Why It’s ‘Transgender’ Not ‘Transgendered’
K.J. Rawson on NPR talking about the history of trans terminology:
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#TransLivesMatter, #BlackLivesMatter and Feminism
I’ve seen some internet dustups over the use of the #translivesmatter hashtag over the past few months. A subreddit asks if it’s okay to use the tag and produces discourse typical of what I’ve observed. Today, I witnessed a rancorous debate on a google group about this issue. Here are some facts about phrasing something […]
More1979: Transpeople – Umbrella Term
Official Souvenir Program of the 1979 National March on Washington, Page 40 NOTES: This usage comes from Phyllis Frye. Here’s other Frye usages: 1976 usage 1977 usage, 1 1977 usage, 2 1978 usage 1979 usage
More1988: Transgender = Transsexual
On Being Gay: Thoughts on Family, Faith, and Love by Brian McNaught, 1988, page 28
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1991: Virginia Prince on the use of Transgender
What follows is an exchange between Virginