1986: Transgender Services = Transsexual Services

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But the sex change process is gradual, and Marcia stands to undergo a lengthy period of androgyny before she will fully pass in society as a woman.

These are lonely and difficult days for Marcia. She is thinking seriously about a move back to Minneapolis where her closest friend, Joyce — also a male-to-female transsexual — lives. Being closer to the university’s trans-gender services also may decrease Marcia’s feelings of isolation…

– The Capitol Times, April 29. 1986

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