What was it like to be transgender in the 1990s?

I remember the 1990's with some fondness. I am a child of the 1950's and have had lifelong knowledge that I was born to be a girl/woman. read more

The 1990s were a huge eye opener for me. I found mailing lists and internet relay chat in the 1990s. I was a member of several groups which challenged my previous belief systems and opened my mind. read more

The term “transgender” was coined by a heterosexual crossdresser chauvinist who hated transsexual people, Virginia Prince. The term was explicitly created to refer to other heterosexual crossdressers like Prince. read more

Starting in the 1990s, LGBT and indigenous activists have promoted the use of the term Two-Spirit to describe gender-variant Native Americans. Not all Native American tribes have traditionally recognized transgender people. read more