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Originally posted by MetaformX
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Does anyone know what the earliest record of a homosexual was? Has homosexuality been around since the beggining of man kind, or is it a more recent phenomonon?
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The first recorded mention of homosexuality in literature is, in fact, a major component in THE OLDEST recorded literature: in the Epic Poem of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. The story is estimated to have been written in cuneform well over 1000 years before the hebrew bible surfaced, and is believed to have been carried by the oral traditions (no pun intended) for perhaps another 1000 years prior in some form or the other. It's widely regarded as the oldest surviving narrative work.
You can find out a bit more about it
at this site.