Roman oil lamp depicting lesbian sex will go on permanent display at the British Museum along with other artefacts representing LGBTQ+ culture as part of a new diversity drive

UK Daily Mail ^ | June 25, 2020 | Ryan Morrison

[C19fan]

The British Museum has added a Roman-era oil lamp depicting a scene of lesbian sex and other LGBTQ+ cultural objects to its permanent exhibition. The museum, which is currently closed due the coronavirus pandemic but usually attracts about six million visitors a year, already runs popular LGBTQ-themed tours. Five new objects, including the lamp, a novelty 'nine bob note', a Greek coin depicting Sappho, Kabuki prints and a medallion from a cross-dressing spy will go on display in the museum.

[C19fan]

Good to see the Romans enjoyed Lesbo porn too.

[ClearCase_guy]

And what’s the takeaway? We should be more like the Roman Empire? Does that mean slavery and blood sports are cool again too?

[Dr. Sivana]

"Suffering Sappho!" -- Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics

[Buckeye McFrog]

Good to see the Romans enjoyed Lesbo porn too.

When their civilization broke down it displayed pretty much all of the same pathologies.

[Meatspace]

First they put a lesbian sex scene on an oil lamp and the next they you know, there will have lesbian couples on TV sitcoms.

[Kriggerel]

Yeah, and the Greeks enjoyed even wilder stuff. :P

[C19fan]

I should of put the sarcasm tag on what I wrote. I do it find it interesting how obsessed with sex of all varieties and kinks the Romans and our modern society are.

[Vision]

If they had any brains they would see it for what it is, a warning of a collapsing society and a story as old as the Bible.

[Political Junkie Too]

Does that mean slavery and blood sports are cool again too?

And crucifixion. Don't forget crucifixion.

-PJ

[Skywise]

Romans were into pedophilia too.

In the interest of diversity shouldn’t the British museum display those relics too?

Perhaps a viewing of Debby Does Dallas in the main rotunda?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Yeah, and the Greeks enjoyed even wilder stuff. :P

St. Paul had to write all of those stern letters for a reason.

[dp0622]

lol

[dp0622]

I’m 52 and fat but I was an ex boxer and I just know I could make a good fatiator!!

Er, gladiator!

[jarwulf]

Roman and Greek homosexuality revolved around older men buggering boys or those in inferior social positions something they always forget to mention when they bring this up as support for modern lifestyles.

[Chickensoup]

Well there was always interesting things in the Greek pottery section. it was just what was.

[Morpheus2009]

A gladiator death match would be better than the Death penalty. Have all the serial killers and terrorists fight to be the last one left alive.

[Fido969]

TTIUWP.

[Morpheus2009]

Technically pederastry (Older man with teen boy or male prostitute)

[Verginius Rufus]

The emperor Nero even had a same-sex marriage (with a boy named Sporus, whom he had castrated). Someone joked that it would have been better for Rome if Nero's father Domitius had had that kind of marriage. (See Suetonius' Life of Nero, ch. 28.)

[dfwgator]

“It ain’t like in the movies.”