How Duke Xian of Jin Sent a Beautiful Youth to Another Ruler to Weaken His Court and Conquer
A historical episode about diplomacy through a favorite at the court in Ancient China.
Antiquity
“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.
Idet and Ruiu: Lesbian Lovers in 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 Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 are 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.
Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum: The First Same-Sex Couple in History
Or Just Twins? A Detailed Investigation.
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 — An Erotic Ostracon
Two men, or a man and a woman?