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Victorian
Covers the majority of the 19th century and parts of the early 20th.
True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century by Emily Skidmore
Eighteen stories of how trans men at the turn of the 20th century assimilated into their communities.
Feb 52 min read
"A Woman Was Arrested"
A mildly humorous news clipping about a "young woman" arrested for wearing masculine clothing.
Jan 121 min read
Babe/Bertie Bean
Late 19th century newspaper clippings about the current life of "Babe" Bean, including a rare account of Bean's life in [his/their] own words.
Jan 415 min read
From Female to Male- the life of Jack Bee Garland by Lou Sullivan
Biography detailing the life of Jack Bee Garland -- author, nurse, adventurer, and lover of men.
Dec 11, 20251 min read
Murray H. Hall
Scottish-American Tammany Hall politician and bondsman. Posthumously outed.
Dec 8, 20253 min read
E.W. Burnham
Potentially intersex business man who founded his own novelty company.
Dec 7, 202512 min read
Augustus Baudouin
A short obituary of a teenager brought in for robbery.
Dec 6, 20251 min read
Henry Armstrong
A short obituary on the life of Henry Armstrong.
Dec 6, 20251 min read
Tommy (Civil War soldier)
A young "Anglo-African" Civil War soldier.
Dec 6, 20251 min read
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