Middle ages

The Homosexuality Of Sultan Mehmed II

The Homosexuality Of Sultan Mehmed II

We examine the sources that mention possible same-sex relationships of the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople.

Adam Before Eve: Male or Androgynous? Theological Debates From the Church Fathers to the Present Day

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.

The Gay Romance Option in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: Are Same-Sex Relationships Possible in 15th-Century Bohemia? Reviewing the Historical Record

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?

Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia

Homosexuality in Ancient and Medieval Russia

Same-sex relationships and how they were viewed from Kievan Rus to Peter the Great.

A Cross-Dressing Epic Hero: the Russian Folk Epic of Mikhaylo Potyk, Where He Disguises Himself as a Woman

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”?