How trans+ history is being put top of the curriculum in summer 2024
Taking place from 6 to 12 May 2024, Trans+ History Week is a QueerAF-launched initiative celebrating the millennia-old history of trans, non-binary, gender-diverse and intersex people.
WORDS BY ALICE MOREY Have you heard of Mary Mudge? What about Mark Weston or Michael Dillon? These are just some of the names of trans+ figures from British history, individuals who lived in the 19th and early 20th century and who remind us that trans stories – whether we’ve been taught about them or not – have always existed.
The delivery of transgender history has long been skewed or, at times, completely erased. Today, we can trace queer histories, cultures and communities back hundreds of years – and Trans+ History Week celebrates and recognises exactly that.
Taking place from 6 to 12 May 2024, the initiative is a week-long period launched by the QueerAF, an independent LGBTQIA+ platform, to consolidate the efforts of trans+ archivers, historians and content creators.
