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Indonesia has a long history of a third gender known as “waria,” that today is often compared to being transgender. Is there a similar historic precedent for male-male or female-female romantic/sexual expression in early Indonesian cultures?

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Why did the West German government in 1970 agree to recognize the Order-Neisse line as Germany’s eastern-most boundary?

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Indonesia has a long history of a third gender known as “waria,” that today is often compared to being transgender. Is there a similar historic precedent for male-male or female-female romantic/sexual expression in early Indonesian cultures?	2536
Why did the West German government in 1970 agree to recognize the Order-Neisse line as Germany’s eastern-most boundary?	3