CLASSICAL CORNER

FORTEANA FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD COMPILED BY BARRY BALDWIN

277: ANCIENT GENDER-BENDERS LGBTQIA2S+. How long before they take over the entire alphabet? Was there an ancient equivalent? Not in so many words or letters. But, as usual, there are some classical inklings. Lots of academic and medical literature and websites for every topic here covered. Surely significant that transitioning had its roots in Greek mythology – namely, the prophet of Apollo and general clairvoyant Tiresias. Displeased by him, the goddess Hera changed him into a woman. He spent seven years in this condition, marrying and spawning children. Eventually, he was allowed to regain his masculinity. These gender shifts gave authority to his claim that women derive 10 times more pleasure from sex than men. True, he was uniquely fitted to know, but one would rather think in terms of…

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