Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Transgender People
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The Gali - What We Know About Them
The gali were assigned maled at birth, but when they joined the cult, they lived as women. As part of their induction into the cult of sibyl, they were said to undergo castration. The way the galleys stood out pushed all kinds of roman buttons about effeminate, luxury loving easterners and foreigners.
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