History of LGBT Pride
Christian Roman Empire

In the Fourth Century Christianity really took hold of the Roman Empire. This marked a turning point for the LBGT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) community and in 342 AD the first law against homosexual marriage was put in place by the Christian emperors Constantius II and Constans.

By the 5th Century homosexual sex was illegal and those who were guilty of it were condemned to be burned alive in front of the public. Taking this into account it took a further 100 years before Christian emperors stopped collecting taxes from male prostitutes. Thank you Anastasius I!

By 530 emperor Justinian I (527-565) made homosexuals a scape goat for problems such as "famines, earthquakes, and pestilences" in an attempt to de-humanise the people who refused to listen to the church and it's supporters.

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