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Georgia Black
1906–1951
United States
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Biography
Georgia Black (née Cantey; ca. 1892–June 1951), was an African American transgender woman who ran away from her home and lived as a woman from age 15 to her death. She was a respected member of the Sanford, Florida community, and remained so even as her status as someone assigned male at birth was leaked to the public following a medical examination.
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