Transgender & Non-Binary Royals & Nobles

[@danaeckert6824]

"...they are not alone in the world or in time." Such a lovely statement, and one that needs to be heard.

[@a.munroe]

Yeah I choked up at that.

[@rusharley2080]

@@a.munroe yeah, me too, and then threw up.

[@Candlewick14]

I don't think there's any chance they arent being heard.

[@fourthpanda]

@@rusharley2080 You should get that checked out. That's definitely a you problem.

[@rusharley2080]

@@fourthpanda No, this is a serious morality problem in this country. And there is coming a punishment of Biblical proportions very soon.

[@revanius2213]

Sir Ewan Forbes' mother sounds like she was ahead of her time recognizing her son so early in life and standing by him.

[@beefstew4698]

I doubt the child’s omniscient Creator would agree😢

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

@@beefstew4698 So you’re saying that the omnipotent creator made a mistake when they created this child the way they were?

[@halfpintrr]

@@beefstew4698 Omnicience implies all seeing but no action. Fitting

[@redadmiralofvalyria867]

@@beefstew4698 please don't start that bullshit here please

[@beefstew4698]

@@redadmiralofvalyria867 oh please.

[@mineflwr437]

Chevalier d'Éon really got two countries to fall in love with her, *and* a king to pay for her wardrobe? She's the patron saint of "gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss"

[@aphroditegonzalez1646]

You are brilliant. I like your perception

[@mineflwr437]

@@aphroditegonzalez1646 thank you, beautiful person. You're brilliant as well 🥰

[@ink3539]

A true rolemodel !

[@shaad6824]

YESSS HAHA

[@melsoswell1122]

There's a cool anime based on it

[@danielutzon4870]

Listening to the story of Sir Ewan is so special to me, as a transgender man. He was part of the first generation of trans people who were able to receive HRT, something that has changed my life for the better. It always feels bittersweet to hear about the german clinic, because it is amazing that such a place existed in that time, but i wonder if soceity would be more accepting today if it hadn’t been shut down by the nazies.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

Oh no, the Aiden isn't getting her testosterone. Poor thing.

[@Starae336]

@@blacktigerpaw1 what’s aiden mean?

[@blacktigerpaw1]

@@Starae336 FTM

[@savantianprince]

I'm a trans man as well. Didn't know hormones therapy was done back then

[@Gamerkat10]

I bet he was thanking god for that clinic when they inspected him... bet it made him look 'male enough' for that diagnosis of intersex. I'm glad it happened for him too :3

[@badbiker666]

I enjoyed this video very much. I am a white, cisgender, heterosexual, elderly, male. As such, my personal experience is very common. The way I appear, present, and feel, all match. I think it is because I am so very comfortable in my own skin that I can understand how it must be to feel the opposite. The thought terrifies me, and as such I have enormous respect for those who live differently. I have several friends who are gay or transgender because I belong to a very inclusive church. I enjoy the time I spend with them because their point of view on so many topics is so different from my own. I intend to pass this video along to them. I hope they enjoy it as much as I did, especially considering the respectful tone Lindsay took presenting all of her subject persons.

[@atherisGAY]

You seem to have a great social circle that embraces an open mind and heart! ♥️

[@badbiker666]

@@atherisGAY I know some amazing people! A few months ago, I had a problem. The very first person I called and said, "I need help," was in their car and driving in minutes. They took me to their home and put me up for the night. This was a VERY difficult time for me. I was going through some serious shit, and they didn't ask any questions other than, "How can we help?" Awesome people, and I know lots of them. I am not a religious person, but I have no other words to say except that I am blessed to be associated with them. (The church to which I belong is not a Christian denomination) It is important to note that they would do this for anyone who asked for their help; I'm not a special case.

[@square.doritos7]

we need a lot more people like you in this world!

[@akatstrut]

Badbiker666 ! You must be protected at all costs. Bless you for your wonderful point of view.

[@ipercalisse579]

A part that this whole video is bullshit?

[@lucypreece7581]

one of my fave historical people that my mother wrote a paper about who historians to believe to have been trans is Dr James Barry. born a woman but lived as a man for most of his life he started out as a ship surgeon. He became the first doctor to perform a successful caesarean section where both mother and baby survived. People didn't know his sex assigned at birth until his death where they saw evidence of childbirth on the body. It is also rumoured that he was Intersex but that hasn't been confirmed.

[@est9949]

This is so interesting. Thanks for the information.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@est9949 thank you. I know a lot about Dr James Barry because my mum had to research them for a paper when she was at uni doing a history degree. Its really interesting because the era in which they lived technology especially in the medical field was very very basic so for them to successfully perform a cesarean section where both mother and baby survived and thrived was an amazing accomplishment.

[@lucypreece7581]

@@est9949 i sometimes wonder how "pro life" people would feel about the first successful c section being performed by a trans man?

[@lucypreece7581]

@@Raymondgogolf I am not religious, we cannot be friends because you are a total and utter stranger, you are creepy af for commenting on some random girls comment on KZbin and sorry to disappoint but I am lesbian. now delete your comment or I report you for harassment

[@gothempress]

@@lucypreece7581 Damn right, Lucy! Stand up for yourself! I see the original comment by that oaf is gone, but I madly respect your firm rebuttal to unwanted advances.

[@AmarieRegin]

I love how sensitive Lindsay is to the subject matter right off the bat! Also, Ngiza's story reminds me of the babaylan here in the Philippines. Sad how our country was originally very open to LGBTQ people and women in power, but the Spanish made us all so "conservative". And now, my fellow Filipina women are now saying that only a man (a dictator's lying, thieving son) can be a president...coz he's a man.

[@rachelleantinero2403]

I don't mind a woman becoming a President, as long as she's capable and not air headed. No one wants a President with negative campaigning and a willing puppet to the real evil.

[@rachelleantinero2403]

All cases filed against the Marcoses were dropped because there was no solid evidence about those deeds. The first of your comment about the LGBT made sense, but to think of inserting our politics here didn't made sense at all, you better just move on and support our current President instead of being bitter. 😁

[@noonecares200]

@@rachelleantinero2403 there was no proof …. Really lmao oh god

[@Bl4ckDr4co]

@@rachelleantinero2403 Lol the cases were only "dropped" because they have friends in high places even after his father was ousted. It's disgusting that ppl forget what happened and pretend nothing is wrong just because they cling to the fake memory of a "better" time.

[@cb41503]

Wait, Did Ferdinand Marco's son actually become president? I don't keep up with news about the world as much as I should

[@JDG81-r3b]

Thank you for showing the LGBTQ community in a way that is historical and respectful. We all have a story, this is no different for our ancestors!

[@cherryrue89]

Yea your ancestors not mine thank God.

[@ChrisCanomi]

Ya ancestors cis hun

[@LEnfant_Terrible]

Do not lump everyone together. Gender identity has nothing to do with homosexuality.

