Transexuals through history

[sosed]

In Greeco-Roman they show god/dess Hermaphrodite as woman with penis and Greeks make statues of male form of goddes Aphrodita named Aphroditus as woman who lift her skirt to show penis.

Ancient societies also talk about third gender, which was quite wide term and they are not only eunuchs. Many transgender persons serve as priests in goddess cult, where they often castrate themselves and live as woman like Gallae priest in Cybile mother goddess cult. Romans tolerate them, but Roman citizens were not allowed to be priests in the cult.

[Smoothie]

Very interesting topic, I'll hit the books.

[Florian]

Is anyone aware of a male tennis player who was reasigned female? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Florian

Is anyone aware of a male tennis player who was reasigned female? I did a search, but couldn't find anything.

Ren?e Richards ... very famous. Hard to imagine that you couldn't find anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards

[Florian]

Originally Posted by smc

Ren?e Richards ... very famous. Hard to imagine that you couldn't find anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Richards

Well, if I'd had the name to start with, it would have been different!

[smc]

Originally Posted by Florian

Well, if I'd had the name to start with, it would have been different!

No name required. All you needed to do was Google the following:

transsexual tennis player

The link is the first to come up!

[sosed]

A statue of sleepy Hermaphrodite. A beautiful statue was Borghese from Roman era.

It seems ancient Eastern Mesopotamian societies like Sumer or Hitites quite respect transsexual priestesses and see them as divine gift and mediator with gods, because they have both poles in one person. They see transsexual priestesses as called from Goddess to became woman and priestess and were under her protection. Later Roman males (and in other patriarhal societies) feared to be called from Goddess. In Sumer, for man having sex with Assinnu priestess in temple was blessing from goddess herself and all troubles will leave the man.