Gay Caveman?
Image via Wikipedia Perhaps it was not the Greeks but the ancient Czechs who normalised homosexuality. Such seems to be the conclusion drawn by the archaeologists who have unearthed the grave of the first gay caveman. Thanks to running pal Dave Reese for bringing this article to my attention. The evidence that this ancient Czech caveman was gay or even transgendered? Apparently he was buried with kitchenware rather than weapons. Had it been an ancient collection of Judy Garland records or a Crate and Barrel catalogue or an empty bottle of zinfandel, the evidence could surely not have been more overwhelming. Joking aside, this is a great example of leaps of imagination based on speculation and anachronism. The assumption is that burial like a female must indicate some issue of sexuality, an inference that arises out of a contemporary culture that seems to read more and more of reality through the sepia lens of sexual identity. Why, for example, might the person not