Three members of Educational Transvestite Channel (ETVC) pose at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day 1992.
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Three members of Educational Transvestite Channel (ETVC) pose at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day 1992.
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The third issue of Gendertrash From Hell, a zine produced by and for transsexual and transgender people.
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Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft opened in 1919. It pioneered trans healthcare and research over a century ago, including some of the earliest documented gender-affirming surgeries.
Gender-affirming care is over 100 years old.
DYK #Zeus made #Tiresias a #transgender/#hermaphrodite? Zeus was offended w/him for observing the mystery of two snakes #HavingSex, so DEMOTED him into womanhood for 7 years. Ghosts of #QueerHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #transhistory #WmnHist
Pick up LGBTQ+ History Month freebies at the Oct 14 library event in Alexandria! alexlibraryva.org/event/17224672 #LGBTQHistory #Transgender #TransHistory
In 744, the Council of Leptines had to outlaw paganism (again). In particular, it condemned the rituals,“vince luna,” that women used to end the eclipse of the moon, restore their fertility, or capture the hearts of men. howsexgotscrewedup.com #TransHistory #WmnHist
Berlin’s Institute for Sexual Science opened in 1919 and defended sexual and gender diversity before the Nazis destroyed it; this trans-colored pendant keeps the erased archive visible #LGBTQHistoryMonth #TransHistory
Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! On Oct 14, I'll discuss the "Remarkable Visibility of Hannah Nokes" in Old Town Alexandria. Will be selling and signing "Queer Virginia" from @uvapress.bsky.social and giving away mini-zines, stickers + magnets alexlibraryva.org/event/17224672 #TransHistory #LGBTQHistory
Photography collection of Asian queer and transgender individuals, titled "Mosaic: Solo-Body, Duo-Sex".
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Happy Birthday to Abby Chava Stein (October 1, 1991)
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Stein is a writer, educator, activist, and author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman.
Happy Birthday to Abby Chava Stein (October 1, 1991)
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Stein is a writer, educator, activist, and author of Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman.
A French postcard from 1929 featuring Lydia Halterstein, a male impersonator, wearing a suit and top hat.
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On Bi Visibility Day we're featuring the 1st issue of the zine Trans Fag Rag geared for bi and gay trans men.
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#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA #TransMen #BiVisibilityDay
Newsline: AIDS in the Transgender Community issue focusing on transgender AIDS patients, including interviews, memorials, and resources.
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DYK many of the all-male actors in #Kabuki lived their lives as women? Many were mistresses to men. Why is it so dangerous to be a #transwoman today? Ghostsof #GenderHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #CrossDress #QueerHistory #trans #transhistory
Photograph of Sable Clown in clown makeup with a heart on her cheek and wearing a tulle collar.
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Jesus said:
“For there are eunuchs who were born so from their mother’s womb: and there are eunuchs who were made so by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him accept it who can.”
HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #TransHistory
You cannot tell LGBTQ+ history without telling trans history. 🏳️⚧️ #TransgenderHistoryMonth #LGBTQHistory #TransHistory
Trans history deserves to be known, remembered and celebrated. 🏳️⚧️ #TransgenderHistoryMonth #TransHistory #TransVisibility
Trans people are not new. Trans identities are not a trend. Trans history stretches far beyond today's headlines. 🏳️⚧️ #TransgenderHistoryMonth #TransHistory