[@cherryrue89]

@@LEnfant_Terrible and this is the best way to put that. Thank you. They just think everything equals LBGT.

[@JDG81-r3b]

@@LEnfant_Terrible Nice profile pic.

[@burgermeowster]

Sir Ewan's story made me cry I'm so glad he had a supportive mother in childhood though.

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Anna 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@samanthasalamone128]

You realize people can see that you’re writing the same comment to several women right?

[@burgermeowster]

@@samanthasalamone128 also I'm not a woman which is understandable not to know online but it is funnier on this video

[@samanthasalamone128]

@@burgermeowster that's amazing! Love it. 😂

[@mryoshi1221]

transphobes will always make the argument that being transgender is a "new" thing. it is not. its been here for ages. we have always been here. and we will stay.

[@fosminclorin]

The only valid transgender people are the ones with actual gender dysphoria. Not the ones who just "feel" like it. It is not a trend for those who wanna feel quirky and special or for those who have other internalised issues, it is a real disorder. Also, being non-binary will never be a valid new gender, as it has no real distinction from being non-conforming other than some labels and pronouns. It's the quirky 2010-20s way of not conforming to gender stereotypes, with a extra step of forcing people to use some weird pronouns. Non-binary people will never be real trans people. Not all cis straight pretenders belong in the lgbt community.

[@alastryona]

We have more self describing words than ever, and being able to use these terms gives us (as in the queer community as a whole) much more of a voice. God only knows they hate when we have our own voice and USE IT

[@immagical7036]

AMEN FOREVER

[@michaI69420]

you need some jesus

[@immagical7036]

@@michaI69420 no, that is not what i meant, i meant that they are right and i agree entirely, do not be transphobic or you are a disgusting, ignorant and hateful excuse of a human being

[@waluigisim]

I find it interesting that in Sir Ewan’s case, the barony and lands/castle that come with it were entitled to him because they manufactured a way to make it seem he might have been born with male intersex condition instead of female at birth. Yet today, women and females are still not allowed to inherit the land privileges that come with a peerage titles just like how Sir Ewan’s nieces were unable to inherit because they were female….

[@phoenixobrien163]

In this day and age, it's certainly blazingly sexist. I'm surprised there's no change in peerage laws like this.

[@samanthahayman4539]

Things have, and are improving. In Scotland most peerages can now pass to a female, if there are no sons. The crown now passes to the eldest child, regardless of sex, and there have been several attempts to update inheritance laws in England and Wales, most recently in 2019, but bills have not yet managed to pass before parliament's session ended. A 'special remainder' can be granted by the Crown allowing a woman to inherit. I would certainly apply to the Crown if I were the elder daughter of a peer.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

That changed with William and Catherine. The law now recognizes royal ascendancy to the first born, regardless of sex.

[@lilymarinovic1644]

@@cynhanrahan4012 interesting that the heredity rules surrounding the Crown itself are more progressive than the rules about some peerages.

[@Gamerkat10]

Well, I don't know if they 'manufactured' it. He'd had HRT at puberty (which of course they're now trying to make illegal in the USA 90+ years later 🙄), so he got the best possible outcome from it. (Yes, i mean his bits). I'm sure the befuddled doctors (now that we'd largely 'lost the art' after the nazis burned it) were like "no no... definitely at least a little bit a man" lmao.

[@catloaff]

Ewan Forbes' story was really sad at the end. After growing up with a parent that support him and peacefully living his life he had to be traumatized by the US government solely because they decided that being trans is wrong :/ shame that the US is repeating its horrific history again now with many states banning HRT for people under 18 in the guise of "protecting the children", when in reality trans kids are much happier when they got HRT.

[@ipercalisse579]

This is your (twisted) perception. Glad that they are banning that staff. It is a total mess, and it is going out of control. So many teenagers going through PHASES are influenced by the media and internet and many been pushed by the agenda, if they are gay and love wearing make up or dressing masculine it means they are non-binary and trans... this is vicious. They are forced into believing they have dysphoria. Doctors give them hormones because is lucrative, such an invasive irreversible long term consequences and unhealthy change in the body is now offered like candies to children with poor mental condition. My God, I dont even believe in God, but you transgenders really have your head full of fairies rainbow and unicorns... it makes me sad. You really believe that male and female is interchangeable, that is society, that is delusion, it is not, it is nature, hence it never will be natural.

[@hasinahasena]

That's not always the Truth There are many kids who regret their transition because their parents and doctors pushed them to transiton at 10

[@zs4580]

@@hasinahasena Lol that's literally not true. A 10 year old child only socially transitions and may start puberty blockers later. but none of that is permanent. Quit spreading misinformation.

[@AC-th4ci]

@@hasinahasena 3% of transgender people regret medically transitioning. That's one of the lowest rates of regret for any elective medical procedure. Up to 40% of people regret getting a rhinoplasty, but nobody's trying to ban nose jobs, are they?

[@cindchan]

I love hearing about the mothers who supported their children! The one who clung to her child and died with them. That shows the power of a mother's love! And, in an age where such things were taboo (and even illegal), to see a mother who recognizes and accepts their child's gender to the point of helping their child to become their authentic self. Truly wonderful things to hear!

[@scoobyrds]

I got such a big smile on my face when this vid popped up in my notifications. Sir Ewan’s story is inspiring in how simple it is - he just wanted to live a normal life, and he very nearly got that.

[@sophroniel]

Elagabalus' life is just tragic all round. I studied their life in my Classics & Latin course, and it was.... basically highly sexualised, traumatic and they should never have been emperor. (I should also note that if we as historians are choosing to use the pronouns "she/her" for Elagabalus, as this was indeed their self-identification at many times throughout life, the name "Elagabalus" should technically become "Elagabaula" as the -us ending is masculine in Latin, whereas -a is feminine. Just a semantic point, however)

[@phoenixobrien163]

Why are you using they/their in reference to Egalabius?

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

I get that, but irregardless of Elagabalus identifying as female, she was still the emperor. In the past, if a woman took the throne, she was referred to as “he” because women weren’t allowed to formally take the throne. So it makes sense that “Elagabaula” is being referred to in the masculine “Elagabalus”, and especially since “Elagabalus” is who she was named after.

[@0816M3RC]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Honestly though Elagabalus doesn't sound like a very pleasant person.

[@swecheekypanda]

But he was also known as quite a bad emperor though. He liked to give starving people paintings of food to humour them. And who can forget the time he dropped tons of flower peddles from the ceiling that smothered and killed several of the people below (there is a famous painting of this event). He also liked to let loose lions and bears that had had their teeth and claws into dining halls as a joke to scare the guests. As non of the guests knew they where declawed the were terrified. It’s reported that at least one old man died of a heart attack because he got so scared. He got very power hungry and sadistic, acting not unlike Caligula before him who was also chosen as emperor at a young age.

