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iandhr

(6,852 posts) Mon May 26, 2014, 04:28 PM May 2014

The first gay marriage in history occurred in 1,000,000 BC

Despite what conservatives say Mel Brooks has uncovered concrete evidence gay marriage has been around for more than a million years.

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The first gay marriage in history occurred in 1,000,000 BC (Original Post) iandhr May 2014 OP

they had gay marriage in Rome too quinnox May 2014 #1

I guess the club scene had a different meaning back then? DJ13 May 2014 #2

It is more politically correct to say "BCE" these days. Nye Bevan May 2014 #3

I find BCE time offensive too. hunter May 2014 #4

Its a generally accepted reference point dipsydoodle May 2014 #5

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

1. they had gay marriage in Rome too

Reply to iandhr (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 04:29 PM

May 2014

true story, been studying Roman history lately.

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

2. I guess the club scene had a different meaning back then?

Reply to iandhr (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 04:36 PM

May 2014

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

3. It is more politically correct to say "BCE" these days.

Reply to iandhr (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 04:42 PM

May 2014

Some atheists are offended by "BC".

hunter

(38,311 posts)

4. I find BCE time offensive too.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #3)

Mon May 26, 2014, 05:15 PM

May 2014

Time Zero is, of course, Thursday, 1 January 1970.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

5. Its a generally accepted reference point

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #3)

Mon May 26, 2014, 05:51 PM

May 2014

Anyone who don't like it can use the Jewish calender - not quite sure what year that would make it when political correctness first became such a lame issue.

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