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This article addresses the history of transgender people in the United States from prior to Western contact until the present. There are a few historical accounts of transgender people that have been present in the land now known as the United States at least since the early 1600s. Before Western contact, some Native American tribes had third gender people whose social roles varied from tribe to tribe. People dressing and living differently from the gender roles typical of their sex assigned at birth and contributing to various aspects of American history and culture have been documented from the 17th century to the present day. In the 20th and 21st centuries, advances in gender-affirming surgery as well as transgender activism have influenced transgender life and the popular perception of transgender people in the United States.
^Brian van de Mark (10 May 2007). "Gay and Lesbian Times". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Fairyington, Stephanie (November 12, 2014). "The Smithsonian's Queer Collection". The Advocate. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
^"Transgender Flag Flies In San Francisco's Castro District After Outrage From Activists" by Aaron Sankin, HuffPost, 20 November 2012.
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