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Aleshia Brevard | |
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| Born | December 9, 1937 Erwin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2017 (aged 79) |
| Education | Marshall University, Middle Tennessee State University |
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| Years active | 1960s–2015 |
| Known for | Early gender transition |
| Notable work | Woman I Was Not Born To Be: A Transsexual Journey |
Aleshia Brevard (December 9, 1937 – July 1, 2017)[1] was an American author and actress of stage, screen, and television. She worked as an entertainer, actress, model, Playboy bunny, professor of theater, and author. She also underwent one of the early sex reassignment surgery procedures performed in the United States.[2] Brevard lived her life outside of the wider transgender community, and as a result, she was not publicly identified as transgender until publishing her memoirs in her later years.