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[[Transgender]] history dates back to the first recorded instances of transgender individuals in ancient civilizations. However, the word ''[[transgenderism]]'' did not exist until 1965 when coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''[[Sexual Hygiene and Pathology]]''; the timeline includes events and personalities that may be viewed as transgender in the broadest sense, including third gender and other [[Genderfluid|gender]]-variant behavior, including ancient or modern precursors from the historical record.<ref>Wikipedia (Timeline of transgender history)</ref> | [[Transgender]] history dates back to the first recorded instances of transgender individuals in ancient civilizations. However, the word ''[[transgenderism]]'' did not exist until 1965 when coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his 1965 reference work ''[[Sexual Hygiene and Pathology]]''; the timeline includes events and personalities that may be viewed as transgender in the broadest sense, including third gender and other [[Genderfluid|gender]]-variant behavior, including ancient or modern precursors from the historical record.<ref>Wikipedia (Timeline of transgender history)</ref> | ||
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'''2009''' | '''2009''' | ||
* | * [[The International Transgender Day of Visibility]] was founded by Michigan-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall Crocker in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT holidays celebrating transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered holiday was the Transgender Day of Remembrance which mourned the loss of transgender people to hate crimes, but did not acknowledge and celebrate living members of the transgender community. | ||
* Diego Sanchez became the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill; he was hired as a legislative assistant for Barney Frank. Sanchez was also the first transgender person on the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Platform Committee in 2008. | * Diego Sanchez became the first openly transgender person to work on Capitol Hill; he was hired as a legislative assistant for Barney Frank. Sanchez was also the first transgender person on the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Platform Committee in 2008. | ||
* Barbra "Babs" Siperstein was nominated and confirmed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, becoming its first openly transgender member. | * Barbra "Babs" Siperstein was nominated and confirmed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee, becoming its first openly transgender member. | ||
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* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Chile, Canadian province of Manitoba | * Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Chile, Canadian province of Manitoba | ||
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: | * Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Ontario | ||
* The | * The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued a regulation to prohibit LGBT discrimination in federally assisted housing programs. The new regulations ensure that the Department's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. | ||
* Emily Aviva Kapor, an American rabbi who had been ordained privately by a " | * Emily Aviva Kapor, an American rabbi who had been ordained privately by a "Conservadox" rabbi in 2005, began living as a woman in 2012, thus becoming the first openly transgender female rabbi. | ||
* Rainbow Jews, an oral history project showcasing the lives of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people in the | * Rainbow Jews, an oral history project showcasing the lives of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until the present, was launched. It is the United Kingdom's first archive of Jewish bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender history. | ||
* Donald Trump intervened to allow | * Donald Trump intervened to allow Jenna Talackova (a transgender woman and legally recognized as female in Canada) to compete in Miss Universe Canada 2012, a beauty pageant he then owned. In the contest, Talackova placed Top 12. | ||
* | * Stacie Laughton became the first openly transgender person elected to any American state legislature when she won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. However, she resigned from the New Hampshire state legislature before she took office, after it was revealed that she had served four months in Belknap County House of Corrections following a 2008 credit card fraud conviction. | ||
* | * San Francisco voted to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. | ||
=== 2013 === | === 2013 === | ||
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: | * Anti-discrimination legislation for gender identity: Cyprus, Puerto Rico, US state of Delaware | ||
* Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Canadian provinces of | * Anti-discrimination legislation for gender expression: Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island | ||
* | * Nikki Sinclaire came out as transgender, thus becoming the United Kingdom's first openly transgender Parliamentarian. | ||
* The first United Nations ministerial meeting on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals was held. | * The first United Nations ministerial meeting on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals was held. | ||
* | * Fallon Fox came out as transgender, thus becoming the first openly transgender athlete in mixed martial arts history. | ||
* Philadelphia passed one of the most comprehensive transgender rights bills on the city level, which addresses transgender bathroom use and city employee healthcare, making it the first city on the east coast to provide transition related healthcare to its city employees. | * Philadelphia passed one of the most comprehensive transgender rights bills on the city level, which addresses transgender bathroom use and city employee healthcare, making it the first city on the east coast to provide transition related healthcare to its city employees. | ||
