anyway, here are some incredible trans men and transmasculine people whose work deserves recognition:
niv acosta, a black-dominican multimedia artist and activist
lino arruda, a brazilian artist, illustrator, and graphic novelist
s. bear bergman, a jewish poet and author
loren cameron, a photographer and activist (who created the groundbreaking book body alchemy)
morty diamond, a jewish writer, artist and filmmaker
sean dorsey, the us' first acclaimed transgender dance choreographer
gottmik, the first trans man allowed to compete on ru paul's drag race
robert hamblin, an artist whose work focuses on masculinity and transgender activism
el kazovzky, one of the most important hungarian painters of his time
amos mac, a writer, photographer, editor, and publisher
quinn marston, an artist and musician whose compositions have been featured on several tv shows
flo mcgarrell, an artist and activist
wynne neilly, a photographer and visual artist who photographed elliot page for time magazine
anton prinner, a hungarian naturalized french painter, engraver, and sculptor
hans scheirl, an austrian artist and filmmaker
johnny science, an activist, make up artist, musician, and drag king known for his work on behalf of kink, trans men, drag kings, and gay men, who made the first sexually explicit transmasculine film on record
syrus marcus ware, a black canadian artist, activist, and scholar
gray wielebinsky, a multimedia artist
io tillett wright, an author, actor, tv and podcast host, and activist
kortney ryan ziegler, a black american entrepreneur, filmmaker, visual artist, writer, and scholar
alexander james adams, a singer and songwriter who specializes in celtic music
adrian angelico, a norwegian-sami opera singer who has sung all over the world as well as been an outspoken advocate for sami rights
laith ashley, a (ridiculously hot) singer, actor, and songwriter who was in a taylor swift music video
zach barak, the first transgender actor to play a major role in a marvel film
chaz bono, an actor and activist (and the son of sonny and cher)
lucas bouk, an operatic baritone who played himself in a jazz opera written with him in mind
lynn breedlove, a musician, writer, performer, and founder of the non profit homobiles
willmer 'little axe' broadnax, a black american gospel singer during the golden age of traditional black gospel
cidny bullens, a singer, songwriter, and activist who was a backup singer for elton john and rod stewart
meryn cadell, a writer and performance artist
ryan cassata, an award winning musician, public speaker, writer, filmmaker, and actor
quinn christopherson, an ahtna athabascan and iñupiaq songwriter
silas howard, a film and tv director, writer, and actor
lucian kahn, a jewish role-playing game writer/designer and musician
phuywaryne keenan, a thai actor, singer, and model
ed le brocq, a musician, music teacher, radio presenter, and writer notable for his numerous charitable efforts and memoirs about his transition
yoseñio v. lewis, a trans rights activist, educator, and musician
holden madagame, an odawa operatic tenor (hearing him sing was one of the things that encouraged me to look into going on t)
noahfinnce, a british singer songwriter
dr. james robinson, a filk musician whose music focuses on scientific themes, particularly paleontology
ice seguerra, a filipino actor, singer-songwriter, director, and guitarist
lucas silveira, a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who is credited as the first openly transgender man to have signed with a major record label
geo wyex, a black american artist and educator
thomas beatie, a public speaker, author, and advocate for trans rights with a focus on trans fertility and reproductive rights. you may know him as "the pregnant man", and his outspokenness began the very slow and still ongoing process of normalizing pregnancy among trans people
quentin bell, a black activist and executive director of the knights & orchids society, a grassroots southern centered startup that promotes gender justice
henry berg-brousseau, an activist who fought for trans rights as a teenager in kentucky and helped inspire opposition to trans-restrictive legislation
mauro cabral grinspan, an argentinian intersex and trans activist who serves as the senior officer for gender justice and equity at the global philanthropy project. before that, he was the executive director of global action for trans equity
kayden coleman, a black american trans advocate and educator known for raising awareness of trans men and their experiences seeking care for pregnancy
paisley currah, a political scientist and author of the book "sex is as sex does: governing transgender identity." he is the founding editor, with susan stryker, of tsq: transgender studies quarterly, the first non-medical academic journal dedicated to transgender issues.
dominick evans, a polish-irish american filmmaker, streamer, public speaker, and lgbt and disability rights activist
tyler ford, a writer, activist, actor, and public speaker who appeared as the first transgender contestand on the glee project in 2012
jake graf, an actor, screenwriter, director, and trans rights activist who specializes in short films dealing with trans issues in an effort to normalize queer and trans experience to a wider audience. many of his films emphasize the daily lived experiences of trans men
jamison green, a prominent trans rights activist since the 80's, author, and educator focused on policy work, including legal protection, medical access, safety, civil rights and dignity. his writing has been used to lay the groundwork for transgender anti-discrimination practices across the nation (us)
lou sullivan, an author and activist who was perhaps the first transgender man to publicly identify as gay and is largely responsible for the modern understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity as distinct, unrelated concepts. he also lobbied the american psychiatric association and the world professional association for transgender health for them to recognize his existence as a gay trans man, which eventually led to. gay and bisexual trans people finally being allowed to transition, as prior to his work heterosexuality was a requirement to transition
trevor kirczenow, a transgender health researcher and diabetes healthcare advocate who is an author and community organizer in the field of lgbtq lactation and infant feeding.
anyway my hands are cramping from all this typing bc there's so goddamn many important trans guys and transmasculine people out there who have made significant cultural and political contributions so i'll leave this list there for now!
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