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The trailerA short clip shown before a film or TV series is released to build excitement. for Alexander: The Making of a God is packed with drama. "It is time you knew your true identity, Alexander," says the young man's mother. "You are the son of ZeusThe king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter.."

The Netflix series tells the story of Alexander as he built one of the world's greatest empiresA political unit made up of multiple lands and peoples. Most empires have been built up through conquests and takeovers of land. in the 4th Century BC.

But the show has made headlines for a different reason. In the first episode, Alexander kisses another man.

On the show, one expert says that Hephaestion, a young man, was not just Alexander's friend. In fact, he was Alexander's "greatest love". Another expert says that same-sex relationships were very normal in the ancient Greek world.

Alexander was married three times - to women. Twice, he married for politics. But many think his first marriage to the princess Roxana was "a love match".

Dr Jeanne Reames is another expert on Alexander. Reames says that Alexander looked for relationships with both men and women. When Hephaestion died, he was very upset - and even had the doctor that treated Hephaestion killed.

In The Pink News, Josh Jackman lists nine other famous people from history that some now think were gay. They include Julius CaesarJulius Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of Roman senators at a senate meeting in 44BC., Leonardo da VinciAn Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine. and Richard IThe King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was also the Duke of Normandy. .

Was history gayer than we think?

Yes! Unfortunately, we have not always lived in tolerantBeing open-minded and listening to beliefs that are different to your own. times. This means that many gay people were not able to live openly. Or - for those that could - when their stories were told later, their LGBTStands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. identity was kept hidden.

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No! Of course, there would have been LGBT people throughout history. But it is not really helpful to look for clues that famous people from the past were gay. In many cases, we must accept that we simply do not know.

Trailer - A short clip shown before a film or TV series is released to build excitement.

Zeus - The king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter.

Empires - A political unit made up of multiple lands and peoples. Most empires have been built up through conquests and takeovers of land.

Julius Caesar - Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of Roman senators at a senate meeting in 44BC.

Leonardo da Vinci - An Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine.

Richard I - The King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was also the Duke of Normandy.

Tolerant - Being open-minded and listening to beliefs that are different to your own.

LGBT - Stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.