Lost Rituals of Trans Priestesses From 2000 Years Ago | Ancient Transgender History

▼▼Support the channel on Patreon▼▼ ►  / sbedwards◄   ▼▼Grab your copy of We Have Always Existed Zine #1: The Enarees▼▼ ►https://sbedwards.co/product/we-have-... ►https://bsky.app/profile/transgenderh... ►  / transgender.history   For a detailed bibliography and in-line citations: ►https://sbedwards.co/the-rituals-of-t... What did ancient transgender spirituality look like? In this video, we revisit the Gallae the transgender priestesses of the goddess Kybele. This time, we explore their ancient rituals, fashion, music, and myths. These ancient trans women lived and worshipped in the Roman Empire for centuries, leaving behind clues about their lives through archaeology, sculpture, and sacred rites. We’ll dive into ancient trans people’s role in mystery cults, look at their connection to the gods and the Roman state, and unpack how trans rituals and transgender spirituality shaped religious life across the ancient Mediterranean. From Roman history to trans mythology, we’re piecing together a powerful legacy of historical trans women and their enduring influence on modern trans culture. If you're into queer history, trans studies, or just want to see how trans people in history shaped the world, welcome. This is the queer history 101 you were never taught, and you're invited. #transhistoryisrealhistory #ancienttransgenderhistory #TransHistory #Gallae #AncientTransPeople #LGBTQHistory #TransPaganism ----- 00:00 - Introduction 04:58 - Chapter I: Misconceptions and Definitions 11:32 - Chapter II: Gaze into the Eyes of our Ancient Trans Sister 15:42 - Chapter III: Historical Trans Women Fashion 20:01 - Chapter IV: Ancient Historical Trans Women Loved Noise Music Too 35:30 - Chapter V: Trees, Fruits, and Nocturnal Emissions 38:16 - Chapter VI: Dixi Flagellato! Bene Facere! 49:15 - Chapter VII: The March Festivals in Honour of Attis 1:04:17 - Chapter VIII: What Can This All Tell Us About Transgender History? 1:14:51 - Outro, Credits, and Cinder Being a Goober ----- All voices by Sophie Edwards (yes, even that one) Rights to all assets are as credited in the video, public domain, or created by Sophie Edwards, except: Audio: ►Equinox, Please Hold Me, and Flourish by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com CC BY-SA 3.0 ►Breakfast in Paris by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ CC BY-SA ►Small Town Boy by FSM Team feat. e s c p | https://www.free-stock-music.com/arti... https://escp-music.bandcamp.com CC BY-SA ►Green Tea by Purrple Cat | https://purrplecat.com CC BY-SA ►Skyline Vibes by Aylex | https://freetouse.com/music/aylex CC BY-SA ►Morning Routine by Ghostrifter Official |   / ghostrifter-official   CC BY-SA Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ►Aulos performance by Matthias Kabel CC4.0 Visual: ►Flame video by Syakulov ►Caesar Denarius by Classical Numismatic Group CC2.5 ►CN Tower Struck by Lightning by Raul Heinrich CC3.0 (Zeus added by me) ►Guy wearing a toga by the Royal Ontario Museum, all rights reserved ►Trio of musicians playing an aulos, cymbala, and tympanum (mosaic from Pompeii) by Sailko CC3.0 ►Satyr with Infant Dionysus by virtusincertus CC2.0 ►Bacchic Sarcophagus from Zanker & Ewald ►Bronze statuette of Cybele by Peterjr1961 CC4.0 ►Marble altar by the British Museum CC4.0 ►Sculpture of Livia Drusilla by Ángel M. Felicísimo CC4.0 ►Sculpture of Aulus Metellus by corneliagraco CC2.0 ►Images of Kybele Altar by Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge CC4.0 ►Tambourine by adil113 CC2.0 ►Ghanian Djembe by ZSM CC3.0 ►Antoninus Pius sculpture by Mark Cartwright CC4.0 ►Fasti Antiates Maiores (Roman calendar) by Bauglir CC4.0 ►Claudius coin by Classical Numismatic Group CC2.5 ►Warning by QuitayDavis CC3.0 ►Waving water by NickyPe ►Subway car by wheelerc ►Relief of an Archigallus by Sailko CC3.0 ►Statue of Cincinnatus by Rudy Hertzog CC4.0 - aubergine added ►Statue of Pan and Daphnis by Henk Bekker CC2.0 ►Red Figure Selene by ArchaiOptix CC4.0 ►Statue of Demeter by Ilonamay CC3.0 ►Statue of Poseidon by Sailko CC2.0 - aubergine and fork added ►Tomb of Caius Calventius Quietus and Naevoleia Tyche from Kraus and Von Matt, pg. 111 ►Parthenon video by Mohammed Hassan