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There was so much incredible material that I just couldn't fit into this piece. The most moving were the expressions of support for Sandy I found from women writing in lesbian-feminist newsletters and magazines from the time. #TransHistory #LesbianHistory #TransWomenAreWomen 🧵
There were certainly hostile responses to the Olivia scandal, but there was also pushback against that. In 1978 Lesbian Connection printed ten letters responding to an open letter criticising Olivia for working with a trans woman. Eight of those ten disagreed, siding with Olivia. Image description: Cover of Lesbian Connection magazine, Feb
Some of the letters describe loving personal and romantic relationships between cis and trans lesbians. #LWithTheT #TransWomenAreWomen #TransHistory #LesbianHistory
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Trans Geschichte no. 2 : Angie Stardust (1939 – 2007)

Angie Stardust war Sängerin mit 3 eigenen Platten, Kabarettistin, Club-Betreiberin, Schauspielerin in 4 Filmen und Community-Organizerin.

cn : #Transfeindlichkeit #Rassismus #Polizeigewalt /1
Das Pronomen von Angie Stardust war "sie/ihr" und sie verstand sich als Schwarze transsexuelle Frau. Sie wuchs in Harlem, New York, auf und stand schon mit 14 als Kabarettistin auf der Bühne. /2

#transhistory #BlackHistory
In einem Interview erzählt sie vom Rassismus in der New Yorker Theaterszene und von rassistischen Polizeikontrollen:

cn: teilweise rassistische Bezeichnungen, #Genitalien

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Trans Geschichte no. 1 : Liddy Bacroff (1908-1943)

cn : #Transfeindlichkeit #Psychiatrie #NS #Eugenik

Liddy Bacroff war Performer_in, Sexarbeiter_in und Schriftsteller_in. Liddy wurde 9 mal inhaftiert und im KZ Mauthausen ermordet. Im Knast schrieb Liddy 1930-1 zwei Bücher. /1
Wir wissen nicht, welche Pronomen Liddy bevorzugte, nur, dass der Name Liddy Bacroff war. Liddy wurde 1924 nach abgebrochener kaufmenschlicher Ausbildung in Ludwigshafen zum ersten Mal zu 6 Wochen Haft verurteilt und danach weiter in einer "Fürsorgeanstalt" festgehalten. /2
"Fürsorgeanstalten" waren in der Weimarer Republik zwangspsychiatrische Einrichtungen, die u.a. trans Menschen durch strenge Zucht und Gewalt "korrigieren" sollten. Haft und Zwangspsychiatrie waren zwei Wege, von Geschlechter-Erwartungen abweichendes Verhalten zu bestrafen. /3
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May I lay before you trans women in 2nd cent AD Syria, in a validated Greek text? Theory has it their traditions dated back to at least 660BCE, & have been reflected until very recently right across to SE Asia, but were erased by xtianity to the west.
For that SE Asia connection, the Kathoey of 🇻🇳🇰🇭🇹🇭 were Buddhist temple dancers, & the Kothi, Aravani, & Hijra of 🇮🇳🇵🇰🇧🇩 may have been too, before Hinduism, & Islam. Here's an 🇮🇳 Aravani dancer who had surgery at 10yo
Are the Aravani trans women? Most say they are women, even though some Hijra identify as #3rdGender. See what you think… Here is another, younger, married, 🇮🇳Aravani dancer
#TransHistory #TransWorldwide #TransCulture
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