Today is #TDOV & to celebrate I painted the newest portrait in my #NotJustCistory series & am publishing the blog post to go with it. Today we honor Sylvia Rivera, one of the creators of STAR House. She fought for and believed in a better future for herself & her trans siblings.
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Another of my #NotJustCistory subjects has a blog post to go with her portrait! The Chevalière d'Éon was a French Spy during the 1700s & managed to be openly herself, & demanded the respect she was due. Read all about her fascinating life and escapades on my blog! #WomensHistoryMonth
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Aimee Stephens' story is our next #NotJustCistory blog post. The 1st portrait of the series for #WomensHistoryMonth in 2022, I'm so glad she now has a dedicated post. She instigated the Supreme Court Case that granted trans folks protection under Title VII. buff.ly/o7SmCAJ
A screen capture of part of a google search result. Larger sans serif text reads "People also ask" and then underneath in smaller sans serif text it says "Was le Chevalier d'Eon a femboy?" to the right there is a dropdown arrow, presumably hiding the answer. I didn't open it. I don't think we humans are meant to know.
The research for this week's blog post continues apace.
#ResearchSky #HistorySky #NotJustCistory #TransSky
I'm in the midst of writing the #NotJustCistory blog post that will be going live Friday as a part of #WomensHistoryMonth and it just hit me that the (deceased) subject is younger than my own mom, and I'm having feelings about this. #ProtectTransFolks #TransFolksDeserveElders
March is Women's History Month, which means I'll be publishing multiple new #NotJustCistory posts about famous trans women throughout history. Our first subject is Carmen Rupe, a Māori woman who spent her life advocating for LGBT+ rights & building a safe space for her communities. buff.ly/IqIsOZ2
This Trans Day of Remembrance I have shared the next installment in my #NotJustCistory series on my blog. It features Rita Hester, the woman whose death was the inspiration for the holiday.
#TDoR #WeHaveAlwaysBeenHere
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It must be #NotJustCistory research time, because I've got a million tabs open!
I finally finished the #NotJustCistory blog post featuring #HollyWoodlawn! It was a long process, but I'm so glad to have finally shared her story! She was a trailblazer and was a part of music, film, and trans history! #HistorySky #FilmSky #MusicSky #NotJustCistory buff.ly/WkG7Irv
Sept 12 is #NationalVideoGameDay so of course I had to share abt Danielle Bunten Berry! She was 1 of the first Electronic Artists at EA, created the game M.U.L.E, & one of the 1st to create multiplayer video games! She was also a trans woman, & a part of my #NotJustCistory series!
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A top down image of four small cards with gouache portraits of Bobbie Lea Bennett, Rita Hester, Aleshia Brevard, and Vanessa Show on them. They are strategically placed around with candles, paper flowers, a lace doily, and a few color bottles.
A top down image of four small cards with gouache portraits featuring Holly Woodlawn, Danielle Bunten Berry, Carmen Rupe, Lucy Hicks Anderson, and Dora Richter on them. They are strategically placed around with candles, paper flowers, a lace doily, and a few color bottles.
A top down image of two cards. The left is a gouache portrait of Aimee Stephens, and the right is the back of the card with her bio.
A top down image of two cards. The left features an explanation of the the Ancestor card collection, and the right is the back of the card with information about the creator.
I teased something really exciting the other day, but then didn't share what it was. Everything is finally photographed and ready to share!
I've created a set of Ancestor Cards; 10 historical trans individuals, & the flip side of each card is a bio. 🧵
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#TransHistory #notJustCistory
Day 20: Danielle Bunten Berry, the game designer behind M.U.L.E. and 7 Cities of Gold, and the person whom Will Wright dedicated The Sims to, was a trans woman, and is considered to be the creator of multiplayer gaming. #PrideMonth #SimsSky #LGBTSky #GamesSky #TransSky #NotJustCistory
Day 10: The key to discovering that Dora Richter lived past WWII was an amendment to a baptismal record, correcting her name, from 1946, 10+ years after her previously assumed death! Record-keeping is important! #WorldHistory #NotJustCistory #DoraRichter #QueerHistroy #LGBTSky #PrideMonth #TransSky
Day 9: Dora Richter, one of the 1st recipients of a vaginoplasty in the early 30s, was assumed murdered during or just before WWII, but in 2023, a researcher named Clara Hartmann discovered Richter lived until the age of 74, passing away in 1966. #WorldHistory #NotJustCistory #PrideMonth #TransSky
Day 5: ‘76 Degrees of Wisdom’, a classic tarot reference text, was written by Rachel Pollack; a trans woman. She was also an author of science fiction novels & comic books! #TarotSky #PrideMonth #RachelPollack #NotJustCistory #LGBTSky
Happy Birthday Dora Richter! Born on April 16th, 1891, she was one of the first recipients of GRS in 1931. Until 2023 we thought she had died in a 1933 Nazi raid, but we now know that she lived until she was 74!
I wrote a blog post about Dora as a part of my #NotJustCistory series.
Happy birthday Bobbie Lea Bennett! Born in 1947, she was first to have her gender-affirming surgery covered by Medicare. They tried to back out of its commitment, so she drove cross-country to their headquarters & convinced them to keep their promise of coverage. #NotJustCistory
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