The ancient Greek state of Thebes was famous for its "Sacred Band of Thebes," an elite army of gay couples who fought together. They were the special forces of their time and even defeated a Spartan (of "300" fame) army many times their size. They were only defeated by Philip II of Macedon (and his son, Alexander the Great [before he was great]). They fought to the death because each soldier didn't want to dishoner his lover. [source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_band_of_thebes ]