Eli Erlick tells PinkNews about her new book, Before Gender, and how it was written as part of Trans+ History Week.
Author Eli Erlick’s latest book aims to introduce readers to the lesser-known lives and tribulations of trans people who lived between 1850 and 1950.
Speaking exclusively to PinkNews about Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, as part of Trans+ History Week, activist Erlick says she wanted to move beyond the typical historical anecdotes of white, Western transgender men and women and delve into the trailblazing lives that are rarely discussed.
“In the past decade, there have been at least half-a dozen books on white trans people in Western countries specifically,” she says. “I wanted this book to focus on everyone else.”
