Professor Richard B Parkinson
Professor of Egyptology; Fellow of The Queen’s College
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies / The Queen's College
Identifies as: Gay
Pronoun: He/Him
I think it’s important to be entirely oneself to one’s colleagues and students, without any self-censoring. Being gay for me is just a normal part of my personal and professional life, and doesn’t bring with it obligations to conform to anyone's expectations. In a university like Oxford, there are all sorts of LGBTQ people - artists, gardeners, scientists, mathematicians, and even Egyptologists!
If you are a new member of staff who is LGBT+ and would like to know more about Oxford and the University from an LGBT+ perspective, please do get in touch: richard.parkinson@ames.ox.ac.uk
