Tag: mythology
A Short History of Gender Bending Trickster Gods
What does our collective history have to tell us about gender, sex changes,, and trickery? A lot. Click to find out what…
Iphis & Lanthe – A Marriage in Gender Fuckery
Once upon a time there was a poor farmer, Ligdus, who was married to a terribly patient and rather ingenious woman named Telethusa. They were…
Posted in Greek Mythology
That Time when Achilles’ Mom Threw a Dress on Him and Started Telling Everyone his name was Pyrrah…
There are a few lesser known traditions that detail the childhood of one of Greek mythology’s greatest war heroes: Achilles. This may not sound all…
Posted in Religious Mythologies
The Strange Case of Loki and his Eight-Legged Horse Baby
One of my favorite gender bending tales goes back to Norse legend. It has all the big names of the time – Odin, Freya, Loki,…