Honour your transcestors

Trans Masc Studies explores and shares the history of masculine-leaning gender diverse people that came before us. Our history becomes a place of belonging, a home, a comfort.

Our transcestors are our family. We have always been here.

Image: Carving of Amun-Ra blessing Pharaoh Hatshepsut at the temple at Deir el-Bahari, circa 1440BC. Hatshepsut was known as 'Her Majesty, The King', and is depicted here without breasts and in masculine regalia.

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TMS is completely independent and recieves no external funding. The research relies on sales on this online store, the profits of which pay for time to dig into the history of our transcestors, and share the stories with our community.

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Image: Trans activist Leslie Feinberg rallies marchers at Boston Pride (2006) by Marilyn Humphries

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Work is underway to move TMS's research to this website and break free from the Metaverse. For now, however, the best way to view it is via Instagram at @transmascstudies.

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Image: Self portrait (c. 1890) by Marie Høeg, a Nowegian photographer and suffragist.