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Sam Elkin, Gemma Cafarella and Anna Kelsey-Sugg for The History Listen

The long and storied history of transgender people in Australia and beyond

There's been a recent rise in trans visibility in Australia. (Image: Getty/Isabelle Infantes )

In 2014, transgender actress Laverne Cox was on Time Magazine's front cover, with a headline heralding "the transgender tipping point".

She's one of countless transgender people who have stepped into the public eye in recent years to fight for an equal place in society.

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