Gender Has Always Been as Diverse as Humanity Itself

For generations, real people in communities worldwide have lived truths that some still question today: that gender isn't just "male or female." Meet the Muxes of Oaxaca - artists, healers and pillars of their Zapotec communities for over 1,500 years. Or the Hijras of South Asia, who've been blessing weddings and births as sacred figures since ancient times. These aren't abstract concepts - they're living proof that gender diversity is part of our shared human story.

Yet today, these beautiful realities get reduced to political talking points. When someone says "it's just biology," I think of my non-binary friend who describes their gender as a constellation, or the Albanian Burrneshas who chose to live as men to protect their families. Gender has always been about how we live, love and move