Richard rubbed the velvety soft fur skin on Sliver's left arm and placed his right hand over it. "We've all gone through it. The more you try to hide it. The worse it gets. Gayness has been around forever. Back a few 200 years there was no name for it. It was perfectly acceptable for a man to share a bed with another. Travelers paid by the bed. In 'Treasure Island', Robert Lewis Stevenson devoted at least on chapture how two male characters meet and share a night in an inn. In Roman times common practice for same sex coupling. Only in today's world is there a name for homosexuality. At one time gay males were revered and treated like gods, worshiped even.  For the 20th Century, movies and TV have shaped what gender roles look like. Society is always changing."