28-10-2013, 07:32 AM
(26-10-2013, 05:19 PM)doodlebug2055 Wrote: I'm blown away by the age spectrum we have here! I think it's because I only discovered others like me with the advent of the internet 10-15 years ago so GID still seems like a relatively "new" thing to me. Now, the reality is sinking in that not only was I not alone, there were many others that predate my arrival here on Earth! How far back does this go? I know GID crosses cultures and countries but how far back in TIME could you go and still find GID?
There is some evidence ( although no proof) that the British Governor of New York in 1702 wore womens clothing to public events http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Hyde,_3rd_Earl_of_Clarendon
Also I'm sure I've read that some Native American tribes had a 'third gender' whereby men lived as women as a normal part of their society?
If the basis for our need is bio-chemical then it must presumably go back to very early times in human evolution.