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Before World War I, the world had a set of expectations for what a man should be. After the war, the brave soldier returned, but only after being stripped of these qualities. The war involved a lot of time huddling hopelessly in trenches and dugouts that were under enemy bombardment. Furthermore, many of the soldiers developed close relationships with one another. These friendships became quite intimate, and with a need for sufficient food and clothing, they began to rely on each other for emotional and domestic support. World War I thus feminized the male soldier, revealing a much more sensitive person beneath the uniform. With a newfound closeness between males, the army had to establish a difference between what was an acceptable form of male relationship, and a deviant one. In spite of homosexuality being considered deviant, males could still still have equally intense emotional bonds, as long as they...

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