I've very much enjoyed this series and would love to see more. I'd be happy to hear more about any of these amazing trans guys from history, or indeed any trancestors who didn't make it into the final cut. I mean, you can't let all that research go to waste, right? (Right.)
If you're looking for a genderqueer afab person, you should look up Claude Cahun. They were pretty outspoken about not feeling like either gender fit them, and played with gender in their photography art. They were a Jewish French activist during WWII, and spent their entire life in a romantic relationship with a woman.
I really needed this video right now, it hurts to feel like you’re alone with no ancestors or forefathers but for these small bits of trans history we get. This was so comprehensive and inspiring, Thankyou
This series is wonderful. I have no clue if you ever plan on writing again but these videos should basically be a pitch for a non-academic general nonfiction book on trans history. There's definitely some out there but your voice and style is so approachable.
Great video!! I'd love to see your cover James Barry in the future who is often miss-gendered today. He was a doctor who performed the first successful cesarean in South Africa. Some claim he pretended to be a man so that he could practice medicine but he continued to live this way well after retirement. In his will he even requested to be buried in the clothes he died in and that his body not be examined so that no one would find out his assigned gender at birth. His maid ignored this and went to clean his body and discovered he had cesarean scars on his abdomen. We'll never know what really happened but some theorise he performed the surgery on himself! A badass! (He's also a bisexual icon, being apparently popular with both women and men, even getting kicked out of the military for hooking up with another soldier) There's a great podcast episode by Sawbones on him but I'd love to hear your take as a trans man ^^
I got so excited when I heard Lou Sullivan and ran to my bookshelf to get "letters for my brothers: transitional wisdom in retrospect" AND WHEN YOU PULLED THE PINK BOOK OUT I FREAKED OUT EVEN MORE SINCE I JUST RECENTLY GOT THAT ONE-
If you have stories of transmasc folks from earlier in history (e.g. before the 1800's), that'd be pretty cool. I think a lot of people would love to see that trans history is much older than previously thought.
I don't know of any other series covering this, but yours sets the bar high for being well-written, well-presented, and informative. Eagerly awaiting the next installment!
I know Sulliban. He was accused of mysoginy by feminist of the era which made him go back in his transition and went back to living as a tomboy. After years of feminist work within lgbt communities he eventually go forward with his transition and finally he could live as what he was a gay trans man.
I'm so late to the party, but I've got a couple of suggestions for a part three, if you're not already aware: Dr James Barry (half of the reason that i chose James as my new middle name) Fascinating figure, credited with performing the first recorded C-section wherein both mother and baby survived. Amelio Robles Ávila, famed Mexican revolutionary, who, upon being misgendered, allegedly threatened the offending person with a pistol, and was ultimately recognized as a man and a hero by the Mexican state.
This was such an interesting series of videos! It's really nice to hear stories about trans men from the past, before now I hadn't heard about any at all. Definitely going to look more into these guys stories and check out that Billy Tipton documentary when it comes out :] Thank you for the great content
I see your Transcestry stories as stories that can be adapted into docu drama series for Netflix . Perhaps having some of stories weave in to each other as some of the individuals lived around the same time.
I thought I made a comment, but apparently I didn't! I was doing a search for my name to see if I had any new citations as I was updating my academic CV at the end of the year...and what did I see...but your video! It was nice to see my work on Wilmer Broadnax making it out there to a larger audience. Thank you very much! When my book on trans musicians and race over the last 75+ years comes out, I'll definitely let you know!
I've found this series really interesting, so I hope you'll make a few more episodes. Personally, I'd love to learn more about individuals who blurred the line (not a perfect term, sorry) between genders. Maybe they'd be nonbinary or genderfluid or another label entitely, but I'm very curious about that space where identities almost meet, if you know what I mean? Leslie Feinberg is the best example I can think of...
Would love to see more of this series however you choose to take it; my preference would be more examples of individuals, but it's understandable if the historical record falls short.
Hey Jackson, you should use your script drafts to quickly write a survey book that tells more of the story of each of these guys, along with some other guys you didn't have time to cover by video. It would be a very different project from Sorted, but with that experience, I think you could make a book that would be of interest to a much larger market than just the LGBTQ book-buying public. You'd certainly have many more than 89,300 buyers.
Great series! I hope you do more of them. So far, Billy Tipton was the only one I was aware of, so it was great to learn about so much more transcestry.
