Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum: The First Same-Sex Couple in History?
Or Just Twins? A Detailed Investigation.
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History of Male Homosexuality in Senegal
From colonial observations of the góor-jigéen to the media panic of the early 21st century.
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.
Saint Moses the Hungarian – One of the First Queer Figures in Russian History?
The life of a monk who rejected marriage, was castrated, and became a saint, and how Rozanov, Slavists, and other scholars read it.
Support for LGBT Rights in the US: PRRI's 2025 50-State Survey
Data from all 50 states on anti-discrimination protections, same-sex marriage, and transgender rights.
The Hermitage's 'Amorous Couple': An Iranian Painting with Gender Ambiguity
An anonymous early 19th-century Iranian painting in which a beauty and a beardless youth are nearly indistinguishable.
The Story of a Medieval Arabic Source in Which the Women of the 'Rus' Were Called the World's First Lesbians
It was all a translation error. The original text refers to a mythological people from the Quran.
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.
Sex Reassignment in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Comprehensive Overview
How it became possible, what Islamic law says, and the statistics on surgeries.
The Possible Homosexuality of Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich of the Romanov Family
A Caucasian childhood, scholarship, liberalism, and involvement in the murder of Rasputin against a life without marriage or children.
Male Same-Sex Intercourse in Iran After the Islamic Revolution: Criminal Law and Prosecution Statistics
According to documented cases, between 100 and 241 executions; some estimates put the figure as high as 6,000.
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.
Homoeroticism of the Victorian Era: Male Intimacy in Photographs from the 1850s–1890s from the Herbert Mitchell Collection
A gallery of portraits in which men embrace and hold hands.