Young men get hot and bothered in the ROM’s special collections
Michael Lyons
Michael Lyons is a queer-identified, chaotic neutral writer, activist, misanthrope, sapiosexual, and feline enthusiast. He is a columnist, blogger and regular contributor with Xtra and has contributed to Plenitude Magazine, KAPSULA Magazine, Crew Magazine, Memory Insufficient e-zine, The Ryersonian, Buddies Theatre blog, Toronto Is Awesome blog and Fab Magazine and more.
Beautiful, buff Mamluk warriors
The homosexual military ruling class slaves of Syria and Egypt
Homosexual marriage in 19th-century Africa
Shield-bearing Azande boy-wife traditions reveal intriguing way of life
Sodomites, crime and punishment
The story of the first men convicted of homosexual sex between two consenting adults in Canada
Lesbian love in historic China
How women romanced and fucked each other throughout millenniums
Prove to Facebook you deserve your identity
Daily Xtra Toronto columnist weighs in on social network’s newest tool