I couldn't pick one of these amazing people over another, I want to hear all their stories! Hearing about these folks makes my late blooming transmasc heart so so happy
Love this series so much! So well done, informative, and engaging to listen to! This is such a lovely resource to have as an easy way to start learning about our history. Thank you for making it!
Goodness, Jackson, this video is such a blessing and such a service to the world, to me and the trans community. It is so clear to me how deeply, lovingly researched this was and I appreciate the diversity of sources you used. I didn't know about Lou Sullivan and I will say I resonated so much with him. The power to feel connected to someone across time has been one of this gifts of this series. Going forward, tbh, I'd pay to watch a 3 hour video (documentary???) on everyone you wrote about, in depth. With lots of pictures! I love seeing the pictures/media of these trans dudes.
Hey Jackson! Thanks for your videos, I got a friend also be a transman in Vietnam . He is looking for native English speaker to learn more about English. and he love traveling too. I believe you two have common point in improving my view about transman with your videos. Let’s me learn how could we could connect you.
more, please! i went to a play about billy tipton years ago with my aunt where they kept calling him a woman who had to pretend to be a man to get ahead. obv we can never 100% know what happened, but their framing really seemed to be "no homo" but for transness. so i'm glad to see his story and others covered with nuance and attention to self-identification and self-expression. i'd love to hear about more transmasculine people of color-though racism made access to transition resources harder, i've heard of other transmascs of color and would love in-depth accounts of their lives.
Actually, Tipton stayed so discreet his own family had no idea about his background, and was so averse to medical care that he died from health issues which were treatable, except he would have been obliged to out himself. This was years after fame had died away. To choose between dying...or coming out to a Dr., is a pretty radical statement of identity. A person using male ID merely for social advantage wouldn't take it that far.
I love your channel so much , I recently wrote a paper and made a presentation about your TEDtalk. You’re story stuck out to me the most because I felt like I was listening to my own story! You’ve really helped me through alot 🏳️⚧️💙
this is amazing! I never knew anything about the history of trans men but now it sounds so rich and deep. id love to see more videos like this! I feel like I learned a lot and I love knowing more about the community im a part of
Not sure if it has been mentioned already, but for anyone looking to continue learning about trans history from a trans person, there’s a really great podcast all about trans history called One From the Vaults by Morgan M Page. Highly recommend! Oh and great video as usual :) ☀️
Thank you so much Jackson for this video! It is so necessary... I am also a trans guy and I didn't have any past/historic reference. We need more research on this topic, we need more and better transmasculine representation. Moreover, there are still people on 2022 who think that being trans is a modern thing, but it obviously has existed since the begining of times, so stories are this are so important to show that we have been in this planet just as long as anybody else. Greetings from Spain mate!
s for the jazz guy after his death his ex wife was interview. She made the comment that she wished she had know maybe they could have work things out and made the comment about how hard it must have been for him then she said if that makes me a lesbian than I'm a lesbian. I thought that said a lot about her and him.
How do you feel about outing those transmen who would have preferred to be thought of as cismen in their lifetime (were stealth) and after their deaths? What are the ethics of discussing someone's trans status who has wanted to keep that as a secret? I understand no laws can protect dead people, but I'm kinda concerned of "historical outing" of those people who wanted that part of their history simply be gone and be known just as male, and we've taken that away from them. I understand discussing Lou Sullivan or anyone who was open about it, but I feel iffy reading about transmen who tried to keep it a secret, only it to be revealed to the whole world anyway because "oh well they're dead now, what are they gonna do".
I'm guessing OP wanted to prove trans people existed back then + give hope fuel to a few trans guys out there. But you know reading your comment I think you have a good point. I never thought of it that way before but you're right there is an issue with outting stealth trans people who would have preferred to be thought of cis.
You left out the part of how Dillon got testosterone. He got testosterone due to heavy menstrual bleeding. That was given to treat heavy menstrual bleeding at that time. Dillon talked about feeling like a man after taking the testosterone, but not very much before. Female healthcare is not taken as seriously due to misogyny. Which is what resulted in that. He had won awards in many women's academies before he transitioned
Jack I’m considering changing my name. And think because of you. But now I’m thinking about jack or Jackson but it feels like I’m stealing it from you. I don’t know what to do. I don’t jack or Jackson even suits me.
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I've very much enjoyed this series and would love to see more. I'd be happy to hear more about any of these amazing trans guys from history, or indeed any trancestors who didn't make it into the final cut. I mean, you can't let all that research go to waste, right? (Right.)
