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A British Museum Has Admitted That A Roman Ruler Was Transgender

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A Roman emperor has been declared transgender by a UK museum. The North Hertfordshire Museum has said it will be 'sensitive' to the purported pronoun preferences of the third-century AD ruler Elagabalus. The emperor will be treated as a transgender woman and referred to as she. The museum consulted the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall and the LGBTQ+ wing of the trade union Unison on best practices for its displays, to ensure their displays, publicity, and talks are as up-to-date and inclusive as possible. Keith Hoskins, Liberal Democrat councilor and executive member for arts at the Lib Dem and Labor coalition-run North Herts Council, told the Telegraph: that the emperor most definitely preferred the she pronoun. The change came about based on an account by Cassius Dio, a Roman chronicler, who wrote that Elagabalus told one lover "Call me not Lord, for I am a Lady", and asked for female genitalia to be fashioned for him. But, the Telegraph added, some historians believe these accounts may simply have been a Roman attempt at character assassination. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, a Cambridge classics professor, told the Telegraph that the Romans didn't have the idea of 'trans' as a category as we have today. Rather, they used accusations of sexual behavior 'as a woman' as one of the worst insults against men.

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  • Kal Gajraj

    Kal Gajraj is a certified diversity professional and human rights consultant with the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights, aiming to help organizations and people leaders communicate inclusively, accelerating acceptance and empowering unity. Kal is also an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College's School of Global Business and an advisory board member of the University of South Florida's College of Business. Kal is a recipient of a Telly Award for journalism, a Stevie Award for thought leadership, and a Communicator Award for exceeding industry standards in quality and achievement in communications from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.

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