[Ansteorra] Royalty - Same Sex Consorts

[Bree Flowers]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
> At 12:20 PM 10/31/2011, you wrote:
>
>> But recover it did. I was simply pointing out that I believe your
>> community is more resilient than you give it credit for.
>>
>> And incidentally, I do know something about that situation. If it was
>> just a safety issue (as someone else suggested) they wouldn't have
>> issued an exception for Lochac, which they did. Rapier activities were
>> still permitted in Lochac because it was important to the Princess on
>> the throne there, and she convinced the King that he was unlikely to
>> venture to Lochac and have his sensibilities offended by seeing rapier
>> activities.
>
>
> It was a *lot* more than a safety issue--that was just an excuse--it had to
> do with messy politics and people being stupid.
>
> But that was over ten years ago, and a thousand miles from here, in a
> kingdom with traditions that are *very* different from Ansteorra's, so it's
> not terribly relevant to the current discussion.
>
>        -Tivar Moondragon

If that is the case then it simply serves to point out that different
areas have distinctly different cultures, so while same-sex ruling
pairs may not be right for Ansteorra, they may be appropriate in other
Kingdoms, and it would be short-sighted of us to force our traditions
on them.

~Eve