Published 6 months ago

Roman emperor was trans woman, declares museum

Elagabalus identified as a woman and explicitly stated preferred pronouns, highlighting the existence of pronouns throughout history.
Elagabalus requested information on painful methods for removing male genitalia and offered payment for the procedure.
Additional details on Elagabalus's story can be found in related accounts.

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BBC News

Museum reclassifies Roman emperor as trans woman

It comes after classical texts quote the emperor saying "call me not Lord, for I am a Lady".

6 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

A trans Roman emperor? We have always shaped history

A museum has begun referring to Roman emperor Elagabalus using female pronouns, but why all the fuss, asks trans comedian Jordan Gray – history is full of such heroines…

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

UK Museum Recognises Roman Emperor As Trans Woman

The spokesperson for the museum said, "only polite and respectful to be sensitive to identifying pronouns for people in the past".

6 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

Historians find shock clues that reveal Roman emperor was 'trans'

North Hertfordshire Museum says it will be sensitive over how it identifies the third century ruler Elagabalus, who identified as a lady.

6 months ago·United Kingdom

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New York Post

Roman emperor was a trans woman, according to woke UK museum ‘sensitive’ to preferred pronouns

The North Hertfordshire Museum said it is being “sensitive” to the purported pronoun preferences of Emperor Elagabalus, who came to power at 14 in 281 and died by assassination just 4 years later.

6 months ago·New York, United States

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Metro News

Roman emperor was trans woman, museum declares

Roman emperor Elagabalus was a transgender woman (Picture: Getty) A British museum will update its display about a Roman Emperor after determining they were a transgender woman. The North Hertfordshire museum will now refer to the emperor Elagabalus with female pronouns. Museum policy states the pronouns used in the displays will be those ‘the individual in question might have used themselves’ or whatever pronoun ‘in retrospect, is appropriate’.…

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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