Talk:Modern Gallae

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[edit] Transmen as Gallae???

Hi there! Just wondering, are there any transmen who identitfy as Modern Gallae? The old ones were all transwoman. Because if there are not, the text should reflect that. -- AlexR 14:48, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

SO far as I know, there are no transmen that identify as Revivalists, but there may be those that can be considered either Spiritual or Neo-Pagan. -- Laura S 18:26, 12 January 2007 (GMT)

[edit] Form of name

In ancient Latin Gallus was masculine singular, Galli was masculine plural, Galla was feminine singular (but meant "woman of Gaul"), and Gallae was feminine plural (but meant "women of Gaul"). I'm not totally clear from the article what the distinction between singular and plural is supposed to be in the modern forms. AnonMoos 16:11, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Many Modern Gallae are transwomen who reject the historical use of both Galli and Gallus, and consider it an insult to have those applied top them today. Gallae is generally used as a generic plural term in modern context, for both transmen and women. Ancient sources suggested that Galli and Gallus may have either been puns for "cock" and also refer to a river in Western Asia Minor -- Laura S 18:32, 12 January 2007 (GMT)