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Life
50 years ago, an awful movie about a trans woman was Tom Selleck’s first role on the big screen
One of the stars said the flick “was made by people locked in their dressing rooms waiting for their lawyers to arrive.”
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LGBTQ History
Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements
Fundraising is central to the LGBTQ movement today. But decades ago, several organizations depended on one trans man.
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LGBTQ History
Remembering transgender pioneer Christine Jorgensen
There was a media storm of coverage in the 1950’s after she transitioned.
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Commentary
Did you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?
Chicago’s Legacy Walk teaches our history in a unique and fascinating manner.
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Commentary
40 years after the ‘honeymoon murder of the transsexual bride’
No one attended the funeral for the unwanted bride whose body was dumped by the side of the interstate.
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LGBTQ History
LGBT History Month profile: Christine Jorgensen, transgender pioneer
Christine Jorgensen was the first nationally known transgender American. She used her fame to speak out on behalf of transgender people.