However, they then found that the young men who took over the female roles were also attracting ardent devotees among military officers and even priests homosexuality at that time was not yet frowned upon.
The women who vacated the female roles were glad to escape male attention.
mnli hypothesis: The women who vacated the female roles were glad to escape male attention. premise: However, they then found that the young men who took over the female roles were also attracting ardent devotees among military officers and even priests homosexuality at that time was not yet frowned upon.