(January 5th, 1989 – ): #JoshuaWhitehead is an Oji-Cree member of the #PeguisFirstNation in Manitoba, who identifies as #TwoSpirit and is known for his writing. His debut collection of poetry, full metal indigiqueer, was nominated for a Lamba Literary Award for Transgender Poetry though he withdrew the work from nomination as this was a misrepresentationContinue reading “Joshua Whitehead”
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Public Universal Friend
(November 29th, 1752 – July 1st, 1819): Too often people are told that Trans history is somehow a 20th-century phenomenon, when in fact there have been Trans people throughout the ages. Born Jemima Wilkinson, #PublicUniversalFriend was an American preacher born to Quaker parents in the Rhode Island colony. Suffering a severe illness (likely typhus) inContinue reading “Public Universal Friend”
Erik Schinegger
(June 19th, 1948 – ): #ErikSchinegger, born in Austria, was well-known in the 1960s as a ski champion, though as a woman – Erika Schinegger. Born #intersex, Schinegger was raised as a girl and competed in ski competitions for most of his life, winning the women’s downhill world championship title at 17 and being awardedContinue reading “Erik Schinegger”
Lily Gladstone
(August 2nd, 1986 – ): Of #PieganBlackfeet, #NezPerce, and European heritage, #LilyGladstone made waves and received multiple awards for her portrayal of #MollieKyle in #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon, becoming the first Indigenous woman to be nominated for and win an acting Golden Globe as well as the fourth Indigenous woman to be nominated for the Academy Award forContinue reading “Lily Gladstone”
Rebecca Primus
(July 10th, 1836 – February 21st, 1932) A free African-American woman who lived through the #AmericanCivilWar, #RebeccaPrimus fought both racism and sexism in the years of #Reconstruction. Following the Civil War, Primus dedicated her life to the #FreedmansBureau, helping to educate newly freed people who had been enslaved during and before the war. Working inContinue reading “Rebecca Primus”
Jinkx Monsoon
(September 18th, 1987 – ): Born in #Portland, Oregon, #JinkxMonsoon came into the national spotlight (and into my heart, personally) during Season 5 of #RuPaulsDragRace on a memorable episode portraying #LittleEdieBeale in #SnatchGame. Her natural comedic timing, penchant for referential humor (her last name is a nod to #AbFab), and phenomenal singing voice brought herContinue reading “Jinkx Monsoon”
Sylvia Rivera
#SylviaRivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002): Born and raised in #NewYorkCity, Rivera was of #PuertoRican and #Venezuelan descent. Abandoned by her father and then orphaned by her mother, she was raised by her grandmother who disapproved of Rivera’s truth. When she was nearly 11, she began a life on the streets, working as aContinue reading “Sylvia Rivera”
James Barry
#JamesBarry (c. 1789 – July 25, 1865): Not much is known about Barry’s childhood except that he was born in #CountyCork to #Catholic parents who struggled against anti-Catholic sentiment in Anglo-Saxon Protestant-run Ireland. Though wanting to train as a tutor, jobs were few and far between. Through family connections, Barry was able to enter theContinue reading “James Barry”
Barbara Gittings
#BarbaraGittings (July 31, 1932 – February 18, 2007): Born in #Vienna, where her father served as a U.S. diplomat, Gittings was raised #Catholic and considered becoming a nun. After the outbreak of WWII, her family settled in Delaware, where she remembered first hearing the word “homosexual” by a teacher who rejected her from the #NationalHonorSocietyContinue reading “Barbara Gittings”
Carlett Brown Angianlee
Born in Pittsburgh in 1927, #CarlettBrownAngianlee was a U.S. Navy veteran who may have been the first African American to undergo gender affirmation surgery. Joining the Navy in 1950, she admitted that this was to receive medical treatment for nasal and anal bleeding. While in the Navy, she was diagnosed with a “serious mental illness”Continue reading “Carlett Brown Angianlee”
Legends of Pride 