Transgender and gender-diverse people have existed across cultures throughout history, from Indigenous "Two-Spirit" roles to the third-gender Hijra communities in South Asia.
In 1919, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Institute for Sex Research in Berlin, which pioneered gender-affirming healthcare before being destroyed by the Nazis. thumbs video shemale
Johnson and Rivera founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) to support homeless queer youth and sex workers. thumbs video shemale
Years before Stonewall, transgender people led uprisings against police harassment, including the 1959 Cooper Do-nuts Riot in Los Angeles and the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot in San Francisco. thumbs video shemale