gender News and Stories

This African Female King Defied the Gender Binary in the 17th Century

Western understandings of queer identity may dominate the current conversation around LGBTQ+ folks and our history, but a wider, global look at sexuality reveals a much richer and more interesting story. In fact, what we consider “normative” today may very well have seemed bizarre to our ancestors. One of the[…]

The Muxes of Mexico Are a ‘Third Gender’ Who Straddle the Line Between Respected and Reviled

Muxes are a ‘third-gender’ largely recognized in the Juchitán region of Oaxaca, Mexico. But though they’re extraordinary, they don’t live charmed lives

You’ll Lust After the Male Version of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft

For any gaymer who has ever wanted a male version of Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft, meet Nathan Thomas. He’ll raid your dreams.

The Hijra Are a Recognized Third Gender in Hindu Society

Recognition of gender outside of the binary may feel like a recent development when we look at it through a Western lens, but for the rest of the world this often is not true. For example, a third gender has been recognized in Hindu society as far back as ancient[…]