Title: Queers in History Introduction: What would you do if you discovered a secret that changed everything?

Do you know that queers in history reveals a lot of secrets from the past to present? In 1993 Stern published Queers in History on CD-ROM, one of the first "new media" titles to be sold through bookstores. The contents included 850 biographies of historical personages who were gay, lesbian, or bisexual. It also included a trivia game, "Queeries." I. 10 known persons with their experience 1. ALEXANDER THE GREAT Alexanders most intimate relationship was with his cavalry commander, Hephaestion. They made sacrifices together at the shrine in Troy, identifying their own love with that of the mythical Achilles and Patroclus. He was devastated by the death of his love and soothed his grief with an elaborate and extremely expensive funeral. 2. PIERRE CARDIN Cardin was almost exclusively a homosexual. He did, however fall for Jeanne Moreau at one point, temporarily dumping his lover Andr Oliver for the French actress. 3. ANGELINA JOLIE Referring to her ex-lover foxfire co-star Jenny Shimizu Jolie said I would probably have married Jenny if I hadnt married my husband (Jonny Lee Miller) I fell in love with her the first second I saw her. Barbara Walters asks if she was bisexual and Jolie responded Of course. If I fell in love with a woman tomorrow would I feel that its ok to want, to kiss and touch her? If I fell in love with her? Absolutely! Yes! In September 2006 Jolies current steady, Brad Pitt, said in an esquire interview, Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able. 4. LINDSAY LOHAN In 2007, Lohan was arrested twice for DUI and underwent treatment in a rehabilitation centre. An able to obtain insurance due to her unpredictability. Lohan become unemployable in films. At the same time she has maintained her place in the spotlight conducting an affair with British DJ Samantha Ronson complete with public shows of affection and shouting matches. In a Harpers Bazaar Interview Lohan summed it up when asked about Ronson:I think its pretty obvious who Im seeing... I think its no

shock to anyone its been going on for quite sometime... shes a wonderful person and I love her very much. 5. JULIUS CAESAR In fact, the bisexual and promiscuous Caesar was famous as Husband to every woman and wife to every man. The best-known of Caesars Husband was Nicomedes. 6. DONATELLO Donatello was notorious for his love for boys. A surviving story has him chasing, with murderous intent, a young thief, whose beauty winds up charming the artist to forgiveness on sight. Florentine scholar POLIZIANO, in his book Detti piacevoli, recorded several jokes concerning Donatellos relationship with young male servants. 7. KEITH HARING Keith haring first became known as a subway artist due to his work in chalk on New York City subways walls. His trademark outline figures became icons of the 1980s.Openly gay, Haring was active in support of gay and AIDS causes before his death from AIDS-related illness. 8. ISAAC NEWTON Sir Isaac Newtons work laid the foundation for physics that prevailed until the theories of Einstein and Planck in 20th century. The greatest love affair of Newtons life was with fellow mathematician, Fatio de Duillier. They lived together for several years, and when they broke up in 1693, Newtons suffered symptoms of a nervous breakdown. 9. PAUL RUDNICK The openly gay Rudnick has also written several successful film scripts, including The Adams Family. He is closely related to the film critic Libby Gelman-Waxmanthey are in fact the same person. 10. SCOTT RUDIN The openly gay Rudin is noted for his abrasive management techniques, which reportedly include throwing things assistants.

II. What do you think are the qualities of gays and lesbians? They are more liberated, flabbergasted, and wild. Sometimes they just do what they want. They are a happy-go-lucky type of person. Often times they are one of successful people in the world. III. Do you agree in legalization of same sex marriage? If I do agree in the same sex marriage I do also consider that I am one of them. But some country in the world, same sex marriage is not an issue anymore. They do consider the unconditional love that the couple felt for each other. Although we lived in a Dominican country we for us catholic believed that it is a sinful act. And for that I dont agree for this kind of idea. I am still believed that god created only two genders: Male and only Female. IV. What is your reaction after knowing some of the personalities in the book that they are gays/lesbians? I was shocked. Not knowing that they are bisexuals, transgender, gay and lesbian. They are country icons so I didnt expect a different kind of issue like that. But still Im happy. They are being true to their self! V. How should the third sex be treated in society? Today's homosexuals I believe are treated fair because of the laws giving each and every citizen equal rights. Otherwise there would be lot of law suits under sexual discrimination...It's a part of every culture around the world and is a natural thing...Look at the Greeks and Romans, it was a common practice to have a young boy with you at all times to do what you please, but now it's a crime in today's world, now that we have laws against child pornography...There are still tribes in the middle east that still practice homosexuality and are not ashamed of it..