a history of gender crossing in 19th-century Australia

  • Written by: Robin Eames, History PhD candidate, University of Sydney
a history of gender crossing in 19th-century AustraliaPortrait of De Lacy Evans and his wife (1870)State Library Victoria

This article contains references to anti-trans, colonial and institutional violence, and includes information about an Aboriginal person who died in the early 20th century.


Anti-transgender hatred is on the rise. Driven by pseudoscience and backed by well-funded far-right pressure...

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