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this shit is so cool!! @chainmail-butch if you happen to remember if it was mentioned, how did they end up stopping their menstruation?? I always assumed hormonal science like that was pretty modern. unless they’re performing hysterectomies back then? but I didn’t think there was a clear understanding of ovaries, uterus, etc until maybe like 1700s (I am guessing at these dates). maybe herbal medicine? like, knowing what the effect is (stopping menstruation) but not why? desperately would love to know the answer if ur able to find it from that first pic u posted!! :-)

I started reading Roland Betancourt's Byzantine Intersectionality because it has a chapter on transwomen, but it turns out that the book is heavily focused on transmasculinity and race in the Byzantine world.

Specifically I wanted to show you this discussion on artistic representation of top surgery and the likelihood that this actually represents top surgery.

Anyway this is really fucking cool

#byzantine history #transgender history

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Aurora and Cephalus by François Forster (1821)

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Amadeus (1984), dir. Miloš Forman

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ALT

Accurate photo of my soul. 1931. Source.

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Medieval castle stairs were often built to ascend in narrow, clockwise spirals so right-handed castle defenders could use their swords more easily. This design put those on the way up at a disadvantage (unless they were left-handed). The steps were also uneven to give defenders the advantage of anticipating each step’s size while attackers tripped over them. Source Source 2 Source 3

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) Femme au Coquillage, 1885

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) La Loyauté, 1876

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William Etty (1787-1849) “Male Nude, with Arms Up-Stretched” (1828) Oil on board Located in the York Gallery, York, England

Professor Jason Edwards of the University of York suggested that this image may have been intended to be hung horizon­tally with the model on his back, but it is more likely to be a study for a Descent from the Cross.

#‘​study for descent on the cross’ my ass #this is some kinky shit

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Chloe Atkins’ portraits of lesbians at San Francisco’s Club Q featured in her published collection Girls Night Out (1998)

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Karl Bryullov, ‘Last Day of Pompeii’, (Details)

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Reading Les Mis is like:

This is Valjean, who loves books and reads all the time.

This is Javert, who hates books but will read because that's what Responsible Citizens Should Do.

And this is Victor Hugo, who is an author and assures you there are no biases whatsoever in these creative choices.

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King Arthur at Tintagel

uniquedevontours

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Herbert James Draper - The Water Nymph (1908)

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I sent a letter today - something I haven’t done for years

It’s full of plastic bread clips

It’s for Science

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