Homosexuality in ancient Egypt
- Homosexuality in ancient Egypt
Homosexual love and sexuality was common in ancient Egypt and accepted as a normal activity.Fact|date=May 2008 The earliest homosexual couple in recorded history were Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, manicurists in the Palace of King Niuserre during the Fifth Dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs, circa 2400 B.C. [Thomas A Dowson, "Archaeologists, Feminists, and Queers: sexual politics in the construction of the past". In Pamela L. Geller, Miranda K. Stockett, eds., "Feminist Anthropology: Past, Present, and Future", pp 89-102. University of Pennsylvania Press 2006, ISBN 0812239407]
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