https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enaree I was just reading about the seven sages and stumbled across this gem.
Not even the only example of transgender people being associated with divinity.
Always remember what they stole from you, for ye were gods and remain gods.
I'm a goddess and I use capitalised pronouns because fuck the patriarchy and fuck cis grammar
We've always existed, and often we wind up existing in similar roles. The gallae of Rome are another example, though not respected.
Also, yeah the Scythians were cool as fuck
We've always existed
Incidentally, We Have Always Existed is an enjoyable YT channel discussing trans people in history (mostly classic antiquity).
Thanks fam, looking forward to watching it.
Fascinating, if anyone has any suggestion of books on/about this I'd be interested to learn more. Clearly these are my ancestors ;)
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