An unnamed reporter noted the bureau leader “inquired minutely into [her] life and habits, found out all about [her], and after due deliberation solemnly laid down the law that [she] could either be a man or woman as [she] preferred, but [she] had to be of one sex only as far as wearing apparel was concerned.”

— Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850–1950 by Eli Erlick (41%)