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Statue of Hermaphrodite Father is Unearthed

Posted on 26 Oct 2024 in Other

LGBTQIA+ Culture magazine INTO reports that archaeologists working at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, which is today on the border between Bulgaria and Greece, have found a very well preserved statue of the god Hermes from the Greek Pantheon - a god who had several male lovers and who parented Hermaphrodite, who combined both male and female characteristics. The statue was deposited in a sewer, possibly at the end of Roman rule in the area, when the Empire was converting to Christianity and pagan idols were buried. It is this that arguably has led to the statue bein

Radical Press Reveals Hidden Trans History

Posted on 6 Sep 2024 in Other

Anarchist and libertarian socialist publisher AK Press have issued a statement for Pride season, promoting their range of LGBTQIA+ titles. Among the printing press's titles are The Other Olympians, the fascinating story of Zdeněk Koubek, one of the most famous s

Fascinating Presentations at Conway Hall

Posted on 3 Aug 2024 in Other

Conway Hall, the ethical focussed community hall in London, has published its programme of lectures, presentations and discussions for the month of June. On Wednesday 12th June, delve into the lives of overlooked LGBTQ+ figures with writer and journalist Luke Turner and bestsel

Women Could Become Gladiators in Ancient Rome

Posted on 14 Jul 2024 in Other

Explored Planet website reveals many fascinating facts about Roman society and culture this week, many of them contradicting established beliefs about the ancient world. The Roman Empire existed from around 500 BCE to the collapse of the Western Empire in 476 CE

Gender Exploring Expressionist Artists

Posted on 31 May 2024 in Other

Gender identity was explored by the early twentieth century arts school known as expressionism. Now, says LGBTQIA+ arts newsletter Queerguru, a celebration of artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc and Paul Klee will be

Apr

Amazon Women More than Just a Myth

The Guardian reports that gender radical, androgynous and possibly lesbian loving women, who lived on the edges of the Ancient Greek world, were more than just a myth. Recent arch

Apr

BBC Wales Celebrates History of Women's Day

On Sunday 3rd March, the kick off of International Women's Week, BBC Radio Wales, which is the English language public service network for Wales, broadcast a histo

Mar

Dancing Hero Robin Windsor Passes On

The Daily Mirror newspaper reports that gay hero and noted dancer Robin Windsor, who rose to fame on the BBC-1 programme Strictly Come Dancing

Mar

Women's Art Exhibition at the Tate Modern

Trotskyist group Workers Power reports on an exhibition of women's political art in the period between 1970 and 1990 at the Tate Modern which runs until

Mar

Right Wing Internet Trolls Attack Vegan Cafes

The Guardian newspaper reveals that there is a new perceived threat for right wing internet trolls to get their proverbial knickers in a twist over. It's Vegan Restaurants. The p