[LCC] Egyptology and LGBT history at UCL

[Terrence Lockyer]

Stephanie Budin has brought the attention of Classics-L to the 
fact that University College London's YouTube channel has a short 
(2:35) video up in which one of their doctoral students describes 
two and shows one of the objects that form part of the UCL Petrie 
Museum's LGBT History Month event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqb7E2nor34

And the description is as follows:

To celebrate LGBT History Month, the UCL Petrie Museum has 
created an LGBT History Trail of objects that tell of 
homosexuality in ancient Egypt.  It also considers some of the 
mythology and stories that construct ancient Egyptian sexuality. 
John Johnston, who is pursuing a PhD in UCL Archaeology, 
describes a few of the objects on display.  Along with reliefs 
and sculptures, objects include a papyrus from the 12th dynasty 
(1991-1782 BC), relating the tale of Horus and Set's encounter.

http://bit.ly/baONtl
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/equalities/LGBT_history
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/whatson/


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa