> That would make even non-Western cultures with an ancient tradition of acceptance of transpeople, but ascribing them to a third gender, comparable to Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco.
It's not comparable to any of those of course, but it wasn't exactly acceptance either. These 'third genders' were a method of othering those who didn't conform to strict gender roles, typically effeminate men. It would be like if we had just three gender categories today of 'man', 'woman' and 'faggot'. Not really a societal situation to aspire to in my view, we'd be better off ridding ourselves of constrictive gender roles and be more accepting of e.g. men who enjoy wearing dresses and makeup while still understanding that they are of course men.
It's not comparable to any of those of course, but it wasn't exactly acceptance either. These 'third genders' were a method of othering those who didn't conform to strict gender roles, typically effeminate men. It would be like if we had just three gender categories today of 'man', 'woman' and 'faggot'. Not really a societal situation to aspire to in my view, we'd be better off ridding ourselves of constrictive gender roles and be more accepting of e.g. men who enjoy wearing dresses and makeup while still understanding that they are of course men.