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First American to have a sex change
Christine Jorgenson is the first American to undergo surgery and receive hormone treatments -
'The Transsexual Phenomenon'
The physician Harry Benjamin published “The Transsexual Phenomenon”, a groundbreaking book that outlined how transgender people could transition medically. -
First city to protect transgendered
Minneapolis became the first city to pass a law prohibiting discrimination against transgender people. -
Renee Richards
The The New York Supreme Court ruled that Renee Richards, a transgender woman who played professional tennis, was eligible to play at the Women's United States Open. -
First state to protect transgendered
Minnesota became the first state to extend protections against discrimination to transgender people. -
Transgender Law Center
The Transgender Law Center opened its first office in San Francisco. -
A March of our own
San Francisco’s first Trans March took place. It was the first of its kind anywhere. -
Transgender Insurance
California became the first state to mandate transgender health care coverage with the Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act. -
First Transgender Mayor
Stu Rasmussen was elected the first transgender mayor in America. -
Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, an Olympic gold medalist, opening discussed her transition to a woman in an article in Vanity Fair. She later won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY Awards for her courage to share her story.