The following is a timeline of transgender history. Transgender history dates back to the first recorded instances of transgender individuals in ancient civilizations.
However, the word transgenderism did not exist until when coined by psychiatrist John F. Oliven of Columbia University in his reference work Sexual Hygiene and Pathology ; [ 1 ] the timeline includes events and personalities that may be viewed as transgender in the broadest sense, including third gender and other gender-variant behavior, including ancient or modern precursors from the historical record.
Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read View source View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Outline History Timeline. Gender identities. Health care practices. Rights and legal status. Society and culture. Events and awareness. Theory and concepts. By country. See also. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. Learn how and when to remove these messages.
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