shifts To this day, historians are still arguing about the question of the Sexuality of Frederick the Great (1712−1786), which essentially revolves around the taboo of whether the myth of one of the greatest war heroes in world history is allowed to be psychologically deconstructed. Homosexuality in Modern Great Britain Following the codification of anti-sodomy laws with the Buggery Act of 1533, homosexual sex and relationships were greatly looked down upon civilly prosecuted. Although section 61 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 removed the death penalty for homosexuality, male homosexual acts remained illegal and were punishable by imprisonment. In contrast, lesbian relationships were frequently overlooked and legal codes that targeted homosexuality often didn’t include sapphic love.In one Scottish court case, a judge deemed sexual relationships between two women imaginary. Only in cases where women broke gender roles and crossed into masculine realms were punished with public whippings and banishment, much less severe than their gay male counterparts. However, Ballads celebrating cross-dressing female soldiers circulated during the Napoleonic Wars, frequently depicting women donning male garb flirting with men and occasionally even “female husbands” would appear. Various authors wrote on the topic of homosexuality. In 1735, Conyers Place wrote "Reason Insufficient Guide to Conduct Mankind in Religion." In 1749, Thomas Cannon wrote "Ancient and Modern Pederasty Investigated and Exemplified." In August, 1772, "Morning Chronicle" publishes a series of letters to the editor about the trial of Captain Robert Jones. In 1773, Charles Crawford wrote "A Dissertation on the Phaedon of Plato." Molly houses appeared in 18th century London and other large cities. A Molly house is an archaic 18th century English term for a tavern or private room where homosexual and cross-dressing men could meet each other and possible sexual partners. Patrons of the Molly house would sometimes enact mock weddings, sometimes with the bride giving birth. Margaret Clap (?–c. 1726), better known as Mother Clap, ran such a Molly house from 1724 to 1726 in Holborn, London. She was also heavily involved in the ensuing legal battles after her premises were raided by the police and shut down. Molly houses were perhaps the first precursors to the modern gay bar. In the 19th and 20th centuries, male commentary on lesbian relationships became more common and increasingly eroticized. The publication of Anne Lister’s diaries revealed that as early as 1820, educated women had covert sexual and romantic relationships with other