Peter the Great’s Sexuality: Wives, Mistresses, Men, and His Connection to Menshikov
Was Russia’s first emperor bisexual? Or did he love only women?
Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia
Same-sex relationships and how they were viewed from Kievan Rus to Peter the Great.
Russian LGBT history
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Russian Empress Anna Leopoldovna and the Maid of Honour Juliana: Possibly the First Documented Lesbian Relationship in Russian History
"... she spends most of her time in the apartments of her favourite, Mengden."
Homosexuality in the 18th-Century Russian Empire — Europe-Imported Homophobic Laws and How They Were Enforced
From Peter the Great to Alexander I.
The Homosexuality of Russian Tsars: Vasily III and Ivan IV “the Terrible”
And who Fyodor Basmanov was.
Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia
Same-sex relationships and how they were viewed from Kievan Rus to Peter the Great.
Biography of Russian LGBT people
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Andrey Avinoff: A Russian Émigré Artist, Gay Man, and Scientist
How Orthodox Christianity, butterflies, a scientific career, and male eroticism came together.
Russian Poet Ivan Dmitriev, Boy Favourites, and Same-Sex Desire His the Fables 'The Two Doves' and 'The Two Friends'
A friend of Karamzin and Derzhavin, minister of justice, and a fable writer whose “friendship” turns into male love.
Sergei Romanov: A Homosexual Member of the Imperial Family
The life of Grand Duke – a “white marriage” without children, homosexuality, service in Moscow, and a tragic death.
The Diary of the Moscow Bisexual Merchant Pyotr Medvedev in the 1860s
His escapades and self-reflection.
Grigory Teplov and the Sodomy Case in 18th-Century Russia
Nine serfs accuse their master of rape.
Queerness of Russian Folklore
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Maslenitsa Effigy: The “Man in Women’s Clothes” of Russia’s Pre-Lent Carnival
A cross-dressing effigy in Maslenitsa customs as described in early 20th-century accounts.
Uncensored Russian Folklore: Highlights from Afanasyev’s “Russian Secret Tales”
“Sowing Dicks,” “The Fool,” and “The Soldier and the Priest.”
A Cross-Dressing Epic Hero: the Russian Folk Epic of Mikhaylo Potyk, Where He Disguises Himself as a Woman
Why does the hero put on “women’s dresses”?
Queer Theology
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A Queer Theological Reading of Leviticus 18:22: “Do Not Lie With A Man As With A Woman”
Why Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 are really about banning male incest rather than same sex relationships.
Adam Before Eve: Male or Androgynous? Theological Debates From the Church Fathers to the Present Day
A full, detailed queer-theological analysis of the theory that Adam was androgynous.
What Gender Is God in the Old Testament?
A queer-theological text about the genderlessness of the Christian God.
What Is Queer Theology
Queer theology rethinks religious traditions, opening up new horizons for an inclusive and living faith.
LGBT History in Prehistory
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A 4,600-Year-Old Burial of a “Third-Gender” Person: What We Know and What Is Disputed
An ancient burial discovered in Prague in which a man was buried according to a female funerary rite.
A Prehistoric Double Phallus From the Enfer Gorge
And Its Purpose – Magic, a Symbol of Power, or a Dildo?
Homosexuality Among Neanderthals
Is it possible? Indirect scientific evidence suggests yes.
A Homosexual Scene in Norway’s Prehistoric Art: The Bardal Petroglyphs
In Norway, among prehistoric rock carvings, there are images of humanoid figures that appear to hint at a homosexual sex act.
The First Homoerotic Image in History — The Addaura Cave Rock Engravings
Acrobats, a ritual dance, or same-sex intercourse?
LGBT history of Ancient Egypt
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Idet and Ruiu: Lesbian Lovers in Ancient Egypt?
Kinship or partnership—what the titles and the pose suggest.
A Queer Lexicon of Ancient Egypt
Exploring Ancient Egyptian terms for same-sex practices.
Divine Homosexuality in the Ancient Egyptian Myth of Horus and Seth
“...how beautiful your buttocks are, how strong! Spread your legs,” Seth said to Horus.
Goddess Nephthys — a lesbian?
What the sources say about the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the night.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum: The First Same-Sex Couple in History
Or Just Twins? A Detailed Investigation.
A Homoerotic Plot in Ancient Egyptian Literature: Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare and General Sasenet
And their secret nighttime meetings.
A Possible Same-Sex Intercourse Scene from Ancient Egypt — An Erotic Ostracon
Two men, or a man and a woman?
LGBT history of Turkey
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Was Atatürk Gay or Bisexual?
What memoirs, biographies, and British intelligence reports say about the sexuality of Turkey’s founder.
Homoerotic Themes in Taşlıcalı Yahya Bey’s Ottoman Poem “Shah and the Beggar”
A rare example of 16th-century Turkish literature in which a man falls in love with another man.
The Homosexuality Of Sultan Mehmed II
We examine the sources that mention possible same-sex relationships of the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople.
LGBT history of China
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LGBT History of the United States and Canada
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LGBT History of the Levant
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The Story of Syrian General Suhayl al-Hasan, Nicknamed “The Tiger”
And his young male lovers.
The Story and Controversy Around the LGBT Military Unit TQILA During the War Against ISIS in Syria
In 2017, the first LGBT military unit appeared in Syria to fight ISIS. It drew both admiration and criticism.
LGBT History of Southeast Asia
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LGBT History of Scandinavia
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Modern World
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The Story of the 2016 “Twinks for Trump” Photo Shoot
The photo project became one of the talked-about stunts of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Its creator, artist Lucian Wintrich, presented a series of homoerotic images in which young gay men pose in baseball caps with a pro-Trump slogan.
Why German Gay Men Vote for the Alternative for Germany
Results of a poll by the gay dating app Romeo.
The Gay Romance Option in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: Are Same-Sex Relationships Possible in 15th-Century Bohemia? Reviewing the Historical Record
Historical Accuracy or Creative License?