#but i went to a catholic university so my knowlege of queer rome is lacking
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My mom just asked for a latin translation of "protect trans kids" to put on a sticker, which quickly devolved into me and my mom discussing ancient queer history, modern queer history, and latin grammar because we both are adhd
#we landed on “protege trans liberos” despite “muni trans liberos” matching vibes better#a normie is gonna be able to figure out “protege”#muni (from munio munire) means “safeguard” and is the root wood for wirds like community#and municipal#protege (from protego protegere) means shield#so close enough#i gave up in finding an actual word for transgender#“trans” is literally the root word even if it literally means “across” in latin#i guess a runner up would be whatever romans called eunichs#but i went to a catholic university so my knowlege of queer rome is lacking#closest thing we got to ancient queer history was that one catullus poem#and liberos means children#its in the accusative because thats how imperative phrases work#i didnt actually ask my mom why she was making a protect trans kids sticker#but im guessing it has something to do with her two trans kids#she was delighted to learn about gilgamesh's nonbinary bestie tho#william whitaker my beloved
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