10 Q Things

10 famous and infamous trans men to remember

By Mike Fleming

WHEN 10 Q THINGS LISTED LGBTQ POP

culture legends, transgender men were harder to bring to mind. I consulted a trans male friend. “We are so invisible,” he said. “I really don’t know a name that’s even close to that kind of stature. Brandon Teena is known for being murdered. Chaz Bono is really just Sonny and Cher’s kid.” “That’s a whole other 10 Queer Things right there,” I said. And so it is.

Albert Cashier

A Union soldier in the Civil War, he fought in more than 40 battles.

Alan L. Hart

A radiologist, he developed a way to diagnose Tuberculosis earlier than ever before. He was one of the first Americans to undergo a hysterectomy for gender reassignment therapy.

Robert Eads

The subject of the documentary Southern Comfort, doctors initially refused to treat Eads’ ovarian cancer. He died of the disease and his story helped change awareness and medical practices.

Aydian Dowling

This internet hottie turned heads when Men’s Health included him in a cover model contest. He lost but did get a special-edition cover.

Kye Allums

The basketball player came out and became the NCAA’s first openly transgender Division I athlete. Now he is a lecturer and author.

Dante ‘Tex’ McGil

The notorious gangster dabbled in pimping and money laundering but was eventually imprisoned for tax evasion. He is the subject of the upcoming film Rub & Tug.

Harry Allen

A mythical figure in the American West, newspapers salaciously reported his trans truth alongside his hard-drinking, fist-fighting and prostitute-frequenting life.

Wilmer ‘Little Ax’ Broadnax

This gospel singer traveled with groups including Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. His gender “secret” was only discovered during autopsy.

Kylar Broadus

An attorney with a focus on LGBTQ equality, he is founder of the Transgender People of Color Coalition and co-founder of the

Transgender Law &

Policy Institute.

Rev. Louis Mitchell

The first trans board member of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, he’s a preacher and an engagement coordinator for an interfaith group.