* | * Autumn Sandeen, a U.S. veteran and transgender woman, received a letter from a Navy official stating, "Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as female effective 12 April 2013." Allyson Robinson of Outserve declared, "To our knowledge, this is the first time that the Department of Defense has recognized and affirmed a change of gender for anyone affiliated, in a uniformed capacity—in this case a military retiree." | ||
* | * Ben Barres became the first openly transgender scientist in the US National Academy of Sciences in 2013. | ||
* For the first time, the California Department of Education's list of recommended books for grades Pre-K-through-12 included a book with a transgender theme, ''I Am J'' by Cris Beam. | * For the first time, the California Department of Education's list of recommended books for grades Pre-K-through-12 included a book with a transgender theme, ''I Am J'' by Cris Beam. | ||
* California enacted America's first law protecting transgender students. The | * California enacted America's first law protecting transgender students. The School Success and Opportunity Act extends gender identity and gender expression discrimination protection to transgender and gender-nonconforming K-12 students in public schools | ||
* | * Jennifer Pritzker came out as transgender in 2013 and thus became the world's first openly transgender billionaire. | ||
* A six-year-old girl named Luana, who was assigned male at birth, became the first transgender child in Argentina to have her new name officially changed on her identity documents. She is believed to be the youngest to benefit from the country's new Gender Identity Law, which was approved in May 2012. | * A six-year-old girl named Luana, who was assigned male at birth, became the first transgender child in Argentina to have her new name officially changed on her identity documents. She is believed to be the youngest to benefit from the country's new Gender Identity Law, which was approved in May 2012. | ||
* | * Jennifer Finney Boylan was chosen as the first openly transgender co-chair of GLAAD's National Board of Directors. | ||
* On 31 October 2013 | * On 31 October 2013 Paris Lees became the first openly transgender panellist to appear on the BBC's ''Question Time'' programme, drawing praise from commentators who included former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and the Labour Party deputy leader Harriet Harman. | ||
* Stephen Alexander, of Rhode Island, became the first high school coach to come out publicly as transgender. | * Stephen Alexander, of Rhode Island, became the first high school coach to come out publicly as transgender. | ||
* On 1 November Audrey Gauthier was elected president of CUPE 4041, representing Air Transat flight attendants based in Montreal. She thus became the first openly transgender person elected president of a union local in Canada. | * On 1 November Audrey Gauthier was elected president of CUPE 4041, representing Air Transat flight attendants based in Montreal. She thus became the first openly transgender person elected president of a union local in Canada. | ||
* Q Radio, which went on the airwaves in September, claims to be India's first radio station which caters to the country's lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. | * Q Radio, which went on the airwaves in September, claims to be India's first radio station which caters to the country's lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. | ||
* San Francisco's first Project Homeless Connect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people was held. | * San Francisco's first Project Homeless Connect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people was held. | ||
* The diagnostic label gender identity disorder (GID) was used until 2013's release of the diagnostic manual | * The diagnostic label gender identity disorder (GID) was used until 2013's release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5. The condition was renamed to [[gender dysphoria]] to remove the stigma associated with the term ''disorder''. The DSM-5 also moved this diagnosis out of the sexual disorders category and into a category of its own. | ||
=== 2014 === | === 2014 === | ||
* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity: Canadian province | * Anti-discrimination law for gender identity: Canadian province Saskatchewan | ||
* The U.S. | * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the first Title VII action taken by the federal government on behalf of transgender workers. The lawsuits were filed for Amiee Stephens and Brandi Branson, both transgender women. | ||
* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender woman to be named ''Working Mother'' magazine's Working Mother of the Year. | * Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender woman to be named ''Working Mother'' magazine's Working Mother of the Year. | ||
* | * Laverne Cox was on the cover of the 9 June 2014 issue of ''Time'', and was interviewed for the article "The Transgender Tipping Point". She also became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sophia Burset in ''Orange Is the New Black''. | ||
* '' | * ''Transgender Studies Quarterly'', the first non-medical academic journal devoted to transgender issues, began publication, with Susan Stryker and Paisley Currah as coeditors. | ||
* | * Mills College became the first single-sex college in the U.S. to adopt a policy explicitly welcoming transgender students, Mount Holyoke became the first Seven Sisters college to accept transgender students. | ||
* | * Blake Brockington became the first openly transgender high school homecoming king in North Carolina. | ||
* Nina Chaubal and Greta Gustava Martela cofounded | * Nina Chaubal and Greta Gustava Martela cofounded Trans Lifeline, the first U.S. suicide hotline dedicated to transgender people. | ||
* | * Tona Brown became the first African-American openly transgender woman to perform at Carnegie Hall. | ||
* The Transgender Trends panel was the first panel on that subject ever held at San Diego Comic-Con. | * The Transgender Trends panel was the first panel on that subject ever held at San Diego Comic-Con. | ||
