osex ual ; ▁for ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁" min imum ▁eth ics ▁ind isp ens able ▁to ▁maintain ing ▁society " ▁are ▁laws ▁against ▁solic itation ▁and ▁any ▁public ▁behavior ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁soci ally ▁devi ant ▁or ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁folk ways ▁and ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁Public ▁hom osex ual ▁behavior ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁French ▁troops ▁took ▁Mexico ▁City ▁and ▁established ▁Maxim ilian ▁I ▁as ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Fernando ▁Bru quet as ▁de ▁Castro , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁" K ings ▁who ▁loved ▁like ▁que ens ", ▁states ▁that ▁Maxim ilian ▁I ▁was ▁gay . ▁ ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁the ▁rum ours ▁of ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁where ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁prin cess ▁Carl ota ▁Am alia , ▁came ▁from . ▁ ▁The ▁conclus ive ▁break up ▁between ▁Maxim ilian ▁and ▁Carl ota ▁was ▁during ▁a ▁stop over ▁in ▁Made ira , ▁where ▁the ▁future ▁em peror ▁made ▁a ▁famous ▁escape ▁for ▁the ▁hom osex ual ▁under world ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁Carl ota ▁became ▁pre gn ant , ▁possibly ▁by ▁the ▁baron ▁Alfred ▁Van ▁der ▁Sm issen , ▁who ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁guard , ▁while ▁the ▁em peror ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁male ▁friends , ▁like ▁the ▁prince ▁F éli x ▁Sal m - S alm ▁or ▁the ▁colon el ▁López , ▁who ▁were ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁end