Why Being GAY Destroyed Oscar Wilde

Why Being GAY Destroyed Oscar Wilde 🩷 Want to support my content? Click the 'Thanks' button below this video to leave a direct tip, or join my membership and support me with a coffee each month! A nobleman stands over his sleeping lover with a blade. Not to kill him — to cut off his own silk sleeve, because waking him would be unthinkable. He is the Emperor of China. And this single act gave the Chinese language a word for same-sex love that lasted 2,000 years. All ten emperors of the Han Dynasty were openly bisexual. In Fujian Province, men married men — 500 years before any Western country did. In Beijing, male opera actors were the most desired people in the city. Women formed sisterhoods and chose death over forced marriage to men. None of this was hidden. None of it was controversial. It was recorded by China's own court historians. Then Mao called it "Western spiritual pollution" — and erased a tradition older than Christianity itself. — 🔔 Subscribe for more hidden history. 📖 Full series playlist: [link] — 📚 Sources and further reading: Bret Hinsch — "Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China" (University of California Press, 1990) Vincent E. Gil — "Sexual Revolution in China" (Journal of Sex Research, 1992) James D. Seymour — "Homosexuality in China" (Journal of the History of Sexuality, 1995) Cao Xueqin — "Dream of Red Mansions" (18th century, multiple translations) Sarah Prager — "In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm" (JSTOR Daily, 2020) #ImperialChina #CutSleeve #LGBTHistory #HanDynasty #HiddenHistory #Documentary Thanks for watching! 🩷 Want to support my content? Click the 'Thanks' button below this video to leave a direct tip, or join my membership and support me with a coffee each month! 🤝 For brand deals and business inquiries, email me at: dalmdigitalmedia@gmail.com. Recommended videos: 1️⃣    • Why Being GAY Was Legal in the Soviet Union   2️⃣    • Why a GAY Couple Founded Athenian DEMOCRACY   3️⃣    • Why RELIGION Turned Against GAY Love   © This video is created for educational and informational purposes only. Any copyrighted material is used under fair use for the purpose of commentary, explanation, and analysis as permitted by copyright law. All rights remain with their respective owners. For copyright concerns, please contact: dalmdigitalmedia@gmail.com.