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Trans History week! Let us all remember Dr James Barry.

Comic by Sophie Labelle

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransHistory #DrJamesBarry

Four panel comic.
First panel shows a young white person with auburn hair, dressed in the clothes of an 1800s gentleman, with the text, "Whenever you wash your hands, you owe the habit to an irish trans man, dr James Barry, who was born at the end of the 18th century and led an extraordinary life until his death in 1865."
Second panel shows two white arms under running water, with the text: "He transitioned as a teenager and after his studies, became a surgeon in the British army. He pioneered modern medicine by implementing stricter hygiene practices."
Third panel shows burning documents inside a furnace behind glass; the word "Barry" shows in a couple of the burning papers. The text reads, "He was also the first european doctor to perform a successful c-section. even though he became a famous and celebrated surgeon, his existence was scrubbed from the records when it was found that he was trans, after his death."
Fourth panel, shows a white person dressed for surgery with mask, cap and gloves, with the text: "Today, we honor his important but complex legacy as a proud and colorful trans man working for a colonial power. His life defied odds and made a lasting impact on the world."

Credit: Sophie Labelle

Trans+ History Week is a really good opportunity to reflect on the work of those activists who fought for the rights trans people are currently defending and/or pushing to further (depending where in the world you are).

In the words of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: “We have a history, transgender people, we have a culture and…we have older people who have made it through all kinds of abuses and negotiated their way to get here.”

Visit Miss Major’s website: https://missmajor.net/

#TransHistory

Photo of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, who is an older Black woman. She’s got a big smile and long grey hair in the photo. Text says: “We have a history, transgender people, we have a culture and…we have older people who have made it through all kinds of abuses and negotiated their way to get here.”

More than ever we need to learn about our history to protect it from erasure.

"Protests like this led to Italy’s first law ever recognizing trans people's existence legally, as well as regulating regulating access to life-saving care like gender-affirming surgeries and creating a process for legal name change."

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/tops-off-the-public-pool-protest-that-sparked-the-fight-for-trans-rights-in-italy/

#trans #transgender #italy #transHistory #lgbtq #protest #history #queer #culture #news #media

Today’s #transhistory post brings us back to 18th Century Boston. In an article by Caitlin Hopkins, we are offered a single newspaper advert describing a runaway enslaved person, “named Cato […] and well known by the Name of Miss Betty Cooper”.

It’s Trans+ History Week and you by now that TransActual love a bit of trans history. But did you know there are links to loads of articles on trans history on our website?

You’ll find them at: https://transactual.org.uk/articles/

(Accessibility: gif of a cat in a bow tie using a laptop)

#Trans #TransHistoryWeek #TransHistory #QueerHistory

It’s Trans+ History week and in addition to TransActual’s articles library (see yesterday morning’s post), there are some great resources on our history from Trans+ History Week too.

Find them at: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistoryweek/

#TransHistoryWeek #Trans #TransHistory

Text on a graphic says: when we make our past visible we can see our future. QueerAF Trans+ History Week 5-11 May 2025

🏳️‍⚧️ For #ThrowbackThursday we are bringing #TransHistory to the forefront with NOTCHES’ own Kit Heyam’s 2022 work, “Before We Were Trans.” which explores a global, deeply layered history of gender beyond binary, Western ideas— instead spotlighting fluid, transgressive identities from Renaissance Venice to Edo Japan.

Link to our author interview: https://wp.me/p6JJ6S-4uJ

#QueerHistory #lgbtqhistory

Elagabalus was made a Roman Emperor at the age of just 14. The Emperor often wore wigs and makeup, and liked to be referred to by feminine titles. Elagabalus reportedly offered a large sum of money to any doctor who could give them a vagina.

#Trans #Trangender #Nonbinary #TransHistory #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Photo of the head of a white marble statue head. Text: Elagabalus was made a Roman Emperor at the age of just 14. The Emperor often wore wigs and makeup, and liked to be referred to by feminine titles. Elagabalus reportedly offered a large sum of money to any doctor who could give them a vagina.

