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starkholborn Apr 13, 2023

I know this is a Guardian link, but it is about a very queer, very trans play that you should see if you get the chance: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/12/galatea-john-lyly-queer-trans-shakespeares-cross-dressing-brighton-festival

‘Explicitly queer and trans’: the 1580s play that inspired Shakespeare’s cross-dressing love plots

John Lyly’s long-forgotten Galatea – featuring gods, mortals and a highly elastic approach to gender and sex – is being revived at the Brighton festival. We meet the team behind it

The Guardian