▁wisdom " ▁were ▁forgotten . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁this ▁story ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Tol te cs . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁cases , ▁they ▁allowed ▁the ▁people ▁they ▁conquer ed ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁own ▁custom s . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Az te cs ▁placed ▁a ▁high ▁prem ium ▁on ▁" man ly ", ▁" assert ive " ▁behavior , ▁and ▁a ▁corresponding ▁st igma ▁on ▁" sub miss ive " ▁behavior . ▁When ▁conquer ed ▁people ▁were ▁not ▁sacrific ed ▁on ▁temple ▁alt ars , ▁the ▁males ▁of ▁conquer ed ▁nations ▁were ▁often ▁dem oted ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁women . ▁The ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁male ▁hom osex ual ▁inter course ▁were ▁severe . ▁ ▁Mex ica ▁law ▁pun ished ▁sod omy ▁with ▁the ▁gall ows , ▁imp alement ▁for ▁the ▁active ▁hom osex ual , ▁extra ction ▁of ▁the ▁ent rails ▁through ▁the ▁anal ▁or ifice ▁for ▁the ▁pass ive ▁hom osex ual , ▁and ▁death ▁by ▁gar rote ▁for ▁the ▁les bi ans . ▁ ▁In ▁T eno cht it lan , ▁they ▁h anged ▁hom osex uals . ▁▁ ▁In ▁nearby ▁Tex c oco , ▁populated ▁by ▁the ▁Ch ich ime cs , ▁under ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁Ne z ah ual co y ot l , ▁the ▁active ▁partner ▁was ▁" bound ▁to ▁a ▁st ake , ▁completely ▁covered ▁with ▁as hes ▁and ▁so ▁left ▁to ▁die ; ▁the ▁ent rails ▁of ▁the ▁pass ive ▁agent ▁were ▁drawn ▁out ▁through ▁his ▁an us ,