If you're looking for a genderqueer afab person, you should look up Claude Cahun. They were pretty outspoken about not feeling like either gender fit them, and played with gender in their photography art. They were a Jewish French activist during WWII, and spent their entire life in a romantic relationship with a woman.
Oh, I also forgot to mention the podcast History is Gay has a great episode about Cahun. It's episode 9.
Thank you so much!
I really needed this video right now, it hurts to feel like you’re alone with no ancestors or forefathers but for these small bits of trans history we get. This was so comprehensive and inspiring, Thankyou
This series is wonderful.
I have no clue if you ever plan on writing again but these videos should basically be a pitch for a non-academic general nonfiction book on trans history. There's definitely some out there but your voice and style is so approachable.
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totally agree!!!
Great video!! I'd love to see your cover James Barry in the future who is often miss-gendered today. He was a doctor who performed the first successful cesarean in South Africa. Some claim he pretended to be a man so that he could practice medicine but he continued to live this way well after retirement. In his will he even requested to be buried in the clothes he died in and that his body not be examined so that no one would find out his assigned gender at birth. His maid ignored this and went to clean his body and discovered he had cesarean scars on his abdomen. We'll never know what really happened but some theorise he performed the surgery on himself! A badass!
(He's also a bisexual icon, being apparently popular with both women and men, even getting kicked out of the military for hooking up with another soldier)
There's a great podcast episode by Sawbones on him but I'd love to hear your take as a trans man ^^
I got so excited when I heard Lou Sullivan and ran to my bookshelf to get "letters for my brothers: transitional wisdom in retrospect" AND WHEN YOU PULLED THE PINK BOOK OUT I FREAKED OUT EVEN MORE SINCE I JUST RECENTLY GOT THAT ONE-
That Lou Sullivan quote made me burst into tears. I was not prepared to be hit in the feels so hard this morning.
If you have stories of transmasc folks from earlier in history (e.g. before the 1800's), that'd be pretty cool. I think a lot of people would love to see that trans history is much older than previously thought.
I get so happy when Jackson uploads a video! It’s like a special event and I need to prepare, make some tea, and get comfortable before pressing play.
The quote from Lou Sullivan has me undone. Thank you for this series, and I look forward to more stories.
Loved hearing more about trans guys. Every new story brings me joy in knowing I have a long "chosen" ancestry.
I don't know of any other series covering this, but yours sets the bar high for being well-written, well-presented, and informative. Eagerly awaiting the next installment!
Soo cool to learn about these trailblazers, thanks Jackson!
I know Sulliban. He was accused of mysoginy by feminist of the era which made him go back in his transition and went back to living as a tomboy. After years of feminist work within lgbt communities he eventually go forward with his transition and finally he could live as what he was a gay trans man.
17:44 Holy *shit*, that's a badass line.
As a trans guy when I come out at 18(toxic family) I intend to be proud of who I am. Hopefully I can be happy with my body
I'm so late to the party, but I've got a couple of suggestions for a part three, if you're not already aware:
Dr James Barry (half of the reason that i chose James as my new middle name) Fascinating figure, credited with performing the first recorded C-section wherein both mother and baby survived.
Amelio Robles Ávila, famed Mexican revolutionary, who, upon being misgendered, allegedly threatened the offending person with a pistol, and was ultimately recognized as a man and a hero by the Mexican state.
please make more on trans guys from history. your book recommendations are the only ones I actually take seriously
We need other videos about our people in history! Please keep it up ❤
This was such an interesting series of videos! It's really nice to hear stories about trans men from the past, before now I hadn't heard about any at all. Definitely going to look more into these guys stories and check out that Billy Tipton documentary when it comes out :] Thank you for the great content
I see your Transcestry stories as stories that can be adapted into docu drama series for Netflix . Perhaps having some of stories weave in to each other as some of the individuals lived around the same time.
Please continue on with this series. It's so good to hear their stories.
I thought I made a comment, but apparently I didn't!
I was doing a search for my name to see if I had any new citations as I was updating my academic CV at the end of the year...and what did I see...but your video! It was nice to see my work on Wilmer Broadnax making it out there to a larger audience. Thank you very much! When my book on trans musicians and race over the last 75+ years comes out, I'll definitely let you know!