Amelio Robles Ávila was a colonel during the Mexican revolution in the early 1900s. He changed his name in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until much later that he was able to change his military records and be recognised as a “Veteran of the Revolution”. Trans people have always been part of our history, but often their stories don’t get told or their identities are erased.

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransHistory #TransRights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Picture of Amelio wearing his uniform. Text:Amelio Robles Ávila was a colonel during the Mexican revolution in the early 1900s. He changed his name in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until much later that he was able to change his military records and be recognised as a “Veteran of the Revolution”.

Hanan El Tawil was an Egyptian actress and is thought to be the first openly trans Arab woman to be in films and TV.

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransHistory #TransRights #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Da bleibst du mal ein Jahr nicht dran und schwupps, klärt Clara Hartmann die Lücken in der Biographie von Dora Richter!* https://lili-elbe.de/projekte/biographien/dora-richter/ Das kommt vom Nicht-Abonnieren von Newslettern. Wird geändert.

*nachweislich erste Transfrau, die eine geschlechtsangleichende OP erhielt. Eine der trans Pionierinnen im Umfeld von #MagnusHirschfeld.

#TransHistory #QueerHistory

We’wha was a Lhamana (or two spirit) person born into the Zuni tribe in 1849 New Mexico. We’wha was a spiritual leader, a pottery and textile artist, and a Zuni cultural ambassador.

#Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #TransHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Queer

Photo of We'Wha who has medium-length hair, and is wearing a necklace over a dark wrap with white sleeves. Text: We’wha was a Lhamana (or two spirit) person born into the Zuni tribe in 1849 New Mexico. We’wha was a spiritual leader, a pottery and textile artist, and a Zuni cultural ambassador.

Innana was an important deity for the ancient Mesopotamians. They believed she had the power to change someone’s gender. Her priests and followers were known for their rejection of gender binaries.

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #TransHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

A carving of Innana, who wears a headpiece and a dress. A similarly dressed person is next to her. Text says: Innana was an important deity for the ancient Mesopotamians. They believed she could change someone’s gender. Her priests and followers were known for their rejection of gender binaries.

Jazzie Collins was a Black, trans, HIV+ woman. Her campaigning and organizing highlights the way in which so many of our struggles are linked. Jazzie campaigned on economic inequality, housing issues, disability rights and trans rights.

#Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #TransHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Queer

Text says: Jazzie Collins was a Black, trans, HIV+ woman. Her campaigning and organizing highlights the way in which so many of our struggles are linked. Jazzie campaigned on economic inequality, housing issues, disability rights and trans rights. Photo of Jazzie Collins, a Black woman with glasses.

April Ashley MBE first found fame as a model and actress. However, after press outed her as transgender, she never modelled in the UK again. Not only was April one of the first trans people to undergo gender confirming surgery, her 1971 divorce set a legal precedent regarding trans people’s gender recognition. This precedent stood until 2004, when the UK’s current Gender Recognition Act was introduced.

#Trans #Transgender #TransWoman #TransHistory #LGBTQHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ

April Ashley was a model and actress. After press outed her as trans she never modelled in the UK again. April was one of the first trans people to have surgery her 1971 divorce set a legal precedent for trans people’s gender recognition. This precedent stood until 2004 when the GRA was introduced.

Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community.

https://www.ted.com/talks/samy_nour_younes_a_short_history_of_trans_people_s_long_fight_for_equality #TED #Transgenderl #LGBTQ #History #TransHistory #Identity #Equality

> Your author is really a woman whom Nature disguised as a man. - Jennie June, Autobiography of an Androgyne (published 1918)

Transphobes try to deny the reality of #trans folks. Yet we are here, and always have been.
#transhistory #books

interesting article:
"Trans people affirmed their gender without medical help in medieval Europe − history shows how identity transcends medicine and law"

https://theconversation.com/trans-people-affirmed-their-gender-without-medical-help-in-medieval-europe-history-shows-how-identity-transcends-medicine-and-law-248559

#trans #history #transHistory #medieval