A Little Gay History by Richard N. Parkinson

Through forty objects in the British Museum, from ancient Egyptian papyri and the Roman Warren Cup to works by David Hockney and Bhupen Khakhar, Richard Parkinson explores same-sex desire and gender diversity across cultures and centuries. He asks questions such as who was the first 'lesbian,' whether ancient Greek men who had sex together were 'gay,' and what Shakespeare thought about cross-dressing, and how easily we can recognize love in history.