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How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? A Little Gay History takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman Warren Cup to images by modern artists including David Hockney and Bhupen Khakhar to consider questions such as these. Explored are the issues behind forty artefacts from ancient times to the present, and from cultures across the world, to ask a question that concerns us all: how easily can we recognize love in history?
This is a British Museum publication written to coincide with the 2013 London Pride celebrations, designed to guide tourists to the items of gay and lesbian interest within the venerable institution's vast collection. As curator Richard Parkinson states : ''People often think that gay and lesbian history is a minority history, but of course it is part of humanity's history. Sexual diversity is something that affects us all.''
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2013
Author: R.B. Parkinson (The British Museum Collection)