Gay Relationships In Dynastic China: study

Sociologist Pan Guangdan found oodles of evidence that homosexuality was openly tolerated in Chinese society over thousands of years ago, though not necessarily accepted.

While translating British psychologist Havelock Ellis’ 1933 book, Psychology of Sex, Pan discovered credible clues to the existence of homosexuality throughout Chinese history. According to his research, the first mention of homosexuality was in the Chronicles of Shang, where Minister Yi Yin of the early Shang Dynasty (16th century BC – 11th century BC) set out punishment for 10 criminal acts for officials, including pederasty.

Pan was surprised to find this popular proverb during the Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC – 256 BC) — “Good-looking males can distract emperors from the wisdom of old intellects”– leading him to believe that homosexuality was fairly common during those respective dynasties.

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