
© Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesRoman Emperor Elagabalus was a trans woman, according to the UK museum.
A UK museum has declared a third-century Roman emperor a transgender woman — and will start referring to the ruler as "she," even though some historians believe it is based on ancient insults.
The North Hertfordshire Museum said it is being "sensitive" to the purported pronoun preferences of Emperor Elagabalus, who came to power at 14 in 281 and died by assassination just 4 years later,
according to The Telegraph.
The council-run museum in Hitchin claims the switch is based on classical texts that show Elagabalus asked to be called a "lady" and a "wife,"
The Telegraph first reported.It is likewise now only using female pronouns for its displays for a silver denarius coin minted during the brief reign of a teenage leader known for childish pranks involving wild animals and whoopie cushions."We know that Elagabalus identified as a woman and was explicit about which pronouns to use, which shows that pronouns are not a new thing," said Keith Hoskins, executive member for Enterprise and Arts at North Herts Council, which runs the museum, the UK paper said.
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