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* ''[[The Bible]]'', namely the story of [[Her Heart Will Go On|David and Jonathan]]. Though David had no fewer than ''eight'' wives, he was said to have loved [[Closet Key|Jonathan]] with a passion above all other people. The [[Ho Yay]] of this relationship has been [[wikipedia:Jonathan and David#Homoeroticism|acknowledged and celebrated in art]] at least since the Middle Ages (and likely earlier as well).

** [[Lovely Angels|Ruth and Naomi]] have some significance in the lesbian community as well.

** A tolerance campaign once went around quoting [http://www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.org/biblical_evidence/david_jonathan.html verses] pertaining to David/Jonathan and Ruth/Naomi, with [[Internet Backdraft|predictable reactions]] from people who use Bible verses to defend [[Values Dissonance|less tolerant positions]].

** A tolerance campaign once went around quoting [https://web.archive.org/web/20131106010835/http://www.wouldjesusdiscriminate.org/biblical_evidence/david_jonathan.html verses] pertaining to David/Jonathan and Ruth/Naomi, with [[Internet Backdraft|predictable reactions]] from people who use Bible verses to defend [[Values Dissonance|less tolerant positions]].

* [[Older Than Dirt]]: ''[[The Epic of Gilgamesh]]'' and its lasting appeal. Gilgamesh and Enkidu and all their abundant naked [[Ho Yay]]. It seems naked gay guys have been falling in love and "wrestling" for many millions of years, regardless of their species. And for as long as beings have been socially acknowledging, there have been those that have found it heartwarming and emotionally uplifting.

* Nearly any [[Mythology|mythological]] hero or [[Worthy Opponent]] in a world of [[Ambiguously Gay|ambiguous]] or [[Ho Yay|blatantly homoerotic]] sexuality. Heracles, the Minotaur, [[Yaoi Guys|Zephyrus and Hyacinth]], Cú Chulainn, [[Beowulf]]...