* The San Francisco Police academy graduated its first openly transgender police officer, Mikayla Connell. | * The San Francisco Police academy graduated its first openly transgender police officer, Mikayla Connell. | ||
* The 100 block of Turk Street in San Francisco was renamed Vicki Mar Lane after trans activist Vicki Marlane. | * The 100 block of Turk Street in San Francisco was renamed Vicki Mar Lane after trans activist Vicki Marlane. | ||
* | * Lea T became the face of American hair-care brand Redken, thus making her the first openly transgender model to front a global cosmetics brand. | ||
* A national | * A national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campaign featured an openly transgender person, Jennifer Barge, as its spokesperson for the first time. | ||
* | * Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender man inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame. | ||
* | * Kinnon MacKinnon became the first openly transgender man to earn a gold in powerlifting at the Gay Games in the 2014 Games. | ||
* | * BBC2 commissioned Britain's first transgender sitcom, called Boy Meets Girl, which follows the developing relationship between Leo, a 26-year-old man and Judy, a 40-year-old transgender woman. | ||
* ICEIS Rain became the first openly [[two-spirit]] person to perform at the | * ICEIS Rain became the first openly [[two-spirit]] person to perform at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards. | ||
* Padmini Prakash became India's first openly transgender television news anchor. | * Padmini Prakash became India's first openly transgender television news anchor. | ||
* Denmark became the first European country to remove the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis as a necessary requirement in the gender recognition process. | * Denmark became the first European country to remove the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis as a necessary requirement in the gender recognition process. | ||
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* The FTM Fitness Conference hosted the first bodybuilding competition for transgender men, the FTM Fitness World Bodybuilding Competition. | * The FTM Fitness Conference hosted the first bodybuilding competition for transgender men, the FTM Fitness World Bodybuilding Competition. | ||
* The UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution related to sexual orientation and gender identity on 26 September 2014. It passed by a vote of 25-14 and is the first time in the Council's history that it adopted a resolution on LGBT rights with the majority of its members. | * The UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution related to sexual orientation and gender identity on 26 September 2014. It passed by a vote of 25-14 and is the first time in the Council's history that it adopted a resolution on LGBT rights with the majority of its members. | ||
* | * Petra De Sutter became the first openly transgender person to serve in Belgium's Parliament, specifically its Senate. | ||
* Luisa Revilla Urcia became the first openly transgender person elected to a public office in Peru when she won a seat on the local council in La Esperanza in the province of Trujillo in northwestern Peru. | * Luisa Revilla Urcia became the first openly transgender person elected to a public office in Peru when she won a seat on the local council in La Esperanza in the province of Trujillo in northwestern Peru. | ||
* The Labor government in Victoria, Australia appointed Martin Foley as Minister of equality, marking the first time an Australian government has ever had a dedicated Minister overseeing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues. | * The Labor government in Victoria, Australia appointed Martin Foley as Minister of equality, marking the first time an Australian government has ever had a dedicated Minister overseeing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex issues. | ||
* Vered Meltzer was elected to the City Council in Appleton; as such he became the first openly transgender elected official in Wisconsin. | * Vered Meltzer was elected to the City Council in Appleton; as such he became the first openly transgender elected official in Wisconsin. | ||
* | * Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, the U.S.'s second known transgender chorus, was founded, inspiring others to found similar groups in cities across the country. | ||
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* Anti-discrimination law for gender identity and gender expression: Canadian province of | * Anti-discrimination law for gender identity and gender expression: Canadian province of Alberta. | ||
; January | ; January | ||
* Madhu Kinnar became India's first openly transgender person to be elected mayor; she was elected mayor of | * Madhu Kinnar became India's first openly transgender person to be elected mayor; she was elected mayor of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh Municipal Corporation. | ||
* | * Zoey Tur joined ''Inside Edition'' as a Special Correspondent during February, thus becoming the first openly transgender television reporter on national TV in America. | ||
; February | ; February | ||
* Pennsylvania State Representative | * Pennsylvania State Representative Mark B. Cohen introduced the first transgender rights bills in Pennsylvania's history. | ||
; March | ; March | ||
* The inaugural White House Trans Women Of Color | * The inaugural White House Trans Women Of Color Women's History Month Briefing was held. | ||
* The U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed its first civil lawsuit on behalf of a transgender person (Rachel Tudor); the lawsuit was ''United States of America v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Regional University System of Oklahoma'', filed in federal court in that state. | * The U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed its first civil lawsuit on behalf of a transgender person (Rachel Tudor); the lawsuit was ''United States of America v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Regional University System of Oklahoma'', filed in federal court in that state. | ||
