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[โ€“] wick@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I heard from Stephen Fry that British soldiers used to walk with their arms linked together like sweethearts until Oscar Wilde was jailed for homosexuality and they all stopped doing it.

[โ€“] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

IIRC, it's still common to see male friends walk holding hands in the Middle East for the same reason.