[@hshx1n]

It’s totally okay if trans girls want to take a masculine name! I’m so sick of this hypocrisy! Shame on you!

[@theboofysystem]

you make me feel so seen with these videos. LGBTQ+ people are not a "trend", history shows us that we've existed forever. Men, women, children, people. Queerness is a part of history and should be taught, should be talked about, and should be known.

[@shawnaweesner3759]

WRONG!

[@areyoudumb4372]

@@shawnaweesner3759 Which part? Saying all the statements she made were wrong would be factually incorrect. Saying that the parts where it should be taught in school is just your opinion. So which part do you think is wrong?

[@bobob9969]

@@shawnaweesner3759 Just because YOU didn't see it, doesn't mean they didn't exist. A lot of them kept silent, so they wouldn't DIE from criminalization.

[@gyratedpastry]

@@shawnaweesner3759 Sensitive much?

[@rayb63]

I'm a transgender male and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this video and how you handled this topic.

[@RAD-m3x]

L pfp

[@rayb63]

@@RAD-m3x It's legit just a picrew, I haven't changed it in like 8 months lmfao

[@RAD-m3x]

@@rayb63 change. now

[@rayb63]

@@RAD-m3x yknow I was actually going to do it in the next few days, but now I think I'll wait

[@SnazzyArcade]

Does transgender male mean that you're born male or female? Sorry, as a non-native English speaker it can be difficult to understand.

[@jensmith7331]

Thank you for presenting this in such a respectful way. Living in Arkansas, I’m abhorred at our recent legislation re: transgender youth & medical care. Legislation cannot erase human beings.

[@rusharley2080]

A human being is born male OR female.

[@jensmith7331]

@@rusharley2080 why would you watch a video like this if those are your beliefs. Troll.

[@rusharley2080]

@@jensmith7331 You don't believe what I said?

[@Raymondgogolf]

@@jensmith7331 Hi Jen 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@dewilew2137]

I never thought I’d live to see the day when legislation to not sterilize children is seen as a bad thing. We are doomed.

[@ferretdad1787]

I am a trans man subjected to years of hate crime and now the regime are actively encouraging hate for trans people. Until I saw your video which I've watched many times I never knew there were transgender nobility in UK. I knew there were trans native Americans going back centuries and they were revered in their tribe as twin souls. Thankyou fir telling these peoples stories. It would be great to learn of other historic trans people too

[@supreme5331]

Lindsay you have no idea how much we appreciate this content

[@katiejude14]

Not me crying over the photo of Sir Ewan looking lovingly at his ally mom.

[@adelaz1275]

It's pretty clear that Nzinga adopted masculine way of dressing because she wanted to have role (especially a power) equal to men and to not be seen as subservient only because her sex. Same with Kristina -- she wanted to distance herself from the feminie role because women were seen as inferior and also she saw herself as different from most of them. Being gender-non confirming doesn't mean you are dissatisfied with your sex and given that non-binary is modern sociological label using it for people from different times (and cultures) is completely ahistorical.

[@golwenlothlindel]

Queen Elizabeth I didn’t do that. While she did in many ways dress similarly to her father, she dressed like a female version. Queen Catharine of Russia similarly. So I’m afraid you are probably incorrect.

[@piratesswoop725]

@@golwenlothlindel Different rules for different countries and cultures.

[@Anammoxx]

Yes, thank you! I tried to convey this in another comment I made about Kristina but had a hard time doing it.

[@ddpg9976]

I think Lindsay is looking at this from a White European lens. Because I agree with you. Nzinga was not non-binary but in fact acting as an African ruler and not non-binary.

[@adelaz1275]

@@ddpg9976 Kristina was white and European and also not non-binary because it is modern sociological label that (from what I know) works only when you auto-identifaying as such

[@Nikki_Catnip]

I’m really glad Sir Ewan got to keep his baronetcy. What a courageous man. It’s nice to actually see a happy ending for him and his wife.

[@pmazinga9446]

There is no evidence to suggest that Queen Nzinga was trans. However there was/is an African custom that a very wealthy African woman could transfer her wealth to another woman thru "legal marriage "where by wealth, title and name could be inherited ; a custom and practice that was/is uniquely African.

[@cybertronian2005]

let's face it, there's no evidence for the majority of the cases presented in this video. Edward Hyde for example was likely just a cross-dresser!

[@tyson7687]

Thank you so much for doing such a compassionate and caring service for us in the LGBTQIA+ community!!!! It is so valuable to learn from someone who respects us.

[@pleasurepanda3285]

This video made me feel validated in these times when transphobia is trying to strip so much from us.

[@blacktigerpaw1]

I love it how gender non conforming women are magically trans men and transwomen are priestesses and shamans while actual women were denied human rights. You hate to see it.

[@actuallyimnotreallysureyet6360]

You’re movement is trying to strip things away from women

[@iamnotthatguy7166]

transphobia wouldn’t exist if everyone did an iota of research on the subject

[@hasinahasena]

I don't think it's about this. It 's about peole wanting "fairy" as pronouns just for attention or telling peole that transgender women can have periods or that 2 year old children need a vasectomy.

[@user-go1px9kt1v]

Nzinga wasnt trans she was a fierce Amazone like WARRIOR queen. Her servant went on all 4s out of respect Nzinga didnt order no one, the tone was set by that gesture.

[@chinnareid3254]

I was going to post on this topic, but I'm glad I scrolled and found your post. You're absolutely 💯 that Nzinga was definitely not trans. I just didn't understand in this video what made Queen Nzinga trans. Assuming the role of a warrior, and diplomat/politician didn't make her trans. Just a bunch of misinformation in this video.

[@puffcinnamoncloud]

True.

[@Thatssomebadhatharry1]

Yet another of twaddle this video is pandering to and transing every single example

[@Thatssomebadhatharry1]

@@user-go1px9kt1v the trans brigade try to trans practically anyone in history who was lesbian gay or gender non conforming

[@Only1Nikki]

Thank you for saying this I kind of feel like the blogger doesn’t understand African culture

[@Orphen42O]

King Henri III, favorite son of Catherine de Medici, was considered effeminate because he wore perfume, earrings and often cross-dressed. Henri often dressed in women’s clothes in public. Although he married, he was highly influenced by his “mignons", good-looking male courtiers who, with dainty clothing and elaborate jewelry vied for the king's favor. The French court considered Henri frivolous because he spent his time attending masquerade balls, playing games, and developing elaborate rules of etiquette. When he was 33, Henri was assassinated by Jacques Clément, a fanatical young Dominican friar.

[@graceneilitz7661]

I have nothing against the topic of the video, but this is pure speculation. Many of the women were likely trying to make their own way in a man’s world. I wouldn’t put modern labels on them. Hatshepsut for example was a female pharaoh of Egypt, she didn’t deny that she was a woman but dressed as a man. She dressed as a man to gain more respect, and to take on the roles of the pervious male pharaohs.

