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Reed Erickson  

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  • Reed Erickson was an influential wealthy transsexual man who contributed to funding early research on transsexual issues and increasing the visibility of transsexuality in the United States. Erickson was born October 13, 1917, as Rita Erickson in El Paso, Texas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Erickson, Reed (1917-1992)]

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