round up the gays, we're going to war!

Last night I was watching this show on the history network called "how sex changed the world". I'm a bit of an information junkie and much prefer watching shows about space and conspiracy theories rather than reality tv.

At some point during this show they told a story about this elite group of warriors that fought in ancient greece from 378 bc - 338 bc. This was literally a small army of about 100 men. These guys were virtually undefeated for the 40 years that they were all partners in military crime.

The name of this army was called the sacred band of thebes.

Like with all warriors, these men trained to fight. They were extremely proud of where they came from and would fight to the death to protect it and also to aid in the advancement of their army and city. These guys were MEN men.

However, there was one particular "thing" about this army that assisted in their seemingly endless victories in battle. That "thing" was that it was mandatory for all warriors in the sacred band of thebes to have a partner, or lover if you will, within their troops. Basically, they were all gay.

Now it didn't just work out that way, and not everyone was completely lost in their sexual orientation back then. It was actually all very deliberate. I guess the school of thought back in ancient times (which still makes 100% sense today) was that, if we have a band of men who are lovers go into battle together, they are willing to fight much harder and aggressively so they do not have endure the pain and sadness of 

seeing their soulmate go down.

Sounds ingenious, doesn't it? And to think that this was an idea that was manifested and put into action BEFORE jesus christ. 

So let's take a step back and do the math for a second. Open homosexuality in the military before christ, no problem. Homosexuality in virtually anything after christ, a massive problem. However, based on historical documentation, homosexuality proved to be one of ancient greece's secret weapons.

In times like today where the threat of a nuclear holocaust seems like a daily occurrence, it seems to me that the only logical way to win any battle is with tolerance.

So for those of you who are so quick to judge and hotheaded, try being indiscriminate for once. You'll find that it does wonders for both your mind and body.