The term “gender” only came into common usage around 1955. I started researching lost trans stories and what we can learn from them after a friend asked me the name of the first minor to medically transition. Trans narratives that were lost, forgotten, or destroyed can still describe breakthroughs, adventures, and influential moments in transgender history. After years of research, it is clear we need to change our cultural appreciation of queer, trans, and gender history. These are just a few of the lost stories that help us grasp the true depth of transgender history..