[@PaperImagesArtStudio]

Thank you very much I have no disrespect for anyone. But I’m just tired of all this stuff

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@PaperImagesArtStudio Same. Especially when people try to modernize history to fit their version of history. History isn’t that simple and it’s truly a disservice to look at history through the lens of today. You miss a lot of context and understanding doing that.

[@Zoe-rn5cr]

Whew I'm not alone then. Interesting people discussed, but putting them under the umbrella of these modern cringey terms is eye rolling.

[@Purple_haze81000]

Thank you for covering this! As a straight person, I had no idea on transgender history. That’s amazing!!! Nice to show people transgender/non binary is not a “woke” thing but always been there even in nature. I would love to see a series of Sir Ewan. I really want the actor to be transgender so people can relate to the character. Maybe a role for Elliott Page

[@eiliswalsh9293]

1:55-4:45 Emperor Elagabalus of Rome 4:46-8:46 Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba 10:16-13:30 Queen Christina of Sweden 13:32-17:55 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 17:56-22:04 Chevalier d’Éon 22:05-28:21 Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet of Craigievar

[@SM-yz4hi]

thank you!

[@karynward6205]

An outstanding job to which I give a standing ovation. One of the best and most sensitively handled history videos I have seen in a very long time. Well done! As an Historian I always love to hear about the previously marginalised and 'footnoted' in history and this content is superb. From a disciplinary perspective I was particularly impressed by your introduction and disclosure as to how you will handle pronouns and the need to be cautious about how historic persons are identified without corroborating documentary evidence or by transposing modern terminology onto historic people with which they would have had no relationship with. Excellent job! 👏👏👏👏

[@lotuslicciardi5872]

This recount of Queen Nzinga shows that not all Black tribal leaders were selling their people to Europeans. In fact, alot of those stories are false about Africans selling Africans. African tribal leaders denounced and fought against Europeans who were enslaving Africans. There's no proof Nzinga was bisexual or acted as a man. She was an intelligent, gifted Black woman who was well aware of her strength.

[@sau2949]

She didn't sold people from her tribe but sold from other tribes, also married a portuguese and changed her name so she could have European guns to defeat her brother.

[@UwU-eb3hq]

lol yeah not from her tribe but she did it to other tribes and also enslaved them too - smh

[@originalcosmicgirl]

@UwU the way that Africans engaged in slavery was very different from the chattel slavery Europeans of that time engaged in. Of course, ALL slavery is wrong, but throughout history and the world, slavery took on many different forms. It isn't fair or accurate to view all types of slavery as being the same. It's like comparing a person who murdered one person to a serial killer. They are both evil, but not different types of evil.

[@shawnaweesner3759]

@@originalcosmicgirl Well, your absolutely talking bs. Slavery, being owned by another person, whether by a black, white, yellow, or a red human being, (even when treated nicely), is a terrible thing! Abraham Lincoln understood this. You, obviously, do not.

[@originalcosmicgirl]

@@shawnaweesner3759 @Shawna Weesner I actually wrote in my comment that ALL slavery is wrong (exact words, caps and all). I even compared it to the heinous act of murder to illustrate my point. I made sure to explicitly state that so there would be no confusion. You don't have to agree with my opinion, but please read my statement accurately before you disagree. I have never, nor will I ever be ok with any type of slavery, just as I am not ok with any kind of murder. I was pointing out the various differences in slavery practices, just as there are differences in types of murder. All are heinous, but some are more so than others.

[@donnadiore2356]

As a trans person thank you for being so respectful

[@thecalicocat6657]

It’s very nice to know that I am not and never been alone I have a feeling that me Chevalier Dion and Elagabalus would’ve been good friends if we were all alive at the same time

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

This was a truly beautiful, informative and entertaining doc. Your sensitivity when handling such topics is something we could all learn from.

[@melomelody9796]

As an Angolan, Your take on Nzinga Mbandi after the death of her brother is wrong and putting her on Trans list just because of her bravery and intelligence is pretty ignorant, she dressed based on where she was presenting herself, if it was in a more political meeting she would dress " manly" to not make it about her beauty or elegance but her power as a queen, if it wasn't too political she would dress very extravagant and feminine. She wasn't gay nor trans just a Queen. PS: Nzinga Mbandi wasn't the only female warrior during colonialism there was many women, mother and wives who fought back to protect their villages.

[@amberjulia123]

Exactly! Thank you for this comment. You are SPOT ON 👏

[@tartnouveau3652]

I think you covered all of these historical figures with great respect. There are a lot of different debates when discussing the status of historical transgender individuals. But I think it’s important to note that when allowed to exist in society, transgender people exist, and live normal and accomplished lives. As a cisgender person myself, I think it’s important for straight/cis identifying people to be outspoken and acknowledge these truths. If you leave it up to the marginalized to fight for their rights, it’s not going to happen for them.

[@sleazepuff]

You cover things in a way that is respectful and makes it easy for plenty of us to learn something new!

[@ghostiekatie7727]

You handled this topic with so much grace, I’m sure it means so much so so many people! I love your videos

[@mayln163]

Sir Ewan Forbes was lucky to have a supportive mother.

[@iseejewelz3874]

As a guy man, this really means a lot and thank you so much AND that's why I've always said. Gay and Trans has always been a part but to ostracize those has been a more recent development

[@Studiosmediamilk]

Of course, all societies and rich people have always experience decadence. It is not surprising that in the age where more people can consume more, more of them will be decadent.

[@jungtothehuimang]

So much of transphobia and homophobia stems from colonialism, so many cultures had different ways of honoring gender non-conforming/NB/trans individuals until they were colonized and their culture was suppressed by small minded religious people who decided being different was ”bad” it's such a shame.

[@paulogaspar8295]

not really. This people where not trans. This people where mostly women or men that didn't liked that they ahd to be forced to have certain jobs and marry certain people. Most women that whore male clothes where to be seen as more masculine by society so they would force them to do marry a lord or to not study because women couldn't study at the time. It was never based on biology, they just wanted to do other jobs and hobbies that society didn't allowed. Which is why feminism was a thing, women wanted to be able to do those jobs. But they are still women, it's not because they want things society said they where male things that makes them a man

[@dewilew2137]

There’s a biological basis for homosexuality. Gender identity, on the other hand, not so much.

[@jungtothehuimang]

@@dewilew2137 that's kind of the point, gender identity is socially constructed and is not rooted in biology at all. That's why every culture has different ideas about gender roles and gendered clothing ect. Gender is just a construct.

[@angelfirenze]

I always enjoy these and I love learning about all of this. Would you be willing to do a video about asexual people in history?

