Did you know that trans people have the magical mystical power to violate the laws of physics and transition through time itself? Here, you can see a young David Attenborough encountering the strange beast that is a trans woman back in 1973, which, since everybody knows there were no trans people before 2015, means that she had to travel for more than 40 years, uphill both ways, just to be there:
This episode, which contained terminology and language no longer deemed appropriate, but reflecting the attitudes and standards of its own era, featured trans women from the “Transex Liberation Group.” The trans content starts about one minute and thirty seconds in.
The group members held a discussion about their experiences as trans women in the 1960s and 1970s, commenting on day-to-day challenges, workplace issues and their transition journeys.
One speaker called Rachel talked about the difficulties she faced using bathrooms—an issue resonating with the current trans rights struggle. “If you go to the toilet, people turn immediately to see which one you are going to use,” she explained. “Things like this can get rather embarrassing at times.”
