Author Archives: lgbtqrepresent

#CharleyParkhurst (January 17, 1812 – December 28, 1879): Also known as “One-Eyed Charley” and “Six-Horse Charley,” Parkhurst was assigned female at birth and became one of the most famous American stagecoach drivers in the mid-19th century. Raised partially in an orphanage in New Hampshire after his father passed away, Charley ran away and was furtherContinue reading “Charley Parkhurst”

#LiliElbe (December 28, 1882 – September 13, 1931): Known to modern audiences from the book and subsequent film “The Danish Girl,” Elbe was a Danish painter who was one of the earliest recipients of gender-affirming surgery. Though always knowing her truth, she lived in the shadows in terms of her Trans identity, but married GerdaContinue reading “Lili Elbe”

#MaryamKhatoonMolkara (1950 – March 25, 2012): Considered the matriarch of the Trans community in Iran, Molkara was assigned male at birth but always preferred the clothing and toys of the stereotypically feminine. After dressing in more stereotypically feminine clothes in her teens, she came out to her mother as trans then and was immediately rejected.Continue reading “Maryam Khatoon Molkara”

#FrancesThompson (circa 1840 – 1876): Assigned male at birth, Thompson was born into slavery and raised in Maryland, later traveling with her trafficker, Robert Walker, and his family to Memphis, Tennessee. The Walkers allowed her to dress and be recognized as a woman at a time when such matters were rarely ever mentioned publicly. AfterContinue reading “Frances Thompson”

Amelio Robles Ávila (November 3rd, 1889 – December 9, 1984): Raised the child of a wealthy rancher in Mexico, Amelio always shared a love of horseback riding and handling weapons, having been a skilled marksman and rider. Assigned female at birth, Amelio dressed in stereotypically male clothing and joined the army in 1911 or 1912,Continue reading “Amelio Robles Ávila”

Romaine-la-Prophétesse (circa 1750 – Possibly the mid-1790s): Though not much is known about the childhood or later life of them, what they did during the #HaitianRevolution, the most successful slave revolt in history, is. Born a free Black person in the Spanish-colonized portion of Hispaniola, they eventually moved to the French-colonized side and acquired aContinue reading “Romaine-la-Prophétesse”

Chevalière d’Éon (October 5th, 1728 – May 21st, 1810): Born in France in a time where LGBTQ+ lives, let alone rights, were rarely (if ever) discussed or thought of, d’Éon was well-known for their androgynous features, which served them well in their career as a spy during the Seven Years’ War. Though they lived as a manContinue reading “Chevalière d’Éon”

(June 12th, 1892 – June 18th, 1982): #DjunaBarnes, an American artist, illustrator, and writer, is best known for her work #Nightwood, a lesbian fiction novel she published in 1936. Growing up in a very progressive household on Storm King Mountain in New York, Barnes’ grandmother was also a writer and Women’s Suffrage activist and herContinue reading “Djuna Barnes”

A Salvadoran-American filmmaker, model, actor, and #Intersex right activist, they are best known for their short film from 2019, #Ponyboi, the first film to feature an openly intersex actor playing an intersex person. Born and raised in New Jersey, Gallo didn’t know they were intersex until they were 12 when they were told by theirContinue reading “River Gallo”

(November 28th, 1980 – ): Born in #Kenosha, #Wisconsin, #AngelicaRoss is no stranger to any, especially after starring in the hit show #Pose. A #transgender rights advocate, she uses her platform to shine a light on the myriad issues transgender people face in today’s society. Growing up, she was not accepted by her mother, anContinue reading “Angelica Ross”