Transexuals through history

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http://en-gb.facebook.com/topic.php?...43908&topic=74

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/05/...n-transsexual/

http://www.prntrkmt.org/geography/nile.html

Few interesting articles.

Egyptian Nile river God/Goddess Hapi is both fully male God and fully female Goddess.

Of course example or few examples are not representative, but it seems there are more mummies in female coffins and addressed with female names, but with male body/genitals. This is interesting, because Egyptians took afterlife very serious and they knew, that a person could reach afterlife in underworld only if Gods recognize him/her with his correct name. They bury transwoman in female coffin and with female name although born in male body, what could show they recognize her to be a woman and it seems Gods were also fine with that, after all Hapi was a deity in both genders.

It seems that in some ancient societies transgender people were recognized, respected and had the same rights as all other citizens. Today they are fighting for the rights and recognition, which they already have in past and it is not something they never have before.