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Stephen Fry praises ancient Greek myths for portrayal of LGBT love

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Stephen Fry has praised the ancient Greek myths for not portraying LGBT relationships as “anything particularly special”. The actor and author, 62, said modern society “made a thing” of queer partnerships because of homophobia.

Speaking during a live broadcast as part of the digital Hay Festival, Fry said the beauty of ancient Greek culture was in how it had portrayed love.

Fry, who married partner Elliott Spencer in 2015, was asked about the representation of ancient Greek LGBT characters in today’s Hollywood films.

He said: “We are aware that Hollywood is unlikely to spend too much time over that nature of things, and yes that is a pity, but on the other hand, the beauty of Greek culture is that it didn’t make anything particularly

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