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Elisa Sanchez and Marcela Garcia were religiously wedded by a priest in 1901. For the event, Marcela Garcia dressed like a man and called herself Mario Garcia. The union remains one of the most historically significant in the history of the Catholic Church.

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Cristina Ortiz Rodriguez was a trans singer and actress who died under suspicious circumstances in 2016. She had been the target of death threats before she was found dead in her apartment. Ortiz Rodriguez had suffered an intracranial injury, leading her friends to suspect that she’d been assaulted.

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The “Disorderly House” laws: another weapon in the war against homos (story below)

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American rabbi, Reuben Zelman, became the first openly transgender person accepted to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 21 years ago. ✡️🇺🇸

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Atlanta police raided a screening of the film, Lonesome Cowboys, 55 years ago. The raid targeted members of the queer community and the raid’s aftermath led to the establishment of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. 🎞️👥🇺🇸

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FannyAnn Viola Eddy: founder of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association (SSLGA) who was brutally raped and murdered for her activist work in 2004

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Black Lesbian at Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, London, June 1985

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Elaine Noble: the first openly lesbian or gay candidate elected to a state legislature

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Jennifer F. Boylan’s autobiography, She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders, became the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller in 2003. Here is a clip of Boylan reading from that book.

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The first European TransGender Council Meeting was held in 2005 in Vienna, Austria. 👥🇦🇹

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Elisa Sanchez and Marcela Garcia were religiously wedded by a priest in 1901. For the event, Marcela Garcia dressed like a man and called herself Mario Garcia. The union remains one of the most historically significant in the history of the Catholic Church.	80	Crafty_Confidence_45
Cristina Ortiz Rodriguez was a trans singer and actress who died under suspicious circumstances in 2016. She had been the target of death threats before she was found dead in her apartment. Ortiz Rodriguez had suffered an intracranial injury, leading her friends to suspect that she’d been assaulted.	71	Crafty_Confidence_45
The “Disorderly House” laws: another weapon in the war against homos (story below)	56	PseudoLucian
American rabbi, Reuben Zelman, became the first openly transgender person accepted to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 21 years ago. ✡️🇺🇸	39	HowDoIUseThisThing-
Atlanta police raided a screening of the film, Lonesome Cowboys, 55 years ago. The raid targeted members of the queer community and the raid’s aftermath led to the establishment of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. 🎞️👥🇺🇸	39	HowDoIUseThisThing-
FannyAnn Viola Eddy: founder of the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association (SSLGA) who was brutally raped and murdered for her activist work in 2004	37	BecuzMDsaid
Black Lesbian at Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, London, June 1985	27	BecuzMDsaid
Elaine Noble: the first openly lesbian or gay candidate elected to a state legislature	21	BecuzMDsaid
Jennifer F. Boylan’s autobiography, She’s Not There: A Life In Two Genders, became the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller in 2003. Here is a clip of Boylan reading from that book.	21	HowDoIUseThisThing-
The first European TransGender Council Meeting was held in 2005 in Vienna, Austria. 👥🇦🇹	20	HowDoIUseThisThing-