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Painting of General von Steuben, father of the US Army, hero of the American Revolutionary War, and a gay man. Happy Pride month! (infosec.pub)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting! I knew about Pulaski, but not that they were intersex!

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As the article states, it's a VERY recent discovery. I like to pull it up whenever folks try to tell me that "people being trans is a new fad" or that "tHeRe'S OnLy TwO gEnDaRs: pEnUs aNd vAgInA."

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

All historical accounts of people outside the modern Western gender binary MUST go 😔