The Case of the 450 year-old Word: A Queer Welsh slur throughout the centuries

By Luke Blaidd  (NB: Please be warned that the following post contains mentions of slurs in both English and Welsh) When writing my still-in-progress queer Welsh dictionary Llyfr Enfys, I often feel like Iset, the wife of Osiris in Ancient Egyptian myth. In the myth, Osiris was murdered by his brother Set, who then proceeded … Continue reading The Case of the 450 year-old Word: A Queer Welsh slur throughout the centuries