The trans man who funded gender affirming care when no-one else was

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Reed Erickson, a trans multimillionaire who significantly influenced gender affirming care in the US.

Reed Erickson was an eccentric trans multimillionaire who transitioned in the US in the 1950s. Erickson’s access to wealth and relationship to trans healthcare went on to greatly shape how Western gender clinics developed from the 1960s onwards. In this episode, Vic Parsons explores that link, and unpacks what we can learn from the story of a vastly influencial figure in gender affirming care models. Read our history stories about Magnus Hirschfield: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/i-just-learned-the-nazis-first-book-burning-happened-at-worlds-first-trans-clinic/ https://www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-the-trans-history-lesson-we-never-had/ Check out Vic's first exclusive investigation for the QueerAF newsletter: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/conversion-therapy-groups-spend-2m-on-lobbying-and-promoting-practice-in-soaring-costs-since-promise-to-ban-the-abusive-practice/ Episode Credits:  Hosted and produced by Vic Parsons , with thanks to guests Morgan M Page host of One From The Vaults and Cal Horton . Executive production by Jamie Wareham. This episode was supported by Publicis Groupe UK. Sign up as a QueerAF member to listen along ad-free and support our not-for-profit…

People in this episode

Host: Vic Parsons

Guests: Morgan M Page, Cal Horton

Topics covered

• transgender history
• gender affirming care
• LGBTQIA+ healthcare
• wealth and influence
• queer narratives

Keywords

• Reed Erickson
• trans healthcare
• gender clinics
• LGBTQIA+
• queer history

Sponsors

Publicis Groupe UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QueerAF

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