"Everyone knew Beyle…
People felt weird around her, as though they were neither male nor female…
She was recommended to see a noted professor and under his supervision, Beyle became a man…
And they were no longer Beyle, but Berl"
Trans people have always been here, even in the shtetl
@LilahTovMoon The thing that got this shobbos goy's attention was that Judaism recognises at least six genders, and has for at least 2000 years...
We have always been here. It is interesting to me that Talmud is the only place I know of that _wrote that down_ anywhere close to.that far back...