Overview
Transgender people have always existed!
Despite numerous attempts to erase the stories of transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and other genderqueer people and communities, there are many figures throughout human history, all over the world, whose names are etched in time.
Here is an evolving, ever-growing timeline of transgender figures and events in history. Please feel free to explore!
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Index
Explore the full list of figures and events in our transgender history timeline. This index is arranged alphabetically.
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Timeline
Jump right in to the timeline, starting from the top with our current trans leaders, innovators, and boundary breakers. Navigate to a specific century or decade, or go as far back as Ancient Rome and some of the first recorded instances of influential transgender people.
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Randomize
Feeling adventurous? Not sure where you want to start? Try a random point in the timeline of transgender history!