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In 1600s France, This Sword-Fighting Opera Singer Burnt Down a Convent to Rescue Her Gay Lover
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Them on Instagram: "The North Hertfordshire Museum in southeast England will use she/her pronouns and the term “transgender woman” when discussing Elagabulus, a Roman emperor who was born in present-day Syria and ruled from 218 to 222 CE before being murdered. The Roman emperor’s identity has been the source of historical debate for decades. “We try to be sensitive to identifying pronouns for people in the past, as we are for people in the present. It is only polite and respectful,” Keith Hoskins, executive member for arts on the North Herts Council, told The Telegraph. “We know the Elagabalus identified as a woman and was explicit about which pronouns to use, which shows that pronouns are not a new thing.” Read more at the link in our bio."
30 Inspiring Transgender Books (by Trans Authors)
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re: Two women in bed together, from the Roxburghe Ballads, vol II, no. 29. 17th century
"THERE IS NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THESE TWO WOMEN IN BED TOGETHER ARE DOING"
On Becoming Lucy Sante
On transitioning at 67
1992 seeking newspaper
An examination of gender in viking age scandinavia
Vikings were perfectly okay with trans people
What is Genderfluid vs. Genderqueer? Let's Break It Down... 🌈
Nonbinary and Genderqueer Explained
Writing a Queer Black Eco-Pleasure Politic | Atmos
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10 Ace and Aro Icons Who Revolutionized How We See Asexuality
Living between genders
"‘Trans’ people with autism express a gender at odds with societal expectations, or reject the male-female divide entirely. Many are breaking new ground on how identity is defined — and what it means to also have autism."
The Signs In Ourselves
The History and Cultural Significance of the “Queerleader”
How Zines Paved the Way for Asexual Recognition
“The zine is the fossil of this community,” says Olivia Montoya (@ParadoxRevealed), a zinester and cofounder of the Ace Zine Archive at Brooklyn Public Library. “There’s this whole underground world that’s parallel to the one that I know.”
The Forgotten History of the World's First Trans Clinic
People want to pretend that non-binary and transgender identities are an invention of Tumblr when in reality the original historiography of non-binary identity was burned in the streets of Germany by Nazis along with 20,000 books of transgender history
Inside Janelle Monáe’s Queerest and Freest Era Yet
This interview is so good! Dirty Computer really impacted me as an album. I listened to it over & over & over. Same with the new song “Float.” It’s so amazing to watch @JanelleMonae’s freeassmuthafucka journey. Cannot wait for this new album!
Same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals evolved to keep the peace | Psyche Ideas
QZAP - Queer Zine Archive
Queer Zine Archive Project has just celebrated 20 years of truly fantastic work preserving the history of queer zines (zine = small self-published magazines). They have zines going all the way back to the 70s!
Lesbian Herstory Archives
The Lesbian Herstory Archive has existed for over 50(!) years. They are fully trans inclusive, and honestly an incredible resource. You can visit in person (with appointment, NYC USA), or check their digital collections
The Gay Asian Activist Whose Theories on Sexuality Were Decades Ahead of Their Time
The great hunt for the world's first LGBTQ archive
Transmission Ministry
Transmission Ministry is an online community dedicated to the spiritual care, faith formation, and leadership potential of transgender and gender-expansive Christians.