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The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, County Durham, is under fire for comparing Victorian boys in dresses to modern gender fluidity. The museums LGBTQ+ working group created a trail highlighting stories of boys wearing dresses before switching to trousers, tying it to ancient myths like Hercules. Critics argue this is history rewriting to push current ideologies, with some skipping over gritty details like Hercules involvement in pederasty. The museum defends it as part of their equity push, sparking real talk on what history teaches us about gender and culture.

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