>>17921629
>Nothing feminist about it, just describing what our ancient sources say
The claim that homosexuality in Greece was based on a "power dynamic" is incorrect, it was above all, based on male attraction to boys, as evidenced by their expressed appreciation for boyish beauty. Whether or not the power dynamic was actually present is not relevant to my point. If Greek homosexuality was based on nothing but a power dynamic, they might as well have fucked small animals, since this dynamic would be present there as well. The claim that Greek homosexuality was based on a power dynamic is often promulgated by adult-attracted sodomites who want to pretend that the noble tradition of pederasty in ancient Greece was the predecessor of their sodomitical, anti-social, sado-masochistic "relationships" based on exploitation.

Also, the idealized pederastic relationship between a citizen and a freeborn boy in Athens did not involve penetration, and the boy was not expected to take on the role of a woman, to protect his dignity.