💀 Joseph of Schönau died a monk in 12th-century Germany.
Then came the shock: "female" anatomy.

But no scandal. No erasure. Just reverence.

Gender binaries didn’t exist the way we pretend they did.
They never did.

#Brewminate #TransHistory #LGBTQHistory #MedievalStudies #GenderVariance

https://brewminate.com/assigned-female-at-death-joseph-of-schonau-and-the-disruption-of-medieval-gender-binaries/

Joseph of Schönau and the Disruption of Medieval Gender Binaries

Sometime after 1188, Engelhard of Langheim composed a story about a Cistercian monk named Joseph. Engelhard insisted Joseph was a woman.

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Reclaiming Afrikan: queer perspectives on sexual and gender identities by Zethu Matebeni; E Frances White; Milumbe Haimbe; Tyna Adebowale; Jabulani Chen Pereira; Kelebogile Ntladi; Jack Halberstam; Unoma Azuah; Jacqueline Marx; Dineo Seshee Bopape; Christopher Ouma; Mphati Mutloane; Neo Sinoxolo Musangi; Kylie Thomas; Stella Nyanzi; Selogadi Mampane; Sibusiso Kheswa; Iranti-Org

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Reclaiming Afrikan: queer perspectives on sexual and gender identities is a collaboration and collection of art, photography and critical essays interrogating the meanings and everyday practices of queer life in Africa today. In Reclaiming Afrikan authors, activists and artists from Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya and South Africa offer fresh perspectives on queer life; how gender and sexuality can be understood in Africa as ways of reclaiming identities in the continent.

Reclaiming Afrikan: queer perspectives on sexual and gender identities : Zethu Matebeni : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Reclaiming Afrikan: queer perspectives on sexual and gender identities is a collaboration and collection of art, photography and critical essays interrogating...

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Native Hawaiian Māhū Are Reclaiming Their History

“Culturally, the people who held this third space were healers, artists, practitioners, teachers.”

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Are there other #histodons out there who study gender and sexuality ca. 1850–1920? Please DM or reply and I'm follow you! I'm still looking for my queer and trans history peeps. My current book project focuses on the US but I'd love to learn from people working on other nations and geographic areas. (@lizcovart, I'm definitely interested in following and/or joining your instance!) #LGBTQIA+ #gendervariance #queer #trans #transcestors #sexology #GildedAge
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Autistic Pride Day | Embrace Autism

Many autistics express gender nonconformity—not matching masculine and feminine norms. On Autistic Pride Day, we highlight autistic voices on gender and sex.

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