Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Evidence indicates that these people held positions of power because of their gender ambiguity, not despite it.

A new study suggests flower patterns painted on 8,000-year-old pottery reveal early ideas of balance, symmetry and numerical ...

Prologue -- Mesopotamia versus Mount Airy : the demographic contrast -- Sarah Affir and her Mesopotamia family -- Winney Grimshaw and her Mount Airy family -- "Dreadful idlers" in the Mesopotamia cane ...