[image:  a black-and-white photograph with text above and below.The text above:  A group o

[image:  a black-and-white photograph with text above and below.The text above:  A group of trans activists in 1921.The photograph:  In the background is a large building with a marble-like facade.  Several people gather around on the steps and in the paved street in front of it.  Directly in front of the camera are four (4) people, left to right:A short man with dark hair and fair skin,  He wears a dark three-piece suit with a white shirt and a black tie and holds a folded or rolled paper, like a newspaper or diploma, at his side.A tall woman with fair skin and dark hair just visible beneath a broad brimmed white hat, which may have a veil over her face.  She wears a calf-length dress of a lighter color than the man’s suit, which has a flower at the side of her waist.  She wears white gloves and a long white necklace that hangs past her waist, and dark shoes with a small heel.A shorter woman with fair skin and dark hair.  She wears a white hat like a cloche that has a feather or decorative strip hanging down to her shoulder.  She wears a light tunic-like shirt with dark trim around the v-shaped neck and the hem around her knees, an even lighter skirt of pleated material, and dark shoes with an ankle strap and heels.A tall woman with fair skin.  She wears a large broad-brimmed hat with a decoration on the side like a feather or similar.  The hat and her outfit are all a dark color.  She wears a coat or wrap with a large, puffy collar in the same dark color, with a wide white lapel.  Her blouse has a tall white collar that covers her neck, and a dark band like a choker necklace on it.  The dark material of her dress has a v-shaped neck.  Her skirt falls to mid-calf.  Her shoes have a slight heel and are a lighter color than her outfit.  She carries a medium sized purse in a slightly lighter color than her outfit.Below the photo, the text:  Transvestites in front of the Institute for Sexual Science during the First International Congress for Sex Reform on the Basis of Sexology, 1921.  Photograph by Willy Römer.  Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz.] -- source link

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