It honestly amazes me how much of medicine, especially trans medicine in the U.S., we owe to transgender men.
Dr. James Barry, of course, was one of the handful of doctors who pioneered handwashing in the medical field, especially in surgery.
Reed Erickson inherited his father’s fortune in the 60s and used it to almost single-handedly fund early trans healthcare and advocacy in the U.S.
Michael Dillon, navy surgeon turned Buddhist monk, was the first person to receive gender affirming bottom surgery (phalloplasty) AND performed the first gender affirming bottom surgery for a transgender woman (orchiectomy).














