defied the societal norms of his time by embracing his homosexuality openly
More like embraced the monarchical norms of "rules for thee but not for me".
More like living his best life. Good for him for being able to. Some people are so suppressed they are never able to fully realize their true selves. Don't hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.
Don’t hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.
You do realize him and his family were the reason behind their subjects' privations, right?
More like embraced the monarchical norms of "rules for thee but not for me".
More like living his best life. Good for him for being able to. Some people are so suppressed they are never able to fully realize their true selves. Don't hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.
You do realize him and his family were the reason behind their subjects' privations, right?
Well what would you have done in his shoes?
Renounced the family and lived in obscurity.
I honestly don't think he had an easy time.