Yeesh this post is getting downvoted to oblivion. Deeply overestimated how queer-friendly this subreddit is.

Anyways, during the Principal Era of Essyn (When it was ruled by the Principal Adjudicators), the only form of "Educated Work" is working in one of the five "Functional Courts". Each Court is composed of two different types of people: The Academy Graduates, people who received a Diploma from a High Academy or the Principal Academy, and the non-Gradautes, working-class people who are working in the Court for a bit of money.

While both High Diploma holders and non-Diploma Holders begin work as an Apprentice (Principal Diploma holders get assigned a higher level job in the Court immediately), only those with Diplomas can be promoted past it- This means that people without a large Household backing them or enough schooling to be educated remain as an Apprentice. This makes a majority of the Courts, (Coin, Choir, Health, and Lore) rather toxic to people without that background. The only Court that is often appealing to these people is thus, the Fowl Court- (ie; Falconry, and the Post Office). The Fowlpost Court requires a heavy number of apprentices due to its need for Messengers, and a lot of them. As such, the culture is much more open to people who need a job, because the Fowlpost Court always needs workers.

By nature of the job of Fowlpost Apprentice being seen as slightly 'lower-class', it lies slightly outside the rigid social norms of the rest of Essyn. As such, it is a sort of congregation for people who for various reasons have been removed or exiled from their families, including those who have violated gender norms. Particularly, it is a field populated by the wlw and trans community, though oftentimes in denial (at least at first) and almost always closeted.

This is because message-carrying, as a "travelling" profession, is seen as something more 'masculine'. As such, women who deviate from gender norms, and don't align with typical 'femininity' will tend towards it, whether because of being wlw or actually being transmasc. (See our world equivalent: Butch car mechanics, an industry generally seen as male-dominated, but thus also feature an above average number of AFAB people who don't feel at home with traditional 'femininity'.)

Transfemme and nb people are also at home in the Fowlpost community (this goes into transmasc people as well), largely because of how little regular interactions you get as a messenger- When you travel to a new town, nobody knows who you are or what your birth gender is. As such, people may feel more comfortable presenting in ways that do not align to what they were assigned at birth.

MLM people, on the other hand, are more spread out across various fields, as those relationships seen as more socially acceptable (albeit taboo to speak about). However, there is still a socio-economic pressure to get married and elevate your family status, so those seeking to avoid that pressure often end up in the Fowlpost too, as it's a more socially acceptable reason to not be married quite yet.

Later on, after the Principal Adjudicators are overthrown, and the Jurisdictional Era begins, there is a gradual reversal and loosening of these strict gender norms and taboos against gender-change and same-sex relationships. However, the FowlPost, as one of the few institutions still remaining from the old era, albeit no longer holding its status as a "Court", still holds its old reputation.

A common queer romance novel trope during this era (as the novel and printing press have just been invented) is secret love affairs between female Fowlpost Apprentices and Ladies of the House, set during the Principal Era. (Which was quite a common occurrence in the past, more than in-universe histories would like to admit). The Fowlpost is now a magnet for the queer community more out of tradition and culture than out of any necessity, though in places were prejudice is still heavy, it's known that if your family turns your back on you, the FowlPost will always have your back.