Alexander the Fabulous: The Man Who Brought the World to its Knees by Michael Alvear with Vicky A. Schecter
by Aaron Yeagle | July 29, 2008 | In GLBT History, Non-Fiction | No Comments
Here is a short fun read, giving the essentials on the life of Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian general who conquered the world in ancient times. Alvear and Schecter crack lots of jokes, and in between are careful to tell us all the things that most straight histories leave out, namely, the gay stuff. Books and movies about Alexander might mention his drinking buddy Hephaestion, but they will rarely tell you they were lovers, for instance.
The authors manage to get a fairly major thing wrong, however. They spend a good deal of time explaining the old man - young man love relationships so [More]