I've found this series really interesting, so I hope you'll make a few more episodes. Personally, I'd love to learn more about individuals who blurred the line (not a perfect term, sorry) between genders. Maybe they'd be nonbinary or genderfluid or another label entitely, but I'm very curious about that space where identities almost meet, if you know what I mean? Leslie Feinberg is the best example I can think of...
so great to learn about Broadnax and definitely going to look into the music! thanks for this dive into history more of us should know about, jackson!
Would love to see more of this series however you choose to take it; my preference would be more examples of individuals, but it's understandable if the historical record falls short.
Thank you for the History and for all your research!
Who said we didn’t want a 3 hour video cause i would!
Hey Jackson, you should use your script drafts to quickly write a survey book that tells more of the story of each of these guys, along with some other guys you didn't have time to cover by video. It would be a very different project from Sorted, but with that experience, I think you could make a book that would be of interest to a much larger market than just the LGBTQ book-buying public. You'd certainly have many more than 89,300 buyers.
Fascinating! Thank you for putting these histories out here. I look forward to the next installment.
Great series! I hope you do more of them. So far, Billy Tipton was the only one I was aware of, so it was great to learn about so much more transcestry.
I couldn't pick one of these amazing people over another, I want to hear all their stories! Hearing about these folks makes my late blooming transmasc heart so so happy
Love this series so much! So well done, informative, and engaging to listen to! This is such a lovely resource to have as an easy way to start learning about our history. Thank you for making it!
Goodness, Jackson, this video is such a blessing and such a service to the world, to me and the trans community. It is so clear to me how deeply, lovingly researched this was and I appreciate the diversity of sources you used. I didn't know about Lou Sullivan and I will say I resonated so much with him. The power to feel connected to someone across time has been one of this gifts of this series.
Going forward, tbh, I'd pay to watch a 3 hour video (documentary???) on everyone you wrote about, in depth. With lots of pictures! I love seeing the pictures/media of these trans dudes.
I would love to see more in depth videos on each/some of these figures. Thanks so much for this series!
This is so cool! Can’t wait to check out your others. This got a sub from me thank you!
I wish you and Jessica Kelgren Fozard could do an awesome colab. She does a lot of historical profiles too. ^_^ But mostly surrounding lesbians.
I love Jessica's historical profiles! And all of her videos. Jessica is wonderful :)
@@jackisnotabird she is!!!! She is one of my favorites. I found her shortly after I found you. 😁
Hey Jackson! Thanks for your videos,
I got a friend also be a transman in Vietnam . He is looking for native English speaker to learn more about English. and he love traveling too.
I believe you two have common point in improving my view about transman with your videos.
Let’s me learn how could we could connect you.
Yes, please! More videos!! I'd like to learn more about any of them, really. This is such an amazing thing you are doing for us, Jackson. Thank you!!
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing our history.
more, please! i went to a play about billy tipton years ago with my aunt where they kept calling him a woman who had to pretend to be a man to get ahead. obv we can never 100% know what happened, but their framing really seemed to be "no homo" but for transness. so i'm glad to see his story and others covered with nuance and attention to self-identification and self-expression. i'd love to hear about more transmasculine people of color-though racism made access to transition resources harder, i've heard of other transmascs of color and would love in-depth accounts of their lives.
Actually, Tipton stayed so discreet his own family had no idea about his background, and was so averse to medical care that he died from health issues which were treatable, except he would have been obliged to out himself. This was years after fame had died away. To choose between dying...or coming out to a Dr., is a pretty radical statement of identity. A person using male ID merely for social advantage wouldn't take it that far.
This series was so interesting and uplifting. Thank you, @Jackson Bird
This series is so cool! Please keep making these
thank you for making these videos. I found them very interesting, and I feel this history is so important to know
This was fascinating. I would love to see more!
Amazing video! Brought tears to my eyes.. Trans people have always existed and always will exist i wish more people knew that.
This series is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing these amazing stories,
This was very interesting. I injoyed it very much. Thank you for the history of the ones before us.
I love your channel so much , I recently wrote a paper and made a presentation about your TEDtalk. You’re story stuck out to me the most because I felt like I was listening to my own story! You’ve really helped me through alot 🏳️⚧️💙
I really enjoyed this series. Thanks for you work.
I love these. I feel like I know so much about trans women's history and I'm like "didn't we also exist in the past though?". This shit waffles 👌
I can't imagine being a trans man in a time with such strict gender roles. These dudes are legends.
