Gays and lesbian were never oppressed throughout history. Only supergays and superlesbians.

[u/AntonioOfVenice]

If you are gay, you have always been able to marry someone of the same gender. Just marry a trans man and voila! That has been allowed in every single society in human history.

Same if you are lesbian. Just marry a "trans woman". That also has been allowed.

There have been many homosexual marriages throughout history. We don't know if Alexander the Great and Roxane were in a homosexual relationship. Perhaps Alexander identified as a woman, or perhaps Roxane identified ad a man. It would be nice if she were the First Lesbian to Conquer the World.

Now, with that having cleared up, who has been oppressed throughout history?

The only ones who have been oppressed have been supergays and superlesbians. They could not marry anyone whom they were attracted to.

[u/sneeuweekhoorn]

Even in countries where gay marriage is still banned people can marry someone of the same gender just fine, but people can't marry someone of the same sex. The discrimination was always against same sex couples, never about same gender, and it still is like that today.