*Input Required* "LGBT History Month"

[Amy]

Originally Posted by franalexes

Many people have made contibutions to society. None that I know of did so because they were gay or otherwise. It was their special talents, not their screwed up sexuality that made the difference.

To be fair, a few transgender individuals in the past have been in positions to achieve things because of their uniqueness. Many cultures in the past, for example, have recognised us as having a special connection to gods, resulting from the idea that we possess a soul of one gender and a body of the other. It's believed to be a source of magical prowess, and often would lead to apprenticeship to the local shaman.