03/31/2026
In light of Trans Day of Visibility we want to highlight that Trans people HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED and will continue to exist... whether you like it or not.
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Amelio Robles Ávila (1889 – 1894) a colonel during the Mexican Revolution lived openly as a man from age 24 until his death at age 95.
Yao Jinping In the mid-1930s, after the father of Yao Jinping (姚錦屏) went missing during the war with Japan, the 19-year-old is reported to have lost all feminine traits and become a man, was said to have an Adam's apple and flattened breasts, and left to find him.
Elliot Page born February 21, 1987 is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination.
Marsha P. Johnson (1945 - 1992) Marsha was a prolific organizer and drag queen whose radiant joy and humor was a fixture of Manhattan’s q***r nightlife scene. She mobilized her community in the aftermath of the Stonewall Uprising.
Alan L. Hart (1890 – 1962) was an American physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist. Hart pioneered the use of X-ray photography in tuberculosis detection. X-rays were not regularly used to screen for tuberculosis prior to Hart's innovation, and are still used today, which has led researchers to believe that he has saved countless lives.
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (1946 - 2025) Known to many as “Mama,” Major was a dedicated community organizer who refused to abandon the most marginalized among us.
Lili Ilse Elvenes (1882 – 1931) better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter born in 1882, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery.
Laverne Cox born Nay 29th 1972 is an American actress and LGBTQ+ advocate
Laurence Michael Dillon (1915 – 1962) was a British doctor, author, Buddhist monk, and the first known transgender man to undergo a phalloplasty.
