2 Minute History: Eleanor Rykener (Medieval Transness)

[jebdunkins]

Is it bad it took me 5 seconds to realise you weren't speaking a historical language?

[ABAlphaBeta]

Ruth Mazo Karras and her colleague David Lorenzo Boyd caution against using female pronouns, but Kadin Henningsen ("Calling [herself] Eleanor") argues for them. I've gone with she/her in the interest of Eleanor/John's insistence at their trial that they had acted as a woman. Which is a bias, so full disclaimer on that

[gracewenzel]

Thank you for this video! I am always pleased to learn about historical gender non-conforming people like Eleanor. She, like many others, is a reminder that we have always been here. I hope many stories like hers will be uncovered.

[patata]

I just want to say, thank you so much for the video

I feel like this kind of content is both important and necessary to make people understand that we have existed for all of history and that transgenderism, like homosexuality, isn't something modern or new, but has rather always been with us humans since the very start

Good video of an interesting topic, and also don't mind the mononeural bigots that are (already) disliking the video and commenting dumb stuff. Keep it up!

[AlteredState]

Thank you! I myself am trans/non-binary and bisexual, so I really appreciate it when LGBTQ+ people and stories in history are brought to light as history of this nature if often deystroyed, locked away, ignored, and scrutinized. I hope to see more videos like this as well as what other content you have to put out. Love you!

[yanshero]

Further proof, that it's not just a modern phenomenon, but a natural facette of human gender and sexuality and has always has been present.

[olimiardomago]

The Elagabalus was a transgender girl who have comanded Roman Empire. But her reign lasted just 4 years.

[viomusardathefluffysealgas]

Where can I find online the picture of the woman holding a cup with 3 dragon heads? I want to search it online. Thank you💜

[ebusanta]

It took me nealy 10 seconds to realise that you are speaking English and not Latin

[yeslikealucard]

i simply have no choice BUT to worship you now. mwah

[SD-gegv]

You should look into the tale of Ila..A Hindu gender-fluid deity married to the God of Mercury

[opalescentyams]

You may want to be aware that the term "transgenderism" is increasingly seen as somewhat offensive, despite its history of academic use

[RobinKoenig]

Excellent video, great jumping of point for further research

[elsakristina]

How have I never heard of Eleanor until now?

[oaksage]

Are you the man from History Debunked?

[Rowbotftw]

You give one example, and importantly state that no language existed to describe someone transsexual. Yet you conclude with saying ”it was not unimaginable to encounter transexual people in 14th century london”. You therefore disprove yourself and im unsubbing. Disapointing video

[sean]

Awesome video. Gender is an expression