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HIDN GAY HISTORY OF THE ROSETTA STONE IS REVEALED
It is one of the Brish Mm’s most prized objects, havg been key to efforts to Egyptian now the Rosetta Stone is beg add to the mm’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr-themed tour after a surprisg element of s story me to most cred scholars Jean-Franis Champolln and Thomas Young wh cipherg the stone, the mm has said that William John Bank also serv regnn. Bank, a polician and Egyptologist, was stmental unverg the meang of the stone the early he was exiled om Bra after beg ught havg a romantic liaison wh a soldier London’s Green Park – homosexual acts were a crime at the stone, featurg the same msage wrten three scripts, Ancient Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphs, is now beg clud the popular LGBT+ tours, which started last year.
’ Mr Frost add that most visors would be unaware ‘that a gay man was stmental makg the Rosetta Stone one of the most famo historil objects the world’ objects add to the tour clu a Roman terratta oil lamp showg two women engagg sex and a Greek pictg female poet Sappho.
FIVE NEW LGBT+ OBJECTS ON DISPLAY AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM A ‘ne bob note’ ma for e a club event anised by Duckie 2008 lled Gay Shame Go Macho featurg the image of gangster Ronnie Kray stead of Queen Elizabeth. ' The most recent em to be add to the LGBT+ permanent exhibn is a fake banknote ma for a 2008 club event lled Gay Shame Go note featur the image of Brish gangster Ronnie Kray place of Queen Elizabeth II and is based on an old '10-shillg note'.