Hic-Mulier and Haec-Vir (1620): 17th Century Gender Variance
tribad: A woman who engages in sexual activity with other women; a lesbian
virago - A woman who behaves in a way traditionally associated with men; a woman regarded as having masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. Usually with positive connotations. Now rare.
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"gender variance", queer sexualititism,
"gender variance" is a more appropriate term,
deformitie - gender variance needs a cure? cultish disease?
blames it on the problems of the physical body; the title medicalizes gender variance
sets up conversion therapy
picture: childhood does not exist at this time
masculinity is aggressive and religious, goes straight to Adam, and relates masculinity to using weaponry
problem is when masculinity is coming from a person that is not male? but masculinity is good and dominant
discussion about looks and behavior, must match your "gender"
if that Nature needs a gender binary, of course we women picked up the things you left behind;
transphobic freak out
"contagion" and "illness" and "poison" shows that the characters consider it to be a "bad" problem
starts with an ironic misrecognition of gender
dialogue opens up considerations of "what these people" think, it allows gender variant lives to be puppeted; courtship argument
dialogue can be more dangerous - adds sexuality into the conversation
gender complimentariness - the idea of two genders complimenting each other, coming together in hetero-conjugal intimacy
also discusses racism
my body, my choice
men are taking away women's fashion?
almost stealing women's identities and committing fraud with it
women are independent without the need of men, then continues to say that she wants to serve and pleasure men
trick them back into gender with a "jingle" at the end, give a lightheartedness to a deep, violent argument
gender variance (fluidity?) is still not exactly accepted in society