The state of California - what else? - according to the resolution of its general assembly, transgenderism existed in California even before European colonization.
California has become the first US state to declare "Transgender History Month" following a vote by the state legislature. Catholic News Agency reports .
The purpose of the holiday is to "create a culture where the important social role of transgender Californians is recognized in the fields of research and education."
- can be read in the text of the decision.
According to the resolution, transgenderism existed in California even before European colonization.
According to him, the state is the "historical epicenter of the trans liberation movement" and the historical role of transgender people is being erased and dehumanized due to "recent culture wars".
August was chosen because in 1966, the Compton coffeehouse riots broke out in this month, where a violent group of transgender people rioted against the police and the coffeehouse workers because they were allegedly harassed and mistreated. The city banned transgenderism until 1974, but the Tenderloin district, where the riot took place, was later declared the world's first transgender cultural quarter.
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