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Interesting read with nice photos.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

defied the societal norms of his time by embracing his homosexuality openly

More like embraced the monarchical norms of "rules for thee but not for me".

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More like living his best life. Good for him for being able to. Some people are so suppressed they are never able to fully realize their true selves. Don't hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don’t hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.

You do realize him and his family were the reason behind their subjects' privations, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well what would you have done in his shoes?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Renounced the family and lived in obscurity.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

I honestly don't think he had an easy time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Great post, thank you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I want to know more about this scandalous bathhouse incident...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right? The author is such a tease.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You guys are beyond saving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

A source cited on german wikipedia claims that "Ludwig Victor tried to make contact with an attractive young man and got slapped". But don't take it as fact, it also says that many different versions of the story are being told.