[@rhiannon3166]

thank you so much for this video. i am non binary and a huge fan of you and your channel, and it warms my heart whenever you make content about lgbtq+ history!! ❤️

[@The_Rat_Dude]

I always tear up learning about different trans people throughout history and I especially tear up when the subject matter is handled eith care ie not misgendering the people. Genuinely, thank you for talking about them with such care. Im trans and it comforts me immensely to learn about the ones before me

[@phoenixobrien163]

Is trans another word for bisexual?

[@The_Rat_Dude]

@@phoenixobrien163 trans is the shortened term for transgender which means someone who doesnt identify with their gender assigned at birth/ sex. Bisexual is someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.

[@phoenixobrien163]

@@The_Rat_Dude -- Ah. Now I understand. Thanks! I guess I'm trans then. I identify more with males. I hated having a period and wasn't crazy about having breasts. And never liked wearing dresses. Seemed too sissy to me. And the idea of giving birth was the most hideous process ever. Anyway, there it all ended. I never had any urges to physically change sexes. Nor did I want to dress as a man. Give me a well fitting pair of Italian slacks and a sparkly blouse and I was happy.

[@dpfljr]

@@phoenixobrien163 It's a misnomer for people dealing with gender dysphoria who may or may not have had surgery to alter their bodies

[@Catandgoose]

@@phoenixobrien163 nope. Being transgender means that someone’s gender identity doesn’t align with their sex at birth. Even though the acronym LGBTQ+ includes the T for transgender, as person’s gender identity doesn’t necessarily tell you anything about their sexual orientation. Trans women can be straight and only attracted to men, trans men can be bisexual, etc. etc.

[@devonyoung3664]

Love this idea! However I think it should've been titled "gender non conforming" because it's more of an umbrella term than non binary

[@roberthansen9294]

As a sis gendered gay man who had a relationship with a trans man f/m . Your telling was done with style and the best of taste

[@theleviosadi]

thank you for this great and informative content and for showing the reality that transgender people are not a creation of modern society but a natural variation in human beings that have always existed.

[@Fitlessblog]

Thank you for being so respectful of pronouns. It's really not that hard, but it means so much to the people that are trans or non-binary. 💙

[@CrystalWilliamsoncoach]

All of these fascinating stories should be created as streamed series!! I'd watch every multiple episode

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Crystal Williamson 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@standard9741]

as a nonbin person obsessed w historical fiction im LOVING this content

[@UwU-eb3hq]

um this isnt fiction tho

[@standard9741]

@@UwU-eb3hq correct, that's what makes it so cool

[@angel79nunn]

@@standard9741 so why did you say fiction?

[@standard9741]

@@angel79nunn because i like historical fiction, hope that helps

[@UwU-eb3hq]

@@standard9741 yes true - I too love both historical fiction and non fiction- fascinating stuff

[@Nutsource]

I love that you're making these videos, and are doing so sensitively. In other news, I would follow Nzinga into battle.

[@lm4886]

Thank you for doing this video, Lindsay! I enjoy all of your videos for showcasing what most history classes gloss over, and this one is absolutely wonderful! great stories told very tastefully ❤️

[@aweofme]

Nzinga was not trans…….just a fierce strong woman

[@liberatedlife9676]

Queen Nzinga should not be on this thumbnail! She was not non binary. She just took on the role of a “man” as a leader and negotiator for her people.

[@MFLimited]

In times and cultures where a Queen could not hold the ultimate power of a king, I think it’s a bit of a leap to call Women like King Nzinga and pharaoh Hatshepsut either transgender or non-binary. In fact, that’s kind of sexist. They used male titles so that their power would not be questioned and yet this has led you to question their gender. Just as it is rude to refuse to acknowledge The pronouns somebody asks you to use, it is also rude to infer that a strong woman who will not conform to sex role stereotypes as gender bending

[@marcybons]

first of all clean up your act, terms like gender bending are considered very insensitive by most trans people. second of all, pretty sure there's even more facts related to nzinga's story behind this, let's not forget that lindsay surely does a lot more and deeper research than just what's read in the script for the videos. pretty sure the implication of nzinga's choices (not just of their title) is that they were nonbinary, not a ftm trans person, meaning they could very well still have identified as feminine to some degree and still be trans. in case you missed it, there's a whole section of their part of the video that mentions how they surrounded themself with a literal harem of actual culturally recognized nonbinary people, those third gender shamans. "harem" means they were likely nzinga's sexual partners, and if not that, their closest social circle. that also adds to the contextual evidence for them having been nonbinary (or their culture's equivalent at the time) since it's a trend across history that lgbt people, especially ones in power, would form their social circles, courts and such out of people with similar identities or orientations as themselves, as that would often be the safest way to find romantic and sexual partners. or in some cultures, the most acceptable way according to traditions. also, i don't recall any mention in the video of queens being seen as less powerful than kings in nzinga's particular culture; only that their presumably older brother inherited the title before they did. or are you perhaps an expert in older angolan cultures and societies, or someone who's done extensive research on it? because if not, most of your argument doesn't seem based on facts at all, but rather more modern and western variations of transphobia.

[@lisah8438]

​@@marcybons Mark is not the only one saying that Nzinga wasn't trans. Their lovers probably were but Nzinga probably weren't.

[@est9949]

Watching this for the fifth time and it still fascinates me every time. To think the Nazi targeted trans people and scientific research like that and yet no one talks about it. Very few scientists dares to do research about trans people for a long time afterwards for the fear of persecution I bet. Thank you once again for this valuable video.

[@donttalktomebye]

Its so lovely you brought up Magnus Hirschfeld and included the fact that Nazis destroyed 20+ years of lgbtq and specifically trangender research and history. In America, we see the exact pictures of nazis destroying the sexual institute and were never told just what was being destroyed, having our history doubly destroyed and erased. Its also lovely to hear about someone who was lucky to experience his institution before it was destroyed. Sir Ewan's experience is something I wish i had learned about previously. Wild to think that the same royal family was involved in him keeping himself safe. Although thats another mode of proof that money will protect its own, seeing as the UK is downright awful to non royal trans people still

[@Flamsterette]

"Lovely" isn't the word I would use, but okay.

[@Imehal]

This is incredibly important content that is fascinating, and presenting in a visually and audibly engaging way. I absolutely love that you heard the suggestions, and put together such a rare and needed video. Thank you so much.

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Imehal 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@orlandofurioso7958]

Gibbon wrote that Elagabalus "abandoned himself to the grossest pleasures with ungoverned fury". Niebur said, "the name Elagabalus is branded in history above all others" because of his "unspeakably disgusting life." His body was cut up and thrown into the river.

[@xQueenyBee]

I absolutely love all your LGBT videos! Just curious though, do you have any similar vids in the works for asexual or aromatic nobles?

[@rockingthemike]

this would also be a very interesting topic!

[@atticusgrace277]

Great idea!

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Given the pressure to marry and breed, I would think there would be very few if any who would admit to being asexual or aromantic.

