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Apparently they never heard of Christine Jorgensen who underwent sex affirming surgery somewhere in the late 1950s.

Still not a woman. It doesn't matter how long ago your mental illness existed. It doesn't change who you are.

i lived in the same house as a trans man in 1969. Her name was Jackie. Trans is not a ''new thing''...it is as olde as huemanity. Back then they were called drag queens.

I remember hearing about Christine Jorgensen when I was a kid. The operation was in the 1950s.

from what I understand all her friends and colleagues already referred to her as Wendy. It was was the record label that was uncomfortable with it.

🙏🙌🙌👍

Hello? Renee Richards, professional tennis player from the 1969s?

April Ashley transitioned in 1960 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_A...

She also invented a new genre of music, even if there's very little love for it these days.

…when she was Walter?

As a student nurse in a Philadelphia suburban hospital, I took care of a trans patient sometime between 1972 and 1975. I was intrigued.

Well to be fair - when did trans replace transexual? Back then they'd be fully pronounced as transexual without the abbreviation to trans.

Zoe Tur, journalist, 2014

Jan Morris, British journalist, 1972

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Dr. Renee Richards played women's tennis.

Wait till they hear about Billy Tipton

I want to know who the dip shit is that made that "5 years ago" statement.

Trans people have been around since before Christ, as a matter of fact Trans people are older than Judaism. The worship of Cybele (Magna Mater) was practiced by priests who were considered women. They lived as women. Took female names. Dress. Clothing. Makeup. Etc. Trans history has long been buried

April 1960. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_A...

Christine Jorgensen. 1951.

I saw an older account in a newspaper clipping too

One of my heroines. #synthnerd

(Edit: Sophie Mary Wilson, not Sophie Marie Wilson)

This was the early 80s. Oh, right... she also made the most powerful BASIC language for the time. BBC BASIC.

Her contribution to Clockwork is fantastic, making Ludwig come alive.

Also: Deirdre McCloskey is a prominent American economist and academic who transitioned from male to female in 1995, becoming one of the first academics to do so. Born Donald Nansen McCloskey in 1942, she earned her PhD from Harvard University and is known for her work in economic history.

Wendy and Lisa's score for Heroes is awesome! Currently on a rewatch!

Ancient Mesopotamia 5,000 BCE had Sumerian Gala priests who changed their masculinity into femininity or lived in roles outside the standard binary. Ancient Scythia had the Enarei who were religious leaders born male who lived as women or adopted a third-sex status.

bsky.app/profile/cava...

Go read A World According to Garp. Or listen to Transformer by Lou Reed.

Dr. Renée Richards

Wendy Carlos is a legend. ❤️❤️❤️

Her first album Switched-On-Bach influenced so many including the late great Keith Emerson.

Billy Tipton

Translation: "I didn't think about trans people until my daily 2 minutes of hate made me afraid of them"

Ever hear of April Ashley? She was atrans woman who was a model In the 60s? Well until she was outed. She slept with Omar Sharif. Few cared. She became a socialite. She frequently appeared on tv.

I remember Christine Jorgensen in the 60s, and understood the concept of transsexuality then. I can’t believe that there are people who still don’t get it.

I still have Walter Carlos' first album. Even then I sensed Wanda would appear.