The history of homosexuality: Homosexuality is a vitally important topic from which most people shy away from but it used to be different centuries ago. In ancient Greece, for example, having sexual intercourse was not frowned upon as an odd desire. Having sex with the same gender was not a big deal, as it was considered to be normal and acceptable. The same applied to lesbians, who were attracted by the same sex. The famous poet, Sappho, who lived on the island of Lesbos, addressed his poems to those women, whom she had found attractive. Similarly, with the Romans, they were allowed to fulfil their sexual arousal. However, as the influence of Christianity grew, laws and restrictions were introduced against homosexuality. Engagement between the same gender including men and women appeared to be prohibited and forbidden. In Medieval Europe, attitudes towards homosexuality varied. It was claimed that having practising homosexuality should be punished by capital punishment / death. The va...