[@merrymermaid]

would love this!!!

[@roriemarie2968]

If you were a woman that had no interest in sex...you could just be pious..women were not supposed to enjoy sex in some cultures. Only naughty women. So A sexual may be hard to spot.

[@emilyonizuka4698]

love this! this might be a long shot, but do you think you could do a video on asexual or aromantic royals?

[@swecheekypanda]

Elagabalus was also known as a cruel leader with sadistic behaviour. He enjoyed inviting starving people to the palace and give them paintings off food to make fun them. He also liked to let loose declawed and defanged lions and bears on his dinner guests without telling them they were no longer dangerous because he thought it was fun to scare them. He also let the animals loose in peoples bedrooms sometimes. One old man is said to have died of a heart attack because he got so frightened. And his most famous disaster when he dropped tons of flowers peddles from the ceiling onto a ballroom below and smothered many of the guests to death (famous from the painting “The Roses of Heliogabalus”) He was not unlike Caligula in that regard who was also chosen as emperor at a young age.

[@dewilew2137]

She definitely sanitized the history of many of these awful people.

[@minoyd]

It's a pretty terrifying time in history to be trans in America. So thank you for this wonderful treat Lindsay🥺😭❤❤❤

[@russellishihara8390]

HOW is it a "terrifying" time ? You are considered a special, protected class of citizens. You people make up less than 1 % of the population yet your beliefs are being pushed onto society so aggressively , and with such frequency, that one would think that you made up 90% of the population. This constant bombardment of prop@ganda is putting confusion into the minds of impressionable, vulnerable youths. Nobody is saying that people should not have the freedom to be whatever they like, but the soci@l engin÷÷ring camp@igns that are t@rgeting the youth with this stuff NEEDS TO STOP. 🛑

[@antonieladasilva2971]

As an Angolan I’d like to say nothing pointed towards Nzinga being trans or nonbinary, on the contrary I’m pretty sure she was a cisgender woman who had children of her own, there’s a movie for anyone who’s interested and a book.

[@theillustriouscosmowitch617]

Bro can you imagine how fucking cool it would be to get a Natlan character for Genshin Impact based on Nzinga? We’d literally get black, female and trans representation all at once. Hell, give her a Hydro Vision and maybe we’ll even at last get a Hydro Claymore user as well.

[@NikibaRichards]

Why was Nzinga added to this list? Based on the information presented in this video and also the few historical references (all from a European perspective) there is nothing to point towards her being transgender or nonbinary. Europeans had and have a tendency to masculinize black women especially dark skin black women.

[@Krana-rt2yy]

I agree. Great comments. I see it nowadays with others, too. Angelina Jolie’s kid Shiloh, that the media jumped to proclaim has a new gender identity… and that seems to have been totally false. A daughter can’t even have a tomboy phase anymore without assuming what they are or aren’t. People have to be allowed to speak for themselves. And if the person isn’t living, then they can’t speak for themselves. The video creator shouldn’t have put Nzinga on this list.

[@grizzellfarquar4571]

Much as I applaud the intent of this video and the sensitive approach taken, I agree with this point. Illustrating and promoting that there is and always has been a wide range of normal and healthy ways to describe or feel about your identity is hugely important but care should be taken when implying or labelling identities of individuals. I too am basing my comment on the evidence presented to me within the video. Perhaps the research behind the video provided more compelling evidence of exactly how they identified themselves?

[@grizzellfarquar4571]

Also though... Regardless of race / gender / any other form of identity, if someone's life inspires another's positive feelings that can only be a good thing.

[@SM-yz4hi]

she preferred the masculine royal title, maybe there was other evidence left out?

[@colewallace4010]

I’ve been learning so much from your videos, and it’s just been fueling my curiosity for Monarchies across the world. I was wondering if you could do a video on Marie Antoinette’s friend Princess de Lamballe? I’ve been trying to learn about her but I have found it difficult finding trustworthy sources on her story.

[@cjinmalaragz]

Sending love to Lindsay for presenting history in the coolest way possible 💕

[@AurelioVidal]

This was so cool. Thank you so much for telling these stories.

[@elsakristina2689]

I love Kristina 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️ learning about them has been life-changing.

[@therapy4one946]

Nzinga was my great great great (ect.) grandma and as a trans kid I literally was so excited and surpirsed to see her included in this video

[@shavingmypiano]

That's cool!

[@Worldobserver567]

not true

[@9roselove9]

How do you know that?

[@therapy4one946]

@@9roselove9 my dad and my grandma has made a hobby of researching our family history for years and they love telling this story

[@dewilew2137]

Imagine bragging about being related to a slave trader.

[@ipercalisse579]

This is infuriating. Catherine of Sweden was lesbian. Philippe Duke of Orleans (I guess you forgot about him) was gay, Eliogabalo was gay. They loved crossdressing, but they WERE GAY. Crossdressing does not automatically make someone non-binary or trans. It is now time to end this twisted trend to label people based on gender ideology. Catherine used to wear men's clothing, she was more comfortable with them, she had a masculine temperament, like a butch woman, and of course she loved women. George Sand did also wear trousers, she wasnt even gay or bi, a straight woman wearing trousers, it is so hard to accept for you wokes?

[@lisah8438]

Maybe the video should have been called gender non-conforming.

[@DQBlizzard_]

@@lisah8438 or non-binary? "Non-binary people do not fit into the binary categories of male or female, but have a diverse range of gender identities and expressions."

[@DamnDemi]

I love that you cover this, Lindsay. It's very comforting to hear about LGBTQIA+ royals.

[@Nocturne22]

I read the Princess Diaries book "Kristina, The Girl King" as a kid and was fascinated by her gender presentation - glad to see she made this list!

[@ipercalisse579]

She was a she :)

[@actuallyimnotreallysureyet6360]

I wish women weren’t suspected of being trans just bc they rejected the traditional gender roles at the time

[@ghostephanie6800]

ahhh i love these videos you make, it's so fascinating learning about lgbt people throughout history, as it just proves that we as people haven't changed- it's just society that has. obviously we still have a long ways to go, but i always like to wonder how these historical figures would have reacted to the knowledge that in many areas of the world, people like them would go on to be accepted and even celebrated in some communities. kinda bittersweet since they never saw it for themselves, but i feel they'd be proud to know that the world has gradually progressed into a more accepting place.

[@chris_a_chimera6050]

As a member of the lgbt+ community I found this video to be incredibly insightful and inspiring thank you for researching and respecting these people so much

[@curtisthomas2670]

Chevalier d'Eon was one of the top fencers in Europe. The image at 21:29 depicts a celebrated fencing match between the Chevalier de Saint-Georges and Chevalier d’Eon which took place at Carlton House on the 9 April 1787 in the presence of the Prince of Wales, members of the nobility and fencing aficionados. D'Eon won the match, although some believed Saint - Georges deliberately loss in deference to d'Eon's age. Saint - Georges was a former student of d'Eon, was the son of a French aristocrat planter and a Guadeloupean slave. He was raised and educated in France, served in the army, at one point was in the same unit as the fellow mixed race father of author Alexandre Dumas, became a master swordsman, and a noted violinist virtuoso and opera composer.

