Famous trans. People.

[Sarah]

I'm starting a list of people, both alive and historical who either were/are or likely were(in the case of historical people) Trans.-Identified.

I thought this would be interesting, as well as useful for sharing with people.

Top of my list:

Eddie Izzard! Yeah! Go Eddie!
An "Executive" ->-bleeped-<-.
Comedian Genius.
This guy (as he prefers to be called a male Lesbian) rocks. Really Hilarious. Check out his "dressed to kill" show. It rocks.

Others: There is a current star in a TV show that is Trans. I don't know her name.

Then there is Ru Paul of course.

But what about others?

Apparently there is at least one unidentified congressman who is likely trans. but in the closet.

And historically? That would be interesting.
Everybody loves to talk about Alexander the Great.
He was at least Bi. for sure.

Anybody know of any others?

Who were/are or likely were/are?

[tinkerbell]

http://www.computerconsultingservices.net/mensworld/images/FTMDoctors.htm

http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/TSsuccesses.html

http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/TransMen.html



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[Kiwi Jayne]

Ohh, I know one of the women in Tinks second link. I've met Glenda Adams several times. Very nice person.

[Shana A]

George Sand, although it's hard to say from 21st century perspective whether zie considered himself to be trans as we know it.

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[Sarah]

Who was George Sand?

[Rachael]

James Curtis: f2m uk private gender therapist... (one of the only here)
Christine Jorgensen?
and isnt Eddie Izzard a CROSSDRESSER, not tv?
Sharon Cohen.... AKA, Dana International... the israeli eurovision winner...
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[Shana A]

Who was George Sand?

from Wikipedia "Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant (July 1, 1804 – June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand

I'd also add to the list musician/composer Wendy Carlos.

y2g

[Kimberly]

Danielle Bunten Berry

[Berliegh]

Famous transpeople are...

Christine Jorgensen
April Ashley
Tula Cossey
Nadia Almed

And more here:
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/TSgallery4.html

[Rachael]

Who was George Sand?

from Wikipedia "Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant (July 1, 1804 – June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and feminist."

y2g

Dont make her trans...
it makes her a female author using a male pseudonym to get published in a time where men really were the only published authors...
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[tinkerbell]

Oh shoot, I forgot to include Ann Coulter!  >

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[Kiwi Jayne]

I think Ann Coulter would be infamous....
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[Shana A]

Dont make her trans...
it makes her a female author using a male pseudonym to get published in a time where men really were the only published authors...
R

If she'd only used a pseudonym to be published, I'd agree that she wasn't trans, however the more I find out about George Sand, the more it seems that male expression was truly part of hir gender. Hir relationship with Frederic Chopin intrigues me as well, zie was rather effeminate. Anyway, I can't say for sure what genders they really were, but they certainly don't seem like an average straight couple to me. 

y2g

[BeverlyAnn]

If Donna Rose is on Lynn Conway's list, then I would add Mara Kiesling to your list.

I was rather amazed at how many of the people on those lists I know, have met or at least,  have corresponded with.  And what's really funny is that I know as many or more FtMs. 

Beverly

[Christine Eryn]

Harisu and Dana International instantly come to mind. Of course, I'm extremley jealous of them, but they also give me hope.

[gothique11]

I'm famous!   (no, really, I am!)

[Keira]

It depends how you define fame, most of those mentioned
are not famous outside the TS community
except Harisu and Dana international, and a few others.

With time, I'm sure a REALLY famous, paris hilton level (she
has no talent, but she is FAMOUS) will appear.

[Rachael]

Dont make her trans...
it makes her a female author using a male pseudonym to get published in a time where men really were the only published authors...
R

If she'd only used a pseudonym to be published, I'd agree that she wasn't trans, however the more I find out about George Sand, the more it seems that male expression was truly part of hir gender. Hir relationship with Frederic Chopin intrigues me as well, zie was rather effeminate. Anyway, I can't say for sure what genders they really were, but they certainly don't seem like an average straight couple to me. 

y2g

does being effeminate and butch stop people being cisgender?
in that case a large number of L and G people arnt cisgender...
R

[tekla]

Wendy Carlos is very famous, just very low key.  Money (huge piles of it, I'm sure in her case a mountain piled up the to sun) can buy you a lot of privacy.  You can be so rich that you can live on the down low, even when everyone knows.  She is just not famous for being trans, having done something else in her life to be really, really, famous (at least within the community of people who share her passion, music) for.

[tinkerbell]

More famous transsexual people here:

http://www.karenserenity.com/OldSerenity/main.htm

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