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(Arrival of Humans in the UK, 500,000 BC) - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Oral traditions such as the legend of Cúchulainn feature male relationships that many compare to a sexual one- oft compared to the warrior lovers featured in much Greek myth. Cúchulainn on Ferdiad: "Dear to me thy noble blush; Dear thy comely, perfect form; Dear thine eye, blue-grey and clear; Dear thy wisdom and thy speech!” Scholars agree that they were very good friends.
      - Brehon law only regards homosexuality in one instance, leaving your wife's bed - denying her sex- to enter a man's bed. To be fair, that is a dick move.
      - The tale of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy implicate themes of sex-change to the body, however do not suggest the acceptance of transgender or intersex people.
    - - Homosexuality is seen as prevalent, some sources stating that "the men prefer one-another's company" and that sex is had freely between all. Although the Greek sources state that pedorasty is not present in the Celtic tribes.
      - Caesar also goes on to describe Pedorasty among the celts, older men performing sex with young boys to initiate their mature life, this is another example of cultural bias although it is not as easily disproven.
      - Caesar describes how women and children are owned collectively by the men of the Celt tribe. However this is a misunderstanding as women were free for themselves, Caesar was imparting his cultural bias.
      - Diodorus writes with disgust that young men dishonor themselves by "offering the flower of their bodies" to one-another
      - Diodorus writes of the women that they "rage with lust" and goes on to describe the lack of restraint men or women held with regards to sex.
    - - First "patriarchal" English settlements 1CE- e.g. Londinium, St Albans,
      - The Romans display tolerance towards sex between men- however so long as the described individual is the penetrating partner. Sex between men becomes institutionalised with brothels used for the practice, as being penetrated is seen as dishonorable.
      - Christianisation of Celtic Britain 597-today
        
        Christian monks removed all mention of disliked topics from remaining Celtic documentation. Notably, all mention of non-reproductive sex and many other LGBT themes... and many Celtic Gods
        
        The very first laws against homosexuality were merely moral rather than legal. Classifying the act as sinful in accordance with the bible.
        However, punishments for the behaviour included removal of limbs or death by fire. In rare cases, including the case of a duchess escaping prosecution by saying that her lover was the instigator and that she regretted the sin. However, in another case a nun made a similar case, but was
        
        The last openly pagan king died in 686.
        
        The 1533 Buggery act instituted the death penalty for male homosexual penetrative sex. It was not established in Ireland until the mid-1600s.
        
        As late as the early 1600s, cults of homosexuality spread among the Irish classes. Especially in the classes of poets.
      - Only adult male Roman citizens were allowed sovereignty over their own life, they were also given sovereignty over their family, especially women and children.