[@katsotiriou3264]

I think I’m a time where it was considered that being a women was beneath men women changed they way they acted and dressed to survive in a precarious time

[@SnazzyArcade]

Yes idk if that was always an inner identity thing, otherwise it's saying that women who didn't do that identified into their oppression.

[@Anammoxx]

I'm not a fan of putting a trans label on of what we see as gender non-conforming behaviour in historical people, especially when it comes to women in male dominated societies. Drottning Kristina for example was pretty much told her whole life that she was not like the other "vain and dumb" women but rather like a man as this video mentioned. An important thing to point out is the line " like a man", indicating that while contemporaries saw her as a "superior woman" compared to her more stereotypical feminine counterparts, she's not born a man thus would have been seen as inferior to biological men. Why would she want to embrace something that she's been taught is inferior? She was in a precarious position where she risked falling out of favour with high ranking men if she was seen as "one of those other inferior women", confirming their belief that women were unfit to rule because of their inherent inferiority

[@ellerose9164]

Well I think Lindsay made it clear enough in the beginning of the video that she does not clame to know exactly how they identified themselves. Maybe Christina was a gay woman or non binary or trans man..., I guess we'll never know. It's still a good idea to include her because she defied gender rules.

[@Anammoxx]

@@ellerose9164 As I've said before, gender non-conforming doesn't mean trans. Even though she made it clear at the start of the video that it's speculative content, the title is not matching up. It would be more accurate to title it "Gender non-conforming royals & nobles" for example.

[@piratesswoop725]

@@ellerose9164 Christina was the biggest historical example of an NLOG.

[@bethhentges]

@@piratesswoop725 NLOG?

[@morgoer]

@@bethhentges not like other girls

[@Bellamy666]

I love your lgbt videos. As an agender person, this one in particular made me happy to watch. It’s so wonderful to see non-binary and trans representation. Thanks for making this, Lindsay! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Dawes 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@fabianshedenhelm2986]

@@Raymondgogolf they're agender, not a woman

[@Catandgoose]

@@fabianshedenhelm2986 it seems that that person is just commenting solicitous stuff like that under any comment with what they take to be a feminine profile pic. Kinda creepy

[@Flamsterette]

@@fabianshedenhelm2986 Scam artists wouldn't care about gender anyway.

[@ah_libra]

As a transgirl, this definitely makes me feel inspired and supported! :)

[@phoenixobrien163]

I am definitely behind in the times. I am not trying to be insensitive, but I never know how to take a statement like "I am a transgirl". Does it mean that the person was born a male but identifies as a girl -- or is it the other way around?

[@cronchybo]

@@phoenixobrien163 yes, that is correct.

[@angel79nunn]

Just know that this is not confirmed.

[@cronchybo]

@@angel79nunn yeah, but it's heavily supported. lots of things aren't confirmed, but are still considered as fact today.

[@angel79nunn]

@@cronchybo which is dumb. People should never put a label on something that is fact when it isn't confirmed. I think it's a bit sexist to suggest that a woman or man is a certain gender just by looking at the way they act or dress. Personally I identify as a woman, I am also female, but I act and dress masculine. I think it's more likely that the woman in the video also felt this way. But I could also be wrong.

[@bubblepopelectric2010]

i've just discovered your channel and honestly the way you treat gender / transgenderism with such sensitivity is so nice to hear esp in the anti-trans climate of the uk i have to live in all the time. hearing about historical trans people and the way they were (sometimes) accepted by loved ones and could live as their true selves gives me hope and validation, which is really needed when so many people claim that it's just atrend we'll all grow out of. thank you :)

[@wifeoftheparty9839]

Some women did present as male once crowned in order to be taken seriously by their people and opposing countries. Especially in countries where lines of succesion were defined by males. Sexuality rarely had anything to do with it. Not saying it didn't happen just saying that needs to be taken into consideration before jumping to conclusions.

[@autopsyturvy]

gender and sexuality are different, so you're correct. sexuality not rarely but DIDN'T have anything to do with it. a lot of these cases are pretty cut and dry 'these people were trans to some degree'. There's no way this can be applied to people like Dr. Ewan, who began presenting well before any sort of power would have came to him (and even then it was just a Baronetcy.) or Elagabalus (who literally did the exact opposite of what you're describing; she presented as female during her reign.) for example.

[@zoelhaines227]

Such an interesting video! Sir Ewan Forbes' story sounds very interesting and I will be adding it to my "to read list"

[@aurorejonesTV]

Marcus /elagabalus male Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, c. 204 - 11/12 March 222), better known by his nicknames "Elagabalus" (/ˌɛləˈɡæbələs/, EL-ə-GAB-ə-ləs) and Heliogabalus (/ˌhiːliə-, -lioʊ-/ HEE-lee-ə-, -⁠lee-oh-[3]), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was conspicuous for sex scandals and religious controversy. A close relative to the Severan dynasty, he came from a prominent Arab family in Emesa (Homs), Syria, where since his early youth he served as head priest of the sun god Elagabal. After the death of his cousin, the emperor Caracalla, Elagabalus was raised to the principate at 14 years of age in an army revolt instigated by his grandmother Julia Maesa against Caracalla's short-lived successor, Macrinus. He only posthumously became known by the Latinised name of his god.[a] kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ7Win6JnqeNsLc

[@brooklyn113]

Not a royal but finding of Joan of Arc stated "I would rather burned alive than wear anything but men's clothes" is very interesting to me as a nonbinary trans person. Transgender Warriors by Les Feinberg is the source.

[@fosminclorin]

Come on, you're "non-binary" and "trans" just because of what you choose to wear. So anyone who doesn't conform to the gender stereotypes is a trans and/or non-binary person by today's standards. What happened to not putting some stupid labels on people? People like you are a joke to the real trans community and the lgbt community that you're trying so hard to be a part of.

[@lurji]

she wore mens clothes because she had to avoid rape in prison 😐

[@brooklyn113]

@@lurji if that's what you want to believe sure but you should do some more reading about it

[@ipercalisse579]

@@fosminclorin I thought the same and I'm not the only one. This is becoming ridiculous. You know what, like with mental patients, agree with them, agree with them always, they can't loose their delusions...

[@ipercalisse579]

Dude, what. If a woman wants to wear men's clothing (back then especially) this doesn't mean she is trans omg. This escalated quickly.

[@MadchenLear]

Wanting to dress a certain way doesn't make one trans. This was informative in the sense of learning about historical figures, but outside of that it sounds incredibly stupid.

[@Mikelaxo]

Hollywood could take all of these stories and turn them into inclusive films instead of forcing representation were there was none

[@Kitti_B]

This video is simply anyother stupid wokism and not true, so the films would be forced representation too.

[@Flamsterette]

Were?

[@enerioffutt1881]

People have always had straight, gay, bi, trans, and non-binary, although we didn't always have the words. And there have always been those who insisted on living their truth, no matter what. And I salute them.

[@DodPod89]

Nzinga is definitely a hero.

[@zombiequeen7754]

Love please everyone....no more hate...we are all different and thats what makes this world so amazing and beautiful! Much love...happiness...good health and happiness to all!

[@almostclintnewton8478]

never in my life have i clicked on a video so fast, thank you so much Lindsay!!! Edit: I'm seeing comments verging of TERF material so let me just throw in my two cents on the off chance this comment section becomes too much of a shit storm (which i know it will not because histroy tea time viewers are better than that😌 ): I feel the simple solution would be to replace the term non-binary with gender non-conforming. But it is also worth noting that gender is an intensely abstract concept whose interpretation varies widely from culture to culture and person to person no matter how hard we try- from our modern standpoint- to apply definitions of the gender binary and deviations from it. In many African cultures, woman/manhood often places intense emphasis on roles more than it does on one's physical attributes. If Nzinga's tribe is anything like my own (Kikuyu) the simple fact that she was sterilized and therefore not able to have children automatically had the effect of disqualifying her from the role of womanhood and it is also likely that she would have agreed (which is severely fucked up and very sad but still likely). Conversations about queer people in history are crucial but linguistically difficult to have. The fact is we will never know what words they would have used for themselves if at all, but it just so happens that the words we have tend to fit the description of the bits and pieces of information left over from their relatively obscure lives and it's wonderful that people like Lindsay at least attempt to share their stories.

[@_Sakidora_]

I agree that non-binary is a meaningless term whereas gender non-conforming is much more precise. The real problem comes when people try to use the subjective and ever shifting notions of gender to trump the objective reality of sex and say that a man can become an actual woman simply by 'identifying' as one.

[@almostclintnewton8478]

@@_Sakidora_ tl;dr: It is not about "Identifying" it is about being. When we talk about gender we speak in terms of a collection of experiences and the labels we feel best apply to them. Unfortunately, the only person who truly understands one's experience is themself. If we insist on treating the strict male/female binary and the idea that you are only the parts you are born with and the standards grafted onto you as a viable and widely applicable concept we inevitably run into a lot of dumb ass problems. So a few things: 1. I say gender non-conforming is a better fit for the title than non-binary I mean it in the sense that gender non-conforming is a much broader term and therefore more fitting for ambiguous situations where no one is entirely sure what was going on e.g was this person just trying to be their most authentic self, as in the case of Sir Ewan, or were they earnestly performing a role to the best of their ability? In all these cases the only thing we can say for sure is that they did not conform to the gender they had been assigned initially. 2. The only "objective reality" of sex is that some of us are built to pump babies in and some of us are built to push babies out and even that's not a hard and fast rule because infertility is a thing. People have more of a certain hormone than they are told they should literally all the time, genitalia forms "ambiguously", so do proportions. This line of thinking is fine when applied to animals but we as humans have this thing where the societies we form do not rely on figuring out who gets to fuck who and much less on making people act according to their biology. And whenever we *do* try to function like that things get very frustrating for everyone. 3. "An actual woman" is itself an intensely subjective phrase. If to you, manhood is the shaft between two thighs and a body that predominantly makes testosterone then you are going to end up leaving out a lot of men. Invalidating transgender people by saying that their experience is not possible only serves to perpetuate cycles of harm and frustration that it would cost us nothing to break. edit: sorry for the lecture but i had thoughts

[@Thatssomebadhatharry1]

@@almostclintnewton8478 men cannot be women , women cannot be men. Sex is invalidating by nature because we are two separate classes within our species.do grow up

[@gracievallee2551]

I love to see this! trans and nb people have been erased soooo much and that’s not right

[@marlenelara2480]

I am part of the lgbtq community and this video made me cry with happiness

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Marlene 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@jmannysantiago]

I have always enjoyed your videos and always admired how open you are about recognizing LGBTQ experiences throughout history. This video has made me even more of a fan of yours! Thank you so much for recognizing our presence throughout time and history! Thank you! THABK YOU!

[@ladyreverie7027]

Someone should make a movie about Nzinga! What an amazing story!

[@lisah8438]

I am trying to figure out how Nzinga and Christna are Non-binary. Be careful with assuming that gender non-conforming people or masculine females are non-binary. That is kind of rude too. Not saying that they arent non-binary.

[@amberjulia123]

Same! Actually none of these people were trans except Ewin.

[@bunnymomjulie6719]

This was amazing. I hope it does give hope and comfort to know that people are not alone. This has been going on throughout time. What's terrible is how it is dealt with by the ignorant. Thank you for presenting this so respectfully! Xoxo

[@phoenixobrien163]

Let it be known that on this here day and on this here channel, I finally came to realize, and accept, that I am a trans person, I never liked being female and despised Society's placing a lower status on females. I always wondered why I was drawn to LGBT issues. I lived a cis-gendeted life. Now I know why. I particularly understood the feelings of Queen Christina and how she felt contempt for other females. I myself often wondered how men could stand them.

[@carolflower8015]

And yet so many men would kill to be a woman lol

[@rayb63]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! The realization part is hard, and can really hurt when you start to realize why you've been so uncomfortable your whole life. But ultimately it'll be a good thing. I'm so proud of you and happy for you.

[@phoenixobrien163]

@@rayb63 -- The hardest part was i sensed that my own family suspected I was lesbian! I can't express the contempt i felt for them. All because I started off as a child refusing those silly Tiny Tears dolls for Christmas and wanting a Barbie doll so I could drive a car to the desert planetarium and study the stars through the big telescope with the astronomers who loved explaining the secrets of the Universe to me.

[@rusharley2080]

Turn to Jesus and stop this while you can!

[@phoenixobrien163]

@@rusharley2080 - Stop *what* while I can? Deny my own experiences, my own feelings and thoughts? There really *are* people, down through the ages unto today, who think their own thoughts and somehow, from lesser to greater degrees, simply do *not* conform to society's mores, indoctrinations, so called "values". About twenty years ago, I met a black girl at a gas station. She was pumping gas, as I was. Somehow we got into a conversation and she gave me her card. She called herself "Star". She told me she's an auto mechanic and knows various trades. I asked her how did she manage that. She told me her parents encouraged her in whatever her interests were. Her interests were in what society typically assigned to males. And through that encouragement she became an auto mechanic. I looked at her, amazed. I told her to bless her mother and father every day for the having *enlightened parents.*How I wished I had parents like hers.*