Were Trans People Sacred?

Why do trans and gender-nonconforming people keep showing up suspiciously close to gods, prophecy and ancient religion? With trans historian Sophie Edwards, we follow a wildly gay historical trail through the ancient mediterranean to ask why people crossing gender boundaries were so often imagined as closer to the divine. Download FEELD: https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/queer TomboyX code: code QUEER15 for 15% off your order https://tomboyx.com/ Join Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/QueerCollective CONTACT US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queer.collective/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@queercollectivepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queer.collective.to/ Website: https://www.queercollectiveto.com/ Email: queer.collective.to@gmail.com 0:00 Why Were Trans People So Close to the Divine? 1:00 Can We Call Ancient People Trans? 2:22 The Enarees: Trans Diviners Trusted by Kings 8:30 Why Was Gender-Crossing Linked to Prophecy? 11:50 The Galli: Rome’s Trans Feminine Priestesses 16:20 Ancient Gender-Affirming Care & the Day of Blood 23:15 How Did Ancient Rome Treat the Galli? 28:49 Where Did the Galli Go? 30:40 The Trans Saints of Early Christianity 31:55 Saint Pelagius: The Trans Saint & Former Sex Worker 42:42 Saint Marinos: Exiled Rather Than Out Himself 51:06 Is Transness Connected to the Divine? 54:15 Tiresias: Gender-Crossing, Gods & Prophecy 59:03 The Mystery of the Bearded Venus 1:04:37 We Have Always Existed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.