"The 2026 workbook - which can be downloaded here - is designed for anyone who wants to run a session or create content about trans history and is structured around four lessons, each of which is anchored in a specific historical event or community and paired with discussion prompts and facilitation guidance. "We're more than Trans+" looks at the long history of gender diversity in family models."
"It includes information about Charles Hamilton, who was labelled a "female husband" in 1746 headlines, to stories which highlight the presence of trans people and their fight for legal and social recognition is nothing new. "We've always been here" highlights the pre-colonial trans identities of Lango in Uganda and beyond, where the mudoko dako were a recognised third gender, and how colonial power reshaped what was once socially understood."
"Trans+ History Week was founded by Marty Davies after they learned the true history of the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute of Sexual Science) in Berlin, which was the world's first trans+ clinic. On 6 May, 1933 the building was raided by the Nazis, who destroyed around 20,000 items - including vital research, books, and papers - in what became the first Nazi book burning."
Trans+ History Week released a free 2026 workbook as a toolkit for understanding and sharing trans, non-binary, and intersex histories. The annual seven-day event runs 4–10 May 2026, with 6 May designated Trans+ History Day to mark the 1933 Nazi raid on the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft and destruction of around 20,000 items. Founder Marty Davies established the week after learning that history. The workbook contains four lesson plans anchored in historical events or communities, with discussion prompts and facilitation guidance. Lessons include 'We're more than Trans+' on gender diversity in family models and 'We've always been here' on pre-colonial identities such as the Lango mudoko dako.
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