06/13/2026
Pride facts you’ve probably never heard before:
1. One of the earliest examples of a q***r partnership is ancient Egyptian manicurists Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, buried together around 2400 BCE and depicted like a married couple in their tomb painting.
2. In 2021, researchers found a 1,000 year old body with intersex characteristics in Finland
3. Homer’s Iliad depicts the love between Achilles (a man) and Patroclus (a man) in 630 BCE
4. Mademoiselle Chevalier d’Eon was a 1700s spy, diplomat, and soldier who lived openly as a man for the first half of their life and as a woman for the latter half
5. In 1872, Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu published the Gothic novella “Carmilla”, about a young woman who is preyed on by a female vampire
6. In the 11th century, French bishop Marbodius of Rennes writes poetry about his female and male love interests
All these came from The LGBTQ+ History Book, one of the many books you’ll be able to read while you sip some delicious, locally roasted coffee at Stone’s Throw!