This series is awesome. Would love any more you wanna share. :)
Mate these videos are awesome and super interesting, love em.
Thank you again for making these, so good
I am so late - but thank you so much!
I would love to see more of something similar. Loved it!
this is amazing! I never knew anything about the history of trans men but now it sounds so rich and deep. id love to see more videos like this! I feel like I learned a lot and I love knowing more about the community im a part of
This is awesome! Thank you for the info!
Not sure if it has been mentioned already, but for anyone looking to continue learning about trans history from a trans person, there’s a really great podcast all about trans history called One From the Vaults by Morgan M Page. Highly recommend! Oh and great video as usual :) ☀️
I love this series so much. :") Definitely want more!
All these guys are so inspirational 💚
Thank you so much Jackson for this video! It is so necessary... I am also a trans guy and I didn't have any past/historic reference. We need more research on this topic, we need more and better transmasculine representation. Moreover, there are still people on 2022 who think that being trans is a modern thing, but it obviously has existed since the begining of times, so stories are this are so important to show that we have been in this planet just as long as anybody else. Greetings from Spain mate!
This was a great video, thanks!
Write more! Write (and video) about them all! Thanx, Jackson
trans history that is actually uplifting and makes the struggle understandable in a very educational way.
I have heard of Billy Tipton, read a biography.
As a parent of a transman, I soooo appreciate this. Thank you.
I can't believe I'm so late to this it's amaziiiiinnngggg
Thanks Jackson for the video. It's great to learn a bit more about trans MASC people in history.
Wow such amazing, brave men, who went their own way when being trans wasn't even really known about.
hey jack please do more videos on #Transcestry.. amazing to learn so much about these great men!
I love this! You are awesome and keep being you!!
Great series thank you! I would love to see some stuff about the history of trans men in sport if that's something you'd be interested in doing
Alan Hart's words speak to me
s for the jazz guy after his death his ex wife was interview. She made the comment that she wished she had know maybe they could have work things out and made the comment about how hard it must have been for him then she said if that makes me a lesbian than I'm a lesbian. I thought that said a lot about her and him.
I WOULD LOOOVEEE a mini series about their stories always speaking with respect... not something I find often when portraying trans people in series
What a great series! Will check out no ordinary man
I would love to learn more about Lou Sullivan :)
Omg happiness vs. unhappiness. That is so true.
awesome!
Thh Transmasc Tradition of Medicine right here!
Me: *Sees 'Trans Tony Stark'. * Please tell me you're gonna talk about who I think you're gonna talk about.
EDIT: OH, SHIT! YOU ARE!
Real talk, tho, I read about him in a Trans History book. He's by far, one of the coolest dudes who ever lived.
How do you feel about outing those transmen who would have preferred to be thought of as cismen in their lifetime (were stealth) and after their deaths? What are the ethics of discussing someone's trans status who has wanted to keep that as a secret? I understand no laws can protect dead people, but I'm kinda concerned of "historical outing" of those people who wanted that part of their history simply be gone and be known just as male, and we've taken that away from them. I understand discussing Lou Sullivan or anyone who was open about it, but I feel iffy reading about transmen who tried to keep it a secret, only it to be revealed to the whole world anyway because "oh well they're dead now, what are they gonna do".
I'm guessing OP wanted to prove trans people existed back then + give hope fuel to a few trans guys out there. But you know reading your comment I think you have a good point. I never thought of it that way before but you're right there is an issue with outting stealth trans people who would have preferred to be thought of cis.
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with my little eye
"Song of Achilles"
By Madeline Miller
Really want to hear more
Tbh you look really good and even better with this amount of facial hair and length of hair on your head.
Thanks!
This is so interesting
You left out the part of how Dillon got testosterone. He got testosterone due to heavy menstrual bleeding. That was given to treat heavy menstrual bleeding at that time. Dillon talked about feeling like a man after taking the testosterone, but not very much before. Female healthcare is not taken as seriously due to misogyny. Which is what resulted in that. He had won awards in many women's academies before he transitioned
yes this is so rad
Mulan
talk abt lou more!
Jack I’m considering changing my name. And think because of you. But now I’m thinking about jack or Jackson but it feels like I’m stealing it from you. I don’t know what to do. I don’t jack or Jackson even suits me.
Men dont undergo hysterectomies.
Jackson is a woman: adult human female
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More if these!
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stopped listening to music for this!