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While the whole nation is gaga over the drama, 7 movies & series bring endearing tales about transgenders to the screen. Check out more titles like Taali.

The German city of Dresden has named a street after the "world's first trans woman", authorities have declared.

The German city of Dresden has named a street after the "world's first trans woman", authorities have declared.

Lili Elbe, birth name Einar Wegener, Einar also spelled Ejner, (born December 28, 1882, Vejle, Denmark—died September 13, 1931, Dresden, Germany), Danish painter who was assigned male at birth, experienced what is now called gender dysphoria, and underwent the world’s first documented sex reassignment surgery. Born Einar Wegener, Elbe lived nearly her whole life as a man. Beginning early in the first decade of the 20th century, Elbe (then Wegener) studied art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and met Gerda Gottlieb there. The two fell in love and got married about 19...

The terms "gender confirmation" and "gender affirmation" are now ubiquitous in the media thanks to the Oscars.