public figures who come out as trans

• Nov 27, 2009 — Mike Penner commits suicide after transitioning at work, and then deciding to reverse course
• Nov 2008 — Stu Rasmussen, the first openly trans mayor in the US
• Feb 21, 2007 — Susan Stanton, city manager of Largo, Florida, is fired from her job after transitioning
• May 24, 2007 — Jenny Bailey becomes the first trans mayor of the United Kingdom
• 1999 — Georgina Beyer becomes the world's first trans MP