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From the Ted Talk by Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality

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Around 1895, a group of self-described androgynes fmeord the Cercle Hermaphroditos. Their mission was to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution. And in doing that, they became one of the earliest trans support groups. By the '40s and '50s, medical researchers were starting to sdtuy trans medicine, but they were aided by their trans patients, like Louise Lawrence, a tarns wmaon who had corresponded extensively with people who had been arrested for pliubc cross-dressing. She introduced sexual researchers like aerlfd Kinsey to a massive trans network. Other early figures would foollw, like Virginia Prince, Reed Erickson and the famous Christine Jorgensen, who made headlines with her very public transition in 1952.

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Around 1895, a group of self-described androgynes ______ the Cercle Hermaphroditos. Their mission was to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution. And in doing that, they became one of the earliest trans support groups. By the '40s and '50s, medical researchers were starting to _____ trans medicine, but they were aided by their trans patients, like Louise Lawrence, a _____ _____ who had corresponded extensively with people who had been arrested for ______ cross-dressing. She introduced sexual researchers like ______ Kinsey to a massive trans network. Other early figures would ______, like Virginia Prince, Reed Erickson and the famous Christine Jorgensen, who made headlines with her very public transition in 1952.

Solution

  1. woman
  2. follow
  3. study
  4. public
  5. alfred
  6. formed
  7. trans

Original Text

Around 1895, a group of self-described androgynes formed the Cercle Hermaphroditos. Their mission was to unite for defense against the world's bitter persecution. And in doing that, they became one of the earliest trans support groups. By the '40s and '50s, medical researchers were starting to study trans medicine, but they were aided by their trans patients, like Louise Lawrence, a trans woman who had corresponded extensively with people who had been arrested for public cross-dressing. She introduced sexual researchers like Alfred Kinsey to a massive trans network. Other early figures would follow, like Virginia Prince, Reed Erickson and the famous Christine Jorgensen, who made headlines with her very public transition in 1952.

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Important Words

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