For those who are curious Colonialism, Return to the world just woke up.
What were all transgender people doing in 1725?
Where is bisexuality in America in the 18th century?
These questions are imminent, and the answers will soon be revealed.
As paraphrased Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg has conducted an exploration of history-discovering the ancient lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender types.
In the age of hats, bibles, and butter, was there a bushel called “alternative lifestyle”?
When chastity is the breakfast of champions, how avant-garde is to cheat at night?
Historians are exploring various possibilities.
Therefore, the Williamsburg Colony Foundation established the Gender and Sexual Diversity Committee in 2019.
Ren Tolson and two colleagues presented this idea to Beth Kelly, vice president of education, research, and historical interpretation.
Every BulletinBeth believes that it “fits with the foundation’s goal of providing knowledge and telling the complete story of all those who lived during the colonial period.”
She is making room for marginalized people:
“We are very willing to make sure that we look for all the people who were here in the 18th century; those on the margins and those whose voices cannot be recorded or voiced, and bring them up.”
And it won’t be too early.
according to [researcher Ren]…As several tourists ask questions about the lives of LGBTQ people in the 17th and 18th centuries, its demand is increasing.
Due to the discovery of court documents, the information is being prepared:
This is a pair (18th century) request for a marriage certificate. The document describes a wealthy Virginian woman. In her first attempt, she applied for a marriage certificate to marry a lady who works at the post office. It was denied on the grounds that the marriage was entirely a marriage between a man and a woman.
According to reports, the lady came back, dressed as a man.
Therefore, she can marry a woman.
Ren thinks it is instructive:
for [him], It is a glimpse of how Americans viewed gender and sexual behavior in the 17th and 18th centuries. with, [he] Said that through the research conducted in the Williamsburg colony, they are piecing together a more complete history of LGBTQ people during the colonial period.
More about the old way:
[Ren] A reference to an indentured servant named Thomas Hall, who was named Thomasine when she was born in England. At the age of 22, Hall joined the army and appeared as a male, enlisting in the name of Thomas. When they moved to Virginia, Hall lived as a man and a woman, wearing male and female clothing that directly violated British social norms. …
After attracting the attention of… neighbors, a trial was subsequently conducted, and the court ruled that Hall was a man and a woman.
In addition, Tolson pointed out… the colonies shared many LGBTQ forms of popular culture media. Including… novels, Fanny Hill: A memoir of a happy woman.
This book describes in detail the multiple romantic relationships between the two women, and is available at post offices and shops in Western Europe and colonies including Williamsburg.
Ren Zhengfei said that at that time everyone was ally:
“This is a book for mass consumption. This is not just the work of a specific group, but the work of everyone.”
He is pursuing countless other stories because we have been instilled with a flawed history.
“It’s not that the information doesn’t exist, it’s that the information has not been properly researched, and many other groups are over-represented in the historical record.”
As the communiqué conveyed, the foundation is “in-depth study of historical records to better understand the history of LGBTQ people living in the colonial period.”
Even so, this is still a difficult dig:
Similar to any other marginalized groups (such as indigenous people and enslaved people) during the same period of study, their history is there, but it is harder to find.
Indeed-multiple court fires destroyed many records.
They will have to read between the lines.
The communiqué observed that “many languages written by LGBTQ people in the American colonies are essentially coded.”
In addition, “most modern languages did not exist at the time.”
Therefore, the committee must “determine a new set of terms and understand it.”
Once explained, it is more than just documents that are publicly available.
Visitors in Virginia may soon find themselves being treated as LGBTQ reenactments:
[W]More history is about to surface, [Vice President Beth] Said that the foundation plans to launch plans and repeats aimed at educating the public about LGBTQ history in the colony.
In the end, all this is for a huge mystery:
Despite the restrictions, [Ren] Say that they have made great strides in answering their research questions: What are Westerners’ views on sex and gender, and how do they determine who is a man and who is a woman?
Please stay tuned as there are more discoveries.
As for modernity, how did the United States return to the radical progressive approach of the 1700s?
This is not clear, but if we continue to work hard, we may get there.
-Alex
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