Often cited as the birth of the modern movement, this uprising was led by transgender women of color like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera .
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
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. Often cited as the birth of the modern
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. thumbs video shemale