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Reed Erickson, né le 13 octobre 1911 à El Paso au Texas aux États-Unis et mort le 3 janvier 1992 à Mexico, est un ingénieur mécanique, homme d'affaires, investisseur et philanthrope transgenre américain.
Reed Erickson (October 13, 1917 – January 3, 1992) was an American trans man best known for his philanthropy that, according to sociology specialist Aaron H. Devor, largely informed "almost every aspect of work being done in the 1960s and 1970s in the field of gender affirmation in the US and, to a lesser degree, in other countries."
8 mai 2024 · Reed Erickson (born October 13, 1917, El Paso, Texas, U.S.—died January 3, 1992, Mexico) was a transgender philanthropist who helped to fund early research on transsexual and transgender issues and to increase the visibility of transsexuality in the United States.
- Amy L. Stone
29 mars 2016 · Reed Erickson was a transgender activist who founded the Erickson Educational Foundation and funded research on gender identity. See his 1931 photo and learn more about his life and legacy in this article.
Learn about Reed Erickson, a wealthy industrialist who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1963 and became a pioneer in transgender education and advocacy. Read his biography by Ada Bello, who knew him as a lesbian friend in Philadelphia.
Reed Erickson used the wealth which his class privilege provided to support public education and activism about transgender lives and issues at a time when very little public attention was focused on the topic.
Reed Erickson was a mechanical engineer, businessman, financier, and philanthropist who supported transgender and new age research and services. He created the Erickson Educational Foundation in 1964, which funded many early transsexualism projects, publications, and conferences.