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* In a first for the state, California's Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to grant a transgender prisoner (Michelle-Lael Norsworthy) access to gender-affirming surgery. | * In a first for the state, California's Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to grant a transgender prisoner (Michelle-Lael Norsworthy) access to gender-affirming surgery. | ||
* | * Andreja Pejic became the first openly transgender model profiled by ''Vogue'', in its May 2015 issue. | ||
* | * Laverne Cox (among others) posed nude for the ''Allure'' annual "Nudes" issue, becoming the first openly transgender actress to do so. She also became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. She also won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as Executive Producer for ''Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.'' This made her the first openly transgender woman to win a Daytime Emmy as an Executive Producer; as well, ''The T Word'' is the first trans documentary to win a Daytime Emmy. | ||
* | * Scott Turner Schofield became the first openly transgender actor to play a major role on daytime television, as the character Nick on the show ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. On the same show, the character Maya Avant (played by Karla Mosley) became the first transgender bride to be married on daytime television when she married Rick Forrester (played by Jacob Young). | ||
* Maka Brown, an 18-year-old senior at the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts, was crowned Utah's first openly transgender prom queen. | * Maka Brown, an 18-year-old senior at the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts, was crowned Utah's first openly transgender prom queen. | ||
; May | ; May | ||
* When President Obama declared May to be | * When President Obama declared May to be National Foster Care Month in 2015, he became the first president to explicitly say gender identity should not prevent anyone from adopting or becoming a foster parent. | ||
* | * Abby Stein came out as transgender and thus became the first openly transgender woman (and the first woman) to have been ordained by an ultra-Orthodox institution, having received her rabbinical degree in 2011 from Yeshiva Viznitz in South Fallsburg, New York. However, this was before she was openly transgender, and she is no longer working as a rabbi as of 2016. She is also the first openly transgender woman raised in a Hasidic community, and is a direct descendant of Hasidic Judaism's founder the Baal Shem Tov. | ||
; June | ; June | ||
* Loiza Lamers won " | * Loiza Lamers won "Holland's Next Top Model", making her the first openly transgender winner of the "Top Model" franchise. | ||
* Philadelphia flew the [[transgender pride flag]] above City Hall for the first time. | * Philadelphia flew the [[transgender pride flag]] above City Hall for the first time. | ||
* | * Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender woman on the cover of ''Vanity Fair''. | ||
* | * Chris Mosier became the first known out trans athlete to join a U.S. national team that matched his gender identity, rather than the gender assigned him at birth, when he won a spot on Team USA in the men's sprint duathlon. | ||
* | * Manabi Bandopadhyay, India's first openly transgender college principal, began work; she worked as the principal of the Krishnagar Women's College in Nadia district. | ||
* | * Breanna Sinclairé became the first openly transgender person to sing the national anthem at a professional sporting event, which she did at a Major League Baseball game. | ||
* Audrey Middleton became the U.S. television show Big Brother's first openly transgender houseguest. | * Audrey Middleton became the U.S. television show Big Brother's first openly transgender houseguest. | ||
; July | ; July | ||
* | * Aydian Dowling became the first openly transgender man on the cover of ''Men's Health'' magazine, as part of a special collector's edition. | ||
* | * Jacob Anderson-Minshall became the first openly transgender author to win a Goldie award from the Golden Crown Literary Society; he shared the award for best creative non-fiction book with Diane Anderson-Minshall for ''Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Genders''. | ||
; August | ; August | ||
* ''Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools'' was introduced; it is a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. | * ''Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools'' was introduced; it is a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. | ||
* | * Hari Nef became the first openly transgender model signed to IMG. | ||
* President Obama appointed | * President Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan to serve as an Outreach and Recruitment Director in the Presidential Personnel Office, making her the first openly transgender appointee to work inside the White House. | ||
* The (American) Department of Veterans Affairs opened its first clinic for transgender service members. | * The (American) Department of Veterans Affairs opened its first clinic for transgender service members. | ||
; September | ; September | ||
* Andrew Guy became Australia's first openly transgender TV host, as a guest presenter on '' | * Andrew Guy became Australia's first openly transgender TV host, as a guest presenter on ''The Project''. | ||
* Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution, which is the first in Asia to specifically protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. | * Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution, which is the first in Asia to specifically protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. | ||
; October | ; October | ||
* The first Oscar campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a movie producer were launched for actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and | * The first Oscar campaigns for openly transgender actresses supported by a movie producer were launched for actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor of the movie ''Tangerine''. | ||
