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Born in 1938, Jeanne Hoff, was the 1st openly transgender psychiatrist. She used her voice to speak out for others, such as a Black transgender woman diagnosed by doctors w “mental retardation" & “sexual perversion” due to her gender identity.

Hoff shared her transition experience in a documentary to encourage her transgender patients to live openly & confidently. She passed away earlier this Fall & absolutely belongs in #HistoryRemix.

nytimes.com/2023/12/18/us/jean…
#history #science #lgbtqia

"Jeanne Hoff in 1978. She chose to be the subject of a documentary with the hope that the experience of her transition would inform the medical profession.Credit: Asbury Park Press" via NYTimes
#science #history #lgbtqia #historyremix
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Angela Scholder
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Angela Scholder
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Well, I've heard about a lot of people as being active with LGBTQI issues, but never ever heard of her.
Not even mentioned by Lynn Conway.
Maybe she has recently, but basically having left Twitter I haven't seen anything from Lynn recently.

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