Can You Guess The Person's Gender At Birth?
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Appearances can be deceiving, as the old saying goes, “You cannot judge a book by its cover.” This quiz is a mind bender because it asks a simple question; can you tell what genitalia a person had when they were born simply by looking at their current photo?
In many of the photos, transgender people are shown. “Transgender” is an all-inclusive term that includes: 1) transsexuals, who are people who want to be the opposite sex of the gender they were born as; 2) transvestites, who like to dress up as the opposite sex of their birth; 3) those of non-specific gender such as hermaphrodites (also known as “intersex”) who are persons born with both female and male genitalia, and; 4) those who simply do not want to be gender-identified as either male or female.
The key to being successful at this quiz is to understand that how a person looks in the photos may match their genitalia at birth or it may not. They may have the same genitalia as when they were born or they may have undergone a sexual reassignment surgery. They may have no desire whatsoever to change their sexual organs and simply enjoy dressing up in the opposite gender’s clothes.
With that explanation in mind, are you ready for the gender-bender mind-bender? Here are 25 questions to see how good you are at guessing the gender that a person had assigned to them at birth by looking at their photo. Because this quiz is guessing about photos, we have also included transgender fun facts with each question that are NOT directly related to that specific photo; otherwise, we would have to give away all the correct answers.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Renee Richards, who was born male as Richard Raskind, had to take her legal case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to be able to play as a female in the U.S. Open after she underwent sexual reassignment during the 1970's. The Supreme Court ruled in her favor and she was allowed to enter the competition as a female and to play in the 1977 U.S. Open as the first trans woman in history to do so.
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Walter Carlos was a musical trailblazer who was one of the first composers to make excellent use of the Moog synthesizer to compose electronic music, virtually inventing the new musical genre. He underwent the transition to become Wendy Carlos and composed the musical scores for the feature films such as A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Tron. He also released a popular album of classical music that was created electronically called Switched on Bach.
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): In the predominantly Catholic country of the Philippines, Geraldine Roman was the first openly transgender person to gain a congressional seat during 2016. She represented the area of Bataan following her mother into politics, who had previously represented the same area in Congress. When Roman was elected she became the highest ranking politician in a country that normally marginalizes LGBT people due to the heavy influence of the Catholic Church and other conservative groups. She campaigned for the needs of the poorer people in Bataan and worked for legislation that allows a transgender person to change their birth certificate to recognize their new gender after a transition.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): The Wachowski “brothers” directed the popular film series The Matrix and then both of them transitioned to the female gender. The first to undergo the transition was Lana, who completed her transition in 1996. In 2016, her sibling Lily underwent a transition as well. The Wachowskis are the first openly transgender, major, Hollywood film directors who debuted their work with the film Bound, then The Matrix films, and followed these up with V for Vendetta, Cloud Atlas, and Speed Racer.
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Bailey Jay is a transgender porn star who gained fame at the 4Chan social media event for exposing her bare breasts while waiting in line. Her confederates in the audience were calling out “Trap! Trap! Trap!” The video of the stunt captured by someone who was there with a smartphone called Line Trap was later posted on YouTube. Security soon arrived and Bailey Jay informed them that everything was OK because he is a boy. The incidence highlights the unfair double standard between the acceptable public exposure of a male chest when compared to female breasts. Hopefully, this helps make all males with “man boobs” a little more confident of going shirtless in public.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Patrick Califa is a female-to-male transgender person who considers himself a bi-sexual trans man. He is outspoken about sexuality and gender. He is the author of erotic fiction and poetry including stories that are about bondage and sadomasochism. He is known for his book entitled Sex Changes: Transgender Politics and that he and his transgender partner who did not have sexual reassignment surgery gave birth to a boy. He says that “we are both transgender (female-to-male) and my boyfriend gave birth to my son.”
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Transgender is inclusive of all who do not specifically identify with their gender at birth. A “trans man” is a transgender person born female who identifies with the male gender and may have undergone hormone treatments and sexual reassignment surgery or may still be “preoperative,” which means not yet completing the transition by going through the surgical procedures. A “trans woman” is a transgender person born male who identifies with the female gender. As with a trans man, during transition, a trans woman may undergo hormone treatments and sexual reassignment surgery or may still be preoperative.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Kate Bornstein is a performance artist and writer known for publishing her queer manifesto, during 1994, entitled Gender Outlaw. She was assigned the male gender at birth. She underwent sexual reassignment surgery to transition to the female body parts; however she considers herself as a sexual gender non-conformist. There is a subset of transgender people who transcend gender and do not identify specifically with either the male or female gender. Bornstein describes herself by saying, “I do not call myself a woman and I know I am not a man.”
