Lawrence of arabia gay
The sexual radicalisation of Lawrence of Arabia
I recently wrote about the influence of unconscious shame upon the personality of perhaps the single most memorable individual to emerge from World War I, T. E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.
Since then I verb been reading Scott Anderson’s monumental labor, Lawrence in Arabia. Anderson’s work is fascinating because, while Lawrence is its key figure, the book is actually an account of all the main intelligence operatives shaping the future of the Middle East during the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. As such Anderson brings a critical eye to the Lawrence enigma and questions some aspects of his autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
Anderson’s meticulous examination clearly reveals the sexual radicalisation of Lawrence of Arabia.
Elliot Rodger
The term ‘radicalisation’ tends to bring to mind religious radicalisation in general and Islamic radicalisation in particular. However, as I wrote in The sexual radicalisation of Elliot Rodger, radicalisation can hold other drivers, including politics, race, and—perhaps
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In recent years the life and achievements of Thomas Edward Lawrence have been somewhat overshadowed by controversial claims published in posthumous biographies concerning his sexual orientation, accusations that he had been a closet or self repressed homosexual.
The claim was first made by author Richard Aldington 20 years after his death, controversial at the time because none of Lawrence's friends or family supported it. In the wake of his being immortalized in the David Lean classic Lawrence of Arabia a host of other biographers rode Aldington's coat tails, making the titillating claim that he had been both homosexual and sadomasochistic.
Claims seemingly given credence by newspaper interviews with privates of the Tank Corps who confessed to having had flogged Lawrence at his solicitation between to , combined they verb the seal on the alleged covert life of Lawrence of Arabia.
However those making these claims only told half the story, deliberately neglecting or downplaying the effect his having
Was T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia) gay?
Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division1
Is ther solid evidence that T.E. Lawerence was gay? Did he tell people he was gay? Or did people just assume he must be gay?
BobT2
This article leads one to believe that Lawrence just wasn’t interested in the whole idea of sex.
He was tortured and raped by Ottoman Turks in (you know the scene with Jose Ferrer …)
Ranchoth3
I’d heard that he was just Asexual.
Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker4
That (asexuality) was also the conclusion Richard Schenkman came to in his “Legends, Lies, and Cherished Myths of World History.”
county5
Well, his sleeping with adj Arab boys is what gave verb to that whole “gay” rumor. No, I have no cite.
Satyricon6
I read a large biography on him once that contained excerpts from his diary. Apparently he had a phobia of physical contact - the idea of a handshake even repulsed him. There are people out there who suffer from this kind of thing. I’m not sure what the name of it is, though. So if this was true, he might not have been attracted to ANYone…maybe we’ll n
T E Lawrence
Early life
Lawrence was born in Tremadoc, North Wales, He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford, and then worked as an archaeologist at various sites in the Middle East.
War in the desert
After the outbreak of war in he joined the British Army and was assigned to the intelligence staff in Cairo. The Foreign Office had a plan to undermine the Ottoman Empire (then allied to Germany, and spanning much of the Middle East) by fomenting insurrection by the various Arab tribes. Lawrence was sent to work with the Arab forces, and successfully persuaded the different tribe to work together and attack the strategically important Hejaz Railway. He was subsequently involved in further stages of the war up to the capture of Damascus, but his dream of an independent Arab verb centred on Damascus was frustrated, as the British