* Not all Muslims are Sunni Muslims. Not all Sunnis follow the same sect. Don't generalise Sunni stuff to all of Islam.

* Not all Muslims are religious. Different groups and individuals participate in rituals varyingly. That someone is Muslim does not mean they fast, pray, or observe any other rituals or religious rules.

* There's no such thing as "Islamic dress". Muslims wear about everything non-Muslims wear. Besides some principles, not even the Quran prescribes any certain garments.

I'm seeing a lot of proclamations that there should be no exceptions to describing your images or that there's no reason to interact with any that aren't described.

I know these mean well, but they are themselves ableist.

Disabled people know that access needs can clash. I benefit from described images, but I know some people struggle to write them because of their own disabilities.

And that's okay! The culture of image descriptions is great here but it should never be absolutist.

In an earlier thread, I wrote briefly about trans people in medieval Europe, and discussed some of the main issues when studying the medieval history of trans people.

Today, if you'll indulge me, I want to spend some time discussing a single person in detail. I want to talk about the way she's been written about, and about her and what she can teach us about life as a trans person 600 years ago.

This is the story of Eleanor Rykener.