Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum: The First Same-Sex Couple in History?
Or Just Twins? A Detailed Investigation.
Ancient World
Two Scenes of Sex Between Men in the Etruscan Tomb of the Chariots
Lovers beneath the stadium stands, a bearded onlooker, and the Etruscan philosophy of the "eternal banquet."
What the Ancient Greeks Wrote About Homosexuality in Persia – and How Much of It Is True
Herodotus, Plato, Plutarch, Xenophon, Aeschylus, Athenaeus, and others.
The Earliest Laws in History Against Same-Sex Relations – Assyria in the Twelfth Century BCE
But perhaps the text was concerned above all with sexual violence and the protection of male status.
How Duke Xian of Jin Sent a Beautiful Youth to Another Ruler to Weaken His Court and Then Conquer His Country
A historical episode about diplomacy through a favorite at the court in Ancient China.
“The Bitten Peach”: Duke Ling of Wei and Mizi Xia as One of the Earliest Same-Sex Court Tales in Chinese History
How a Legalist parable about favoritism turned into a metaphor for same-sex love.
The Statue of Idet and Ruiu — Lesbians of Ancient Egypt?
Kinship or partnership — what the titles and the pose suggest.
A Queer Theological Reading of Leviticus 18:22: “Do Not Lie With A Man As With A Woman”
Why this is really about banning male incest rather than same-sex relationships.
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.
What Gender Is God in the Old Testament?
A queer-theological text about the genderlessness of the Christian God.
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 – The Erotic Ostracon
Two men, or a man and a woman?