#trans-history

#trans-history

The Chevaliere D'Eon spent most of her life serving King Louis XV before starting the rumor that would allow her to live as her true self, unbothered and carefree.

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.

Eli Erlick's journey "starts with my story being a trans girl who came out in 2003 - before we were supposed to have existed, according to the mainstream media right now," she tells PinkNews. A couple of years ago, frustrated with the "erasure of trans history" and continued anti-trans narratives, she began writing a history book. It spotlights underreported trans stories from 1850 to 1950, including some experiences that "haven't been told in 120 years".