In 1654, Sweden’s monarch Christina abdicated the throne, cut their hair, donned trousers, and left the country to pursue a life of arts and scholarship in Rome... (1/3)
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Throughout their life they continued to reject aspects femininity, often wearing a mix of masculine and feminine clothing, and at times experimenting with male names. Christina wrote coded love letters to a cardinal, and also had a relationship with one of their ladies-in-waiting. (2/3)
"Don't make a woman out of me. My name is Megillus ... I was born a woman like the rest of you, and I have the mind and the desires and everything else of a man." Megillus in Lucian's 'Dialogues of the Courtesans', 2nd century CE
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They also described themself as attracted to celibacy, and may have been asexual.
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Hwarang, a group of youth in first millenium Korea who represent nationalism, masculinity, and gay love. Episode contains: the most beautiful men in Korea, song lyrics about gay love, and how to approach queer history across time and culture.
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Hwarang, a group of youth in first millenium Korea who represent nationalism, masculinity, and gay love. Episode contains: the most beautiful men in Korea, song lyrics about gay love, and how to approach queer history across time and culture.