Roman concepts of manhood depend on sexual role rather than partner gender

Evidence

in Roman terms a man is fully a vir (“man”) when he penetrates, regardless of the sex of his penetrated partner. — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 685

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 685
• XREF: connects to: The desire to provide is not an innate male instinct — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 225; The meaning of sexual positions is socially constructed, not biologically fixed — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1978