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Magnus Hirschfeld coins term "transsexual" in a published journal article titled "The Intersexual Constitution" ("Die intersexuelle Konstitution"). ***Could not find date more specific than 1923, probably was not published January 1.
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Transwomen take stand against discrimination and police harrassment.
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The Stonewall riots were demonstrations by the LGBT community in Greenwich Village in response to a police raid. One of the leaders was a transwoman named Sylvia Rivera.
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Superior Court of New Jersey rules that transsexual people can marry on the basis of their gender identity regardless of identity assigned at birth.
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Transgender Day of Rememberance founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in memory of murdered members of the transgender community after the murder of Rita Hester.
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Transgender Law Center begins work to change policies negatively affecting transgender people.
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President Obama signs act that allows for federal investigation of bias-motivated crimes based on gender identity in cases where local law enforcement is unwilling to act.