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> Ancient is not the same as good.

Who said otherwise?

> Here's some other "ancient" stuff, that can be used to say the opposite of your point

Yes, native Americans had gay people too, and slightly varying ideas of division of labour. I'm not sure how you think this proves the notion that distinguishing gender and sex is or was some dominant mode of thought.

Just look up transgender history on Wikipedia, literally the opening paragraph says these concepts were invented in the 1950s.



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