Get inspired by these 5 history-making trans men who defied the odds to live authentically
Gentleman Jack will hit HBO Max on April 25. While non-viewers have mistakenly thought that the show is about a transgender man, it is not.
It’s actually about a real-life lesbian woman who learned to sharpen her wealthy business acumen in the male-dominated world of 19th century Britain.If you’re hungry for historical trans men to inspire you, it can be tough — many trans men’s stories have been buried under the queerphobia and trans erasure of the past.
However, here are five better-known trans men who still defied the odds and made history in their own times.After running away from a New England orphanage at age 12, Charley began living as a male horse handler.
He eventually became a renowned stagecoach driver in the dangerous Californian frontier during his late 30s. A horse kick caused him to lose an eye, earning him the nickname “One-Eyed Charley.” He was outed as a person assigned female at birth after he died of pneumonia.
