#Sappho

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COMBVRO

ok you cant decide "achillean" is pedophilic and still use "sapphic". because sappho was historically was definitely someone whom was supposedly in relationships with her younger *pupils*. where is the

Sarah

coolcurrybooks

Don't ask me why I'm awake, but I've finally finished that post on Sappho!There's a transcript of the entire thing and various sources over on Tumblr: https://coolcurrybooks.tumblr.com/post/627399978577461248/rules-for-engag

Nicolette D'Angelo

nicohhhlette

For the penultimate (!) 'Queer and the Classical' seminar, this week we have Ella Haselswerdt with a talk called 'Sappho’s Body: Towards a Deep Lez Philology'. Haselswerdt frames the conversation

Marco Malvagio - poorly explained history stuff

MalvagioMarco

I wanted to make a thread about homosexuality in ancient Rome. But it's a long and complex topic and there are a zillion out already, so instead have the ANCIENT

Rebecca B.

arkhamlibrarian

Lesbian pulp comes in two varieties: 1) the “sensitive...” (thread) ... and the smutty. The sensitive are stories of tormented love (ending in heartbreak, suicide, or tragedy) couched in psychology

National Trust in the Midlands

NTmidlands

In Greco-Roman mythology themes of passion, jealousy and death include many instances of same-sex desire, pairings and gender transformations.Some of these stories can be found adorning many of our places.

br😍ndy-l😵nn

zombie162637373

also just unrelated to this but lesbians struggled for years to make a flag with a god creator that represented us all and had good meanings then some tumblr bitches

Roberta Mazza

papyrologyatman

Egypt repatriates 5,000 manuscripts, pieces of papyrus from USA -http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/96934/Egypt-repatriates-5-000-manuscripts-pieces-of-papyrus-from-USA But has justice been restored? Read Neil Brodie arguments in this ope

Amelia - lesbianics major sodometry minor

autogynamelia

A friend of mine just had to lock down her account because kpop puriteens brigaded her for daring to self-identify as a bi lesbianSAPPHO OF LESBOS THE *ORIGINAL* "SAPPHIC"/"LESBIAN" WAS

Dr Rob Cromarty

DocCrom

#LatinForTheDay - 15 February"‘Esse quid hoc dicam vivis quod fama negatur et sua quod rarus tempora lector amat?’hi sunt invidiae nimirum, Regule, mores, praeferat antiquos semper ut illa

Ralph Harrington

ralphharrington

Maria Cosway, née Hadfield, died #OTD 1838. Born in Livorno in 1760 (English father, Italian mother) she studied painting in Italy before moving to London and becoming much put-upon wife

sophie.

SophieAyase

i don't know why i clicked on a trending topic that was obviously going to lead to bi lesbian discoursebefore railing against terms like bi lesbian and pan lesbian, consider

Ultracrepidarian

unwitod

This ridiculously misleading. The source for this is text from the National Portrait Gallery (see link), and is being used by shon to imply that Mary Wollstencroft accepted Chevalier d’Éon

Phluffi, cisphobic

PhluffiTwitch

Why bi/pan/nb/he.him/they.them/neopronouns lesbians exist, are valid, and belong in the lesbian community.A thread: "Lesbian" has never meant exclusive attraction to women. That is not what Sappho meant when she created

Vagina Museum

vagina_museum

Since it's #LGBTHistoryMonth , let's have a whistlestop history of pride flags! We'll start at the beginning - the original rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978. Each of

Sara Sheridan

sarasheridan

I have issues with #BurnsNight cos Rabbie was such a goat w/ the ladies but still there are interesting women round him... so a THREAD Burns 1st poem, O

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