Homosexuality in the Imperium

As long as the Imperium has existed, homosexuality has been more or less accepted.

At first, most people were either intrigued or hostile about it, but as the decades passed, more and more sightings of animal engaging in homesexual acts were being reported, and Astarians slowly started to think that this behaviour could be considered natural, even for humans.

Concerning the laws revolving around the topic, at first, homosexuals were not allowed to marry, but could live together. However, to ensure the continuity of the population, it was mandatory for lesbian couples to either get impregnated, or adopt an orphan child.

The latter was also mandatory for gay couples.

By the year 1583, Keisaer Orem Blachkor introduced, with the help of some noble families, the Imperial Civil Pact, or ICP. This law was giving homosexuals most of the rights opposite-sex couples enjoyed when being married, including the right to inherit something from your conjunct, ...

The ICP was in use from that time until 1953, when Keisaer Peter Blachkor repelled it and made marriage available for all couples, whether heterosexual or homosexual.