The untold story of Sally-Tom, who legally changed her gender in the 1860s
This excerpt from Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History by Eli Erlick dispels the myth that transgender people are somehow a new phenomenon.
June 8, 2025
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Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.
October 27, 2024
Trans Filmmakers Tell History of 'Camp Trans'
It's important to remember the moments and people who defined the transgender movement over the years, show these filmmakers.
May 30, 2016
A History of Trans People in the Military
In light of Trump's recent ban on all transgender people serving in the military, let's take a look back at this group's long history of fighting for America.
July 28, 2017
Danica Roem Is on the Frontlines of Trans History
The politician's new memoir shares every inspiring, heartbreaking, drunken moment of her history-making career.
June 7, 2022
'A Fantastic Woman' Makes Trans History at Oscars
This year's Best Foreign Film was also an LGBT milestone.
March 5, 2018
This Trans Ex-Con Helped Make History
She was the first person incarcerated in California -- maybe the first in the U.S. -- to win the right to gender-affirmation surgery. But she never received it.
March 7, 2017
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Trans Boxer Makes History, Bests Cisgender Opponent
Patricio Manuel has found acceptance, and success, in the ring.
December 9, 2018
Missing From History: The First Gay Trans Man
Told he could not live as a gay man, this pioneer forged his own path to manhood.
May 12, 2017
TSA's History of Declaring Trans Bodies as Terrorist
A transgender military veteran digs into the Transportation Security Administration’s history of identifying gender-nonconformity in airline passengers as a possible security threat.
November 24, 2015
This Women's College Just Made Trans-Inclusive History
In a historic move, one California college has adopted an explicitly trans-inclusive admissions policy, making it the only school to do so among the nation's 119 single-sex college programs.
August 27, 2014
Trans Judge Appointed in New York, Makes History
While transgender women have been seated as judges in the United States, the appointment is the first for a trans man.
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June 8, 2023
A Gender-Expansive Opera Makes History on Trans Day of Remembrance
The trans-themed opera As One will be performed by an exclusively trans and nonbinary cast.
November 19, 2021
Joe Biden Makes History With Trans Day of Visibility Proclamation
The Democrat becomes the first U.S. president to have the White House formally recognize Transgender Day of Visibility.
March 31, 2021
Connecting's Shakina Nayfack on Making Trans History on Network TV
Nayfack discusses the "huge honor" of being the first trans series regular on a prime-time network comedy.
October 8, 2020