* '' | * ''EastEnders'' chose Riley Carter Millington as the first openly transgender actor in UK TV soap history; he played 'Kyle', a man who has transitioned from female to male, which Riley did in real life. Shortly after, ''Hollyoaks'' cast transgender actress Annie Wallace. | ||
* A transgender man's [[phalloplasty]] became the first ever seen on camera, in the Channel 4 documentary ''Girls to Men''. | * A transgender man's [[phalloplasty]] became the first ever seen on camera, in the Channel 4 documentary ''Girls to Men''. | ||
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* Through her Foundation, | * Through her Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave a $2 million donation to create the world's first endowed academic chair of [[transgender studies]], at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Aaron Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair. The United Nations voted to create their first LGBT human rights watchdog. | ||
; February | ; February | ||
* | * Caitlyn Jenner became the first openly transgender person on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated''. | ||
* | * Mya Taylor became the first openly transgender actor to win an Independent Spirit Award; she won for Best Supporting Female. | ||
; March | ; March | ||
* Israel held its first transgender beauty pageant, which was called "Miss Trans Israel", and was held at a club in Tel Aviv. | * Israel held its first transgender beauty pageant, which was called "Miss Trans Israel", and was held at a club in Tel Aviv. | ||
* President Barack Obama appointed | * President Barack Obama appointed Raffi Freedman-Gurspan as the White House's primary LGBT liaison, making her the first openly transgender person in the role. | ||
* | * Nisha Ayub received the International Women of Courage Award in 2016, becoming the first openly transgender woman to receive that award. | ||
* Aiden Katri, 19, became the first Israeli transgender woman to be jailed for refusing to serve in the military. | * Aiden Katri, 19, became the first Israeli transgender woman to be jailed for refusing to serve in the military. | ||
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* | * Geraldine Roman became the first openly transgender woman elected to Congress in the Philippines. | ||
* | * Anwen Muston was elected to Wolverhampton City Council, making her the first openly transgender woman to be elected as a Labour representative. | ||
; June | ; June | ||
* Amelia Gapin became the first openly transgender woman to be featured on the cover of '' | * Amelia Gapin became the first openly transgender woman to be featured on the cover of ''Women's Running''. | ||
* On 10 June 2016, an | * On 10 June 2016, an Oregon circuit court ruled that a resident, Elisa Rae Shupe, could obtain a non-binary gender designation. The Transgender Law Center believes this to be "the first ruling of its kind in the U.S." | ||
* On 10 June 2016, the | * On 10 June 2016, the National Assembly of Quebec passed a bill to amend the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression. | ||
* | * Chris Mosier was chosen as the first openly transgender athlete to be featured in the "Body Issue" of ''ESPN The Magazine'', and appeared in Nike's first ad with an openly transgender athlete. | ||
* It was announced on 30 June 2016 that, beginning on that date, otherwise qualified United States service members could not any longer be discharged, denied reenlistment, involuntarily separated, or denied continuation of service because of being transgender. | * It was announced on 30 June 2016 that, beginning on that date, otherwise qualified United States service members could not any longer be discharged, denied reenlistment, involuntarily separated, or denied continuation of service because of being transgender. | ||
; July | ; July | ||
* | * Misty Plowright became the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the US House of Representatives. | ||
* An important legal victory for transgender people occurred in April 2016, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of transgender male student | * An important legal victory for transgender people occurred in April 2016, when the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of transgender male student Gavin Grimm, which marked the first ruling by a U.S. appeals court to find that transgender students are protected under federal laws that ban sex-based discrimination. The ruling came on a challenge to the Gloucester County School Board's policy of making transgender students use alternative restroom facilities. | ||
* On 25 July, the | * On 25 July, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia unanimously passed a bill to amend the British Columbia Human Rights Code to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. | ||
* | * Sarah McBride was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first openly transgender person to address a major party convention in American history. | ||
* '' | * ''Elle'' printed special collectors' covers for their September 2016 issue, and one of them featured Hari Nef, which was the first time an openly transgender woman had been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine. | ||
; August | ; August | ||
* | * Lea T became the first openly transgender person ever to participate in the opening ceremonies of an Olympics when she led the Brazilian team into the stadium on her bike during the 2016 Rio Olympics. | ||
; September | ; September | ||
* | * Tracey Norman and Geena Rocero became the first two openly transgender models to appear on the cover of an edition of ''Harper's Bazaar''. | ||
; October | ; October | ||
* | * Harrison Browne of the National Women's Hockey League came out as a transgender man, which made him the first openly transgender athlete in professional American team sports. | ||
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* The January 2017 issue of '' | * The January 2017 issue of ''National Geographic'' has a nine-year-old transgender girl on the cover (Avery Jackson); she is thought to be the first openly transgender person on ''National Geographic'''s cover. | ||
