Was this Roman Emperor trans?
A museum in England has announced it will be updating its display on Roman emperor Elagabalus after determining she was a trans woman.
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A museum in England has announced it will be updating its display on Roman emperor Elagabalus after determining she was a trans woman.
A museum reclassification takes on an infamous ruler and gender fluidity.
A Roman emperor from the third century, who has a display at the North Hertfordshire Museum in the United Kingdom, has been reclassified as a transgender woman.
The UK's North Hertfordshire Museum will now refer to Roman emperor Elagabalus as a trans woman with the female pronouns of she and her.
It comes after classical texts quote the emperor saying "call me not Lord, for I am a Lady".