely Beautiful 😊 Love is Love is Love❣

[@JH-un8bo]

Happy pride month yall!!!! ♥️♥️

[@DangerousKaos]

I can't wait to get a copy

[@winniebear4227]

Beautiful 👬👭

[@dianemurray6550]

Love should be celebrated in all it's wonderous forms.

[@maddoxgodinez9944]

Smell that? It smells like pride month

[@kaileyyoung9779]

beautiful

[@vickigreen9545]

A beautiful gift for a teen coming out ❤️

[@4014Thugsy]

They were often called "travel companions" My great aunt had a "close friend"

[@Clintsessentials]

Yep!

[@ed299]

Love and understanding will ALWAYS win against hatred and bigotry. ❤️