* Denmark became the second country in the world to officially remove transgender identities from its list of mental health disorders. | * Denmark became the second country in the world to officially remove transgender identities from its list of mental health disorders. | ||
* | * Gabrielle Tremblay became the first openly transgender actress ever nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, as Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)''. | ||
; February | ; February | ||
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* Japan became the first country in the world to elect an openly transgender man to a public office when Tomoya Hosoda was elected as a councilor for the city of | * Japan became the first country in the world to elect an openly transgender man to a public office when Tomoya Hosoda was elected as a councilor for the city of Iruma. | ||
; June | ; June | ||
* M Barclay became the first openly non-binary trans person to be commissioned as a Deacon in the | * M Barclay became the first openly non-binary trans person to be commissioned as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church. | ||
* The | * The Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly voted to create inclusive wordings for non-binary, genderqueer, gender fluid, agender, intersex, two-spirit and polygender people, replacing the words "men and women" with the word "people". Of the six sources of the living tradition, the second source of faith, as documented in the bylaws of the denomination, now includes "Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love." | ||
; July | ; July | ||
* | * Philippa York, formerly Robert Millar, came out as transgender, thus becoming the first former professional cyclist to have publicly transitioned. | ||
* | * Alex Hai came out as a transgender man, thus becoming the first openly transgender gondolier in Venice. | ||
; October | ; October | ||
* | * Ines Rau became the first openly transgender Playboy Playmate. | ||
; November | ; November | ||
* | * Danica Roem was elected as Virginia's first transgender lawmaker. | ||
* | * Andrea Jenkins became the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the United States when she was elected to the Minneapolis City Council. | ||
* Tyler Titus, a transgender man, became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when he was elected to the Erie School Board. He and | * Tyler Titus, a transgender man, became the first openly transgender person elected to public office in Pennsylvania when he was elected to the Erie School Board. He and Phillipe Cunningham, elected to the Minneapolis City Council on the same night, became the first two openly trans men to be elected to public office in the United States. | ||
* The | * The United States Defense Health Agency for the first time approved payment for sex reassignment surgery for an active-duty U.S. military service member. The patient, a trans woman infantry soldier, had already begun a course of treatment, and the procedure, which the treating doctor deemed medically necessary, was performed on 14 November at a private hospital, since U.S. military hospitals lacked the requisite surgical expertise. | ||
; December | ; December | ||
* America's first all-LGBT city council was elected in Palm Springs, California, consisting of three gay men, a transgender woman and a bisexual woman. | * America's first all-[[LGBT]] city council was elected in Palm Springs, California, consisting of three gay men, a transgender woman and a bisexual woman. | ||
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; January | ; January | ||
* | * Canadian Women's Hockey League player Jessica Platt came out as a transgender woman, making her the first transgender woman to come out in North American professional hockey. | ||
* | * Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for producing ''Strong Island'', which he also directed. As such, Ford was the first openly transgender man to be nominated for any Academy Award, and the first openly transgender director to be nominated for any Academy Award. | ||
* | * Paris Lees became the first openly transgender woman featured in British ''Vogue''. | ||
; February | ; February | ||
* | * Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of any ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine (specifically, Cosmopolitan South Africa's February 2018 issue). | ||
* ''Transgender Health'' reported that a transgender woman in the United States breastfed her adopted baby; this was the first known case of a transgender woman breastfeeding. | * ''Transgender Health'' reported that a transgender woman in the United States breastfed her adopted baby; this was the first known case of a transgender woman breastfeeding. | ||
* | * Daniela Vega became the first openly transgender person in history to be a presenter at the Academy Awards. | ||
; March | ; March | ||
* | * Marvia Malik became the first openly transgender newsreader to appear on Pakistani television in 2018. | ||
; June | ; June | ||
* | * Peppermint made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go's-inspired musical ''Head Over Heels''. The show began previews on 23 June 2018 and officially opened 26 July; playing the role of Pythio, Peppermint became the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway. | ||
* | * Angela Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first openly transgender woman to be crowned Miss Spain, and became the first openly transgender contestant in Miss Universe. | ||
* [[Jesse James Keitel]] played TV Land's first non-binary character on | * [[Jesse James Keitel]] played TV Land's first non-binary character on ''Younger''. | ||
; August | ; August | ||
* | * Christine Hallquist became the first openly transgender candidate for governor nominated by a major political party in the United States when she was nominated for governor of Vermont by the Democrats. | ||
; September | ; September | ||
* | * Stav Strashko became the first openly transgender actress ever to receive an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actress. | ||
* | * Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes were awarded an Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking for producing ''Strong Island'', which made Ford the first openly transgender man and the first black openly transgender person to win an Emmy award, as well as the first openly transgender filmmaker to win a Creative Arts Emmy. | ||
; November | ; November | ||
* | * Paris Lees became a correspondent with British ''Vogue''. | ||
; December | ; December | ||
* Patricio Manuel became the first openly transgender male to box professionally in the United States, and, as he won the fight, the first openly transgender male to win a pro boxing fight in the U.S. | * Patricio Manuel became the first openly transgender male to box professionally in the United States, and, as he won the fight, the first openly transgender male to win a pro boxing fight in the U.S. | ||
* Colombia prosecuted a transgender woman's murder as a | * Colombia prosecuted a transgender woman's murder as a femicide for the first time in 2018, sentencing Davinson Stiven Erazo Sánchez to twenty years in a psychiatric center for "aggravated femicide" a year after he killed Anyela Ramos Claros, a transgender woman. | ||
=== 2019 === | === 2019 === | ||
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* | * Nyla Rose became the first openly transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). | ||
* Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt became the first openly transgender members of the United States military to testify publicly in front of Congress. | * Army Capt. Alivia Stehlik, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, Army Capt. Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Akira Wyatt became the first openly transgender members of the United States military to testify publicly in front of Congress. | ||
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; May | ; May | ||
* Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender member of Planned Parenthood's National Board of Directors. '' | * Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender member of Planned Parenthood's National Board of Directors. ''The Advocate'' editors named Meghan as one of ''The Advocate'' magazine's 2019 Champions of Pride. | ||
* [[Indya Moore]] became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of the U.S. version of '' | * [[Indya Moore]] became the first openly transgender person to be featured on the cover of the U.S. version of ''Elle'' magazine. | ||
* Lucia Lucas, normally based in Germany, made her debut as Don Giovanni with the Tulsa Opera, becoming the first openly transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the US. | * Lucia Lucas, normally based in Germany, made her debut as Don Giovanni with the Tulsa Opera, becoming the first openly transgender person to sing a lead role in a standard operatic work in the US. | ||
* Gianmarco Negri was elected mayor of | * Gianmarco Negri was elected mayor of Tromello, making him Italy's first openly transgender mayor. | ||
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== 2020s == | == 2020s == | ||
=== 2020 === | |||
; February | |||
* Camila Prins became the first openly transgender woman to lead the drum section of a top samba school in the Carnival parade in São Paulo. | |||
* The Pfister Hotel named Nykoli Koslow as its first openly transgender Artist in Residence. | |||
; March | |||
* Megan Youngren became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic marathon trials in U.S. history. | |||
* The Philadelphia Police Academy graduated its first openly transgender officer, Benson Churgai. | |||
* Diana Zurco became Argentina's first openly transgender newscaster. | |||
* Chris Mosier became the first openly transgender male athlete to ever compete in an Olympic trial alongside other men; however, he was unable to finish the race due to injury. | |||
; June | |||
* The Trump administration passed a regulation removing protections for transgender patients under medical care. | |||
* The US Supreme Court ruled (in ''Bostock v. Clayton County'') in favor of protecting employees from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. | |||
; July | |||
* The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced plans to revert an ObamaCare-era ruling that prevented federally funded homeless shelters from discriminating against transgender people. | |||
* Peyton Rose Michelle Theriot won election in Louisiana to the women's Democratic State Central Committee seat for the 46th District (seat A), representing St. Martin, Iberia and St. Landry, becoming the first out transgender woman elected to a political position in the state. | |||
* Valentina Sampaio became the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020. | |||
; August | |||
; September | |||
; October | |||
* On 1 October 2020, Petra De Sutter was sworn in as one of seven deputy prime ministers in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, becoming Europe's first transgender deputy prime minister, and the most senior trans politician in Europe. | |||
* FaZe Clan's Soleil 'Ewok' Wheeler came out as transgender, making him the first transgender male on a T1 esports organization. | |||
; November | |||
* On 3 November 2020, Sarah McBride became the first transgender state senator elected in America. | |||
* On 3 November 2020, Taylor Small became the first transgender person elected to be a state legislator in Vermont. | |||
* On 7 November 2020, Joe Biden became the first president-elect to mention the transgender community in a victory speech. | |||
* ''Big Sky'' premiered on 17 November 2020, making [[Jesse James Keitel]] the first non binary actor to play a nonbinary series regular on primetime television. | |||
* In November 2020, [[Mauree Turner]] became the first non-binary state legislator elected in the United States. | |||
* In November 2020, Stephanie Byers became the first Native American transgender person elected to office in America, when she was elected to the Kansas state House of Representatives; she is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. This election also made her the first transgender person elected to the Kansas state legislature. | |||
