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6. During the civil war there were women who put on mens clothes and went to war. They were not

Fri Sep 10, 2021, 06:48 PM

Sep 2021

noticed until they were wounded and a doctor had to undress them. Could have been trans.

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Think being trans is a 'trend'? Consider these 18th-century 'female husbands' [View all] Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 OP

Of course it's been happening through the ages! FirstLight Sep 2021 #1

Fascinating story jmbar2 Sep 2021 #2

It's your second paragraph Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 #4

Actually Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 #7