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Actress, first transgender person to portray a regular character in British soap opera history [505] Syrus Marcus Ware: b. 1977 Canadian and American He/him Artist, created first sexual health guide for trans men and the first parenting course for trans people in North America. Scholar of trans studies and Assistant Professor. [506] Lachlan Watson
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. [3] [4] [5] She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, [6] [7] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. [8]
Christine Jorgensen (/ ˈ dʒ ɔːr ɡ ən s ən /; May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989), born George William Jorgensen Jr., [4] was an American actress, singer, recording artist, and transgender activist. A trans woman , she was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery .
Wendy Guevara has become the first transgender woman to win a reality television series in Mexico.. The social media influencer was a contestant on La Casa de los Famosos Mexico, which translates ...
The 1950s and 1960s saw some of the first transgender organizations and publications, but law and medicine did not respond favorably to growing awareness of transgender people. The most famous American transgender person of the time was Christine Jorgensen, who in 1952 became the first widely publicized person to have undergone gender-affirming ...
Gentili, who died on February 6 at 52, is thought to be the first trans woman honored at the place of worship. For NYC’s LGBTQ community, it was a historic moment.
The first transgender public officeholder in the United States was Joanne Marie Conte, elected to Arvada, Colorado's City Council in 1991. As of January 2025, the highest-ranking public official is Sarah McBride , who represents Delaware's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives .
Brooklyn is one of Lunella's classmates. In the first episode "Moon Girl Landing", Brooklyn's water bottle has a trans pride sticker that says "Trans is beautiful". Brooklyn is voiced by trans and non-binary actor Indya Moore. It was later reported that aseason 2 episode "The Gatekeeper", about Brooklyn facing discrimination for being a ...