; December | |||
* Mara Gómez became the first trans footballer to play in a top-flight Argentinian league. | |||
=== 2021 === | |||
; January | |||
* Gottmik became the first openly transgender male contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. | |||
* After varying restrictions over the years, there stopped being restrictions on people serving in the US military due to their being transgender when President Joe Biden signed the "Executive Order on Enabling All Qualified Americans to Serve Their Country in Uniform" on January 25, 2021. | |||
; February | |||
* In Angola a new criminal code went into effect after the parliament passed it in January 2019 and the president signed it into law in November 2020. The new code contains full anti-discrimination protections on the basis of gender identity. | |||
; March | |||
* [[Elliot Page]] became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of ''Time'' magazine. | |||
* Tashnuva Anan Shishir became Bangladesh's first openly transgender news anchor. | |||
* Patti Harrison became the first known transgender actor to appear in a Disney animated film, due to voicing the small part of Tail Chief in ''Raya and the Last Dragon.'' | |||
* Rachel Levine was confirmed 24 March as U.S. assistant secretary for health, making her the first openly trans person confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a U.S. federal government position. | |||
* Martine Delaney became the first openly transgender woman inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women. | |||
* Joe Biden became the first American president to issue a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the [[International Transgender Day of Visibility|Transgender Day of Visibility]]. | |||
; April | |||
* Alana Gisele Banks became the first Black openly transgender woman elected to a public school board in the United States. | |||
; September | |||
* [[Megan Rohrer]] was instated as a Bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, becoming the first openly transgender and non-binary bishop in any Christian denomination. | |||
; October | |||
* The character of Bia was introduced as the first openly transgender Amazon in DC Comics' Wonder Woman series. | |||
=== 2022 === | |||
; February | |||
* On 15 February 2022, Jowelle de Souza became the first transgender parliamentarian (specifically a Trinidad and Tobago senator) in the Caribbean. | |||
; March | |||
* Jamie Wallis came out as transgender, becoming the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. | |||
* Swimmer Lia Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in any sport, after winning the women's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:33.24. | |||
; May | |||
* L. Morgan Lee became the first openly transgender person nominated for a Tony Award in an acting category; she was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Thought 1 in ''A Strange Loop''. | |||
* The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards approved a ruling authorizing non-gendered language for the aliyah, and the honors of the hagbah (lifting the Torah) and the gelilah (rolling up the Torah). The ruling also includes non-gendered language for calling up Cohens and Levis (descendants of the tribe of Levi) as well as how to address people without gendered language during the prayer ''Mi Shebeirach''. This was a codification of a practice that already existed in places Jewish transgender people led. | |||
; June | |||
* FINA (now World Aquatics) announced a new policy that effectively bars all transgender women from competing in professional women's swimming, with the exception of athletes who "can establish to FINA's comfortable satisfaction that they have not experienced any part of male puberty beyond Tanner Stage 2 (of puberty) or before age 12, whichever is later". FINA also announced the development of a separate "open" category for some events, to be determined by a working group over the next six months, so that "everybody has the opportunity to compete at an elite level". | |||
; August | |||
* Ellia Green became the first Olympian to come out as a trans man. | |||
* Jamie Hunter became the first openly transgender snooker player to win a women's tour ranking event in snooker when she won the U.S. Women's Open. | |||
; September | |||
* In September 2022, Molly Kearney was announced as the first out non-binary cast member of ''Saturday Night Live''. | |||
; October | |||
* Duda Salabert and Erika Hilton became the first two openly transgender people elected to the National Congress of Brazil, with both of them elected to its Chamber of Deputies. | |||
; November | |||
* Zooey Zephyr became the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state legislature in Montana. | |||
=== 2023 === | |||
; January | |||
* Kim Petras (and Sam Smith) won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Unholy", making Petras the first openly transgender artist to win a major-category Grammy Award. | |||
; May | |||
* Sylvia Swayne announced her candidacy for the Alabama House of Representatives, becoming the first openly transgender woman to run for public office in Alabama. | |||
; June | |||
* Seth Marnin became the first openly transgender judge in New York, and the first openly transgender male judge in the United States. | |||
; July | |||
* Rikkie Kollé won the Miss Nederland 2023 beauty pageant, becoming the first openly transgender person to win a national beauty pageant. | |||
; November | |||
* Danica Roem was elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state senate in the Southern United States. | |||
=== 2024 === | |||
; January | |||
* Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in both chambers of a state legislature (specifically, Virginia’s) in U.S. history. | |||
; May | |||
* At the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Karla Sofía Gascón won the Best Actress prize, shared jointly with her costars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña, making Gascón the first openly trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes. | |||