have you ever heard the story of Harry Allen (formerly Harry Livingston), transgender man from Seattle in the early 1900s

he took "be gay do crimes" very seriously.

There were no less than 23 newspaper articles written about Harry's antics almost all of which misgendered and deadnamed him - despite the papers knowing this offended him.

I'm going to list them by headline, but not deadname him because im not a jerk. Here we go.

"In Male Attire; "Harry Livingston" Says He Will Wear Them. A Masquerading Girl Gave the Police a Good Run Last Night. May Go to Nome.", Seattle Daily Times, p. 7, April 20, 1900

"This Girl Refuses to Wear Skirts; Harry Livingston Acts, Talks and Dresses Like a Man, and says He Ought to Have Been One", Boston Post, p. 15, April 30, 1900

"Goes By The Name Of Harry; Harry Livingston and His Peculiar Mania; He is Ashamed of His Sex— Arrested This Morning on the Charge of Theft", Seattle Daily Times, p. 5, October 12, 1901

"Suicide Ends the Love Affair", San Francisco Call, 91 (26), December 26, 1901

"Police Briefs", Seattle Daily Times, p. 7, January 9, 1902

"Harry Livingston In Court; His Trial for Throwing a Spittoon at a Saloon Man Is Continued", Seattle Daily Times, p. 14, August 4, 1902

"Girl Tries To End Her Life; Pearl Waldron Falls in Love With Notorious Harry Livingston", Seattle Daily Times, p. 3, November 4, 1903

"Shoots Herself In The Chest; Pretty Young Woman of Seattle Attempts Suicide", San Francisco Call, November 5, 1903

(a reference to Pearl Waldron, who attempted suicide while with Harry.)

"Harry Livingston Again", Seattle Daily Times, p. 17, July 10, 1904

"Harry Livingston Arrested. Woman Dressed in Male Attire Is Again Sent to Jail", Seattle Daily Times, p. 10, July 21, 1905

Police Baffled By Silence Of A Nervy Young Woman; Female After Month's Imprisonment; Refuses to Tell What He Knows About Big Robbery", San Francisco Call, 99 (83), February 21, 1906

"The Notorious Harry Livingston in Town", The Ellensburgh Capital, Ellensburg, Washington, p. 3, February 13, 1900

"Harry Livingston Again in Jail", Seattle Daily Times, p. 11, October 23, 1907

"Harry Livingston in a Tacoma Strongbox; Girl Who Insists on Wearing Men's Clothes is Believed to be Member of Dangerous Gang", Seattle Daily Times, p. 1, January 21, 1908

"Harry Livingston Tended Bar in Montana Town; Seattle Woman Appears in Men's Clothes Because He Says His Features Make it Possible", Seattle Daily Times, p. 5, April 27, 1908

"How Catherine Madden Fell Victim to Strong Drink; Why Harry Allen Will Not Wear Women's Clothing", The Spokesman-Review, October 22, 1911

(he changed name in 1911.)

"Harry Allen Returning to Jail", The Spokesman-Review, p. 3, November 15, 1911

"Harry Allen Denies His Sex; Woman Who Dresses in Male Attire Starts Story He is a "Real Man"; Rumor Causes Sensation; Sheriff Stone Brands Statement an Untrue Fabrication Result of Liquor", The Spokesman-Review, p. 4, November 22, 1911

"Trousered Woman Bites Policeman", Seattle Daily Times, p. 2, July 22, 1915

(in fucking tears right now lmao harry what a legend)

"Harry Allen Stabbed", Seattle Daily Times, p. 5, September 27, 1916

"Harry Allen is Stabbed by Father; Woman Who Masqueraded Here is as Man Hurt in Row With Parent at Seattle", Spokane Daily Chronicle, p. 13, September 28, 1916, retrieved July 31, 2014

"Harry Allen Asks for $50 Pay For Services", Seattle Daily Times, p. 19, July 1, 1917

"ALLEN — Funeral services for Harry Allen will take place from the Butterworth mortuary, 1921 First Ave., Saturday, Dec. 30, at 4 p. m. All friends invited. Cremation.", Seattle Daily Times, p. 15, December 28, 1922

"Harry Allen is Dead; Masqueraded as Man, Attracting Attention Here", Seattle Daily Times, p. 11, December 28, 1922

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Allen_(trans_man)

full unedited list here, gonna try and dig up some of these at some point cos i think they'd be super interesting to talk about for sure.

i love the growing exasperation with the headline writers

"ugh... hes in prison... again...."

Oh and I said there were no less than 23. There were likely considerably more, only 23 were listed in the article.

Heres a few extra I found, sadly I can't remove the dead name and misgendering from these as they're pictures.