Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Transgender People
Ancient History Fangirl
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Did All the Gali Subsist Castration?
The gali were clear examples of transgender individuals in ancient rome, people who were assigned male at birth. Their transition was ritualized and possibly marked with something that we might see is gender affirming surgery to day. Since thi was a religious ritual, the gender transformation was probably also seen as facilitated by divine means. Jet jewelry was believed to have magical ive properties, and suggests a strong connection to near eastern mystery cults in the ancient world.
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