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): The story of Michael Dillon is fascinating. He was born with female genitalia. He began taking male hormone treatments in 1939, which allowed him to pass more easily as a man. He worked as a mechanic and a tow-truck driver. During World War II, he was hospitalized for an unrelated condition. At the hospital, he met a plastic surgeon, which was a very rare specialty at that time. The surgeon removed his breasts and helped him change his name and the sex on his birth certificate. He then introduced Dillon to another surgeon who specialized in repairing male genitalia for those soldiers injured in the war. That surgeon performed the first phalloplasty surgery, which is using the female genitalia and skin grafts to reconstruct a male penis. After his recovery from the surgery, Dillon went on to become a doctor himself. He became a specialist in “gender dysphoria,” which is the condition where a person feels they were assigned the wrong gender at birth. He also helped Roberta Cornwell, who was the first person to undergo male-to-female sexual reassignment in the UK.
What were the genders of these people at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Christine Jorgensen was the first well-known person to have gender reassignment surgery. The breakthrough procedure was undertaken by a surgeon in Denmark in 1952. She traveled from America to Denmark to undergo the procedure. She was not the first to have the procedure; however, she was to first to go public about it. She became a celebrity of sorts because of her courage to share her story with the public. This blazed the path for others to follow her lead and brought a recognition of transgender people that continues to this day.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Walter Stott was born male in 1924. He transitioned to female in 1972 to become Angela Morley. She was a successful musical composer for radio, television and film. She also worked with many of the pop stars during the 1960's, such as Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey, creating hits for them. She was nominated for many Emmy awards. She created scores for the films Watership Down and The Little Prince, which received an Academy Award nomination. She also composed scores for the popular television shows of Dallas, Dynasty, and Wonder Woman.
What were the genders of these people at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Sophie Wilson was born with male genitalia. She was a computer scientist that is credited with early advancements in computer programming, such as designing the British Acorn Microcomputer. Her invention of the instruction set to run the ARM processor is still in use by smartphones even today. She won many awards and was recognized by the Royal Society, Cambridge, and the Royal Academy of Engineering for her outstanding contributions. Maximum PC magazine noted her achievements by ranking her as 8th on the list of the top-fifteen women in computer technology history.
What were the genders of these people at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Georgina Beyer became the first transgender mayor of Wellington during 1995 and then four years later in 1999 she became a member of parliament for the Labour Party in New Zealand. Beyer is a mixed race of European and Maori heritage. New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote during 1893. Even though Beyer came from the area called Wairarapa, which is a conservative area, she won the parliamentary election by a clear margin. A documentary was released about her life in 2011 called Georgie Girl.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Cher and Sonny Bono had a child, born in 1969 that they named Chastity, who after making a transition in 2008 to the male gender, took the name of Chaz Bono. He wrote a book about his experience called Family Outing and then made a documentary film about his transition that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival during 2011 called Becoming Chaz. Also during 2011, he appeared as an openly trans man on the television show Dancing With the Stars. He is a strong LGBT advocate who is actively involved in many political and social campaigns for LGBT rights.
What were the genders at birth of the two in front of the banner?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Born as male Thomas James Gavel struggled with gender dysphoria since childhood and always thought the correct gender for him was female. He transitioned to become Laura Jane Grace and came out publicly, starting in 2012, by performing in Florida with the punk band called Against Me. They released the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues during 2014. This concept album documents the experiences of a trans woman and the frustrations that arise from one’s own gender identity that differs from how a person is viewed by others.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Billy Martin who transitioned from female to male during 2010 is a successful author known for writing under the name of Poppy Z. Brite. He writes Gothic horror novels and short stories with LGBT themes that are set in modern day New Orleans. Two of his most popular novels are Exquisite Corpse and Lost Souls. Even though he was born in 1967, and always identified as male from childhood, he waited until 2010 to undergo the transition. It is common for those considering a transition to take a long time before undergoing the surgery.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Dr. Marci Bowers is a renown gynecologist, plastic surgeon, and leader in the field of sexual reassignment surgery (SRS). She is also the first trans woman to perform SRS. She has more than 25 years experience in women’s healthcare and working with the transgender community. She earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota and her specialty in Ob/Gyn from the University of Washington. She moved from Seattle to San Francisco in 2003 to join the medical practice of Dr. Stanley Biber who is considered the “father” of transgender surgery. Since that time, she has performed over 1250 primary surgeries for both male-to-female and female-to-male sexual reassignments.
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Buck Angel is the p--n star name used by Jake Miller who was born with female genitalia. He still has a vagina and yet considers himself a man. He believes it is important to see yourself as the gender identity you want and not as others see you. He is a pioneer in the transgender adult film industry because he breaks down all the stereotypes. He created a documentary p--n film called Sexing the Transman, to explore what it means to be a sexually active trans man and a gender non-conforming man (GNC). He feels that GNC men needed to see an expression of themselves and this project has created a space for the discussion of gender identity that does not have predetermined limitations. He is perfectly happy with his vagina combined with all other outwards expressions of his masculinity.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Amanda Lepore is a transsexual model who has been featured in the fashion photographs of both Terry Richardson and David Chapelle. She had a sex change operation at the age of 19 and has continued to have plastic surgery ever since that time. She now claims to have the most expensive body on Earth after having breast implants, butt implants, chin surgery, a nose job, lip injections, face lifts, hairline lowering, hundreds of Botox injections, and even her ribs broken to look thinner. She claims her inspirations were Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, and the animated cartoon Jessica Rabbit.
What were the genders of these people at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Laverne Cox has made history numerous times. She was the first openly transgender person to be nominated, in 2014, for an Emmy Award for her role in the smash hit, Netflix series called Orange is the New Black. She played the role of Sophia Burset, who is a transgender woman inmate in the show that is set in a woman’s prison. She was the first openly transgender woman to be on the cover of Time magazine and have a wax representation of herself in Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Museum in London. She was also the first African-American transgender women to produce and star in her own television show called TRANSform Me.
Who are these people in the photo?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Sandy Stone is considered one of the most powerful academics when it comes to transgender issues. She is credited with being the driving force that created the academic discipline of transgender studies. She is a well-cited author, researcher, social commentator, and media theorist. She is the Founding Director for the New Media Initiative at the department of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. She also is a Founding Director of the Advanced Communication Technologies Laboratory, a Fellow of the University of California Humanities Research Institute, and a Founding Professor at the European Graduate School.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Billy Tipton dates from a time when being an openly transgender person put your life in danger. For many transgender persons all over the world this is still the case. He was born Dorothy Lucille Tipton in 1914 and lived his life in “stealth” mode as a trans man until his death in 1989. It was his love for jazz music that caused his transition to a trans man. He was very talented at the age of 18 and auditioned, while still a female, to perform in the jazz clubs in Kansas City. None of the club owners would hire a female jazz musician, so with the help of his friends and family members he bound his breasts, started wearing suits, and acting like a man. He considered himself to have a lesbian sexual orientation, so he never had sexual reassignment surgery; however, he lived a full life performing as a man with a very successful jazz music career.
What were the genders of these people at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Chelsea Manning (formerly known as U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning) came out as transgender after leaking classified documents through Wikileaks. She was responsible for the leak of the video showing the brutal murder of press reporters and civilians by U.S. military forces in Iraq. They were confused with terrorists because they were carrying a camera that looked like an “RPG,” which is an anti-aircraft weapon. Chelsea was pardoned by President Obama and has become a transgender activist.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): Kristin Beck was a retired Navy Seal when he came out as a transgender woman in 2013. Becoming a Navy Seal is incredibly difficult because it is both mentally and physically grueling. Becoming an openly transgender woman is probably just as difficult if not more so. As a Navy Seal, he would go on mission where his life was constantly put on the line. They call this “jumping into the dark” because many times they have to jump out of helicopters into the dark. When he made his transition, he said he experienced a similar feeling. One thing we can say about Kristin Beck is she has courage.
What was this person's gender at birth?
Transgender Fun Facts (not related to photo): There was a time during the 1950’s and 1960’s that the local police would routinely raid gay bars and arrest all of the patrons; even in New York this was commonplace. Then one night, in 1969, the drag queens at the Stonewall bar had enough of it and went out into the street to cause a riot. This was one of the pivotal moments that birthed the gay liberation movement. Sylvia Rivera was a trans man who fought the police that night and continued to fight for transgender rights until she passed in 2002.