#FrederichVonSteuben
DYK the #SteubenDayParade in NYC, celebrates #queer Baron #FrederichVonSteuben & other German Americans. Most commentators recall how he helped us win our revolution, but fail to acknowledge that he was gay, which is why he had to leave Prussia. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com
April 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
#GeorgeWashington was blasé about #QueerSex. He could have executed Enslin, but didn’t. That same year he hired queer Baron Frederich #vonSteuben to train his forces in military discipline. #FrederichVonSteuben soon became the first Inspector General of the Army.
July 24, 2026 at 4:49 PM
#FrederichVonSteuben had been in #FrederickTheGreat’s all-male court. Officials accused him of having sex w/men in ’77, & he had to leave Europe. Ghosts of #QueerHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
DYK the #SteubenDayParade in NYC, celebrates #queer Baron #FrederichVonSteuben & other German Americans. Most commentators recall how he helped us win our revolution, but fail to acknowledge that he was gay, which is why he had to leave Prussia. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM