> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 7 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Gender has historically been non-binary]] > For as long as human civilization has existed, there have been people whose experience of their internal [[gender]] does not align with the physical features of their body. The Gala, a middle [[gender]] priest class of the [[Sumer|Sumerian]] empire, existed over 4,500 years ago. The [[Indigenous]] cultures of [[North America]] recognized a [[third gender]] far before [[European colonialism]], and still do to this day. Roman emperor Elagabalus (218 AD) insisted on being referred to as Lady rather than Lord, and even put forward a ransom for anyone who could conduct genital reconstruction surgery. > > <cite>[The Gender Dysphoria Bible :: That's Gender Dysphoria, FYI](https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en)</cite> This is part of:: [[Gender is a social construct]] and works with:: [[Biology supports the validity of trans people]] to justify the existence of [[Transgender people|trans]] people to anybody. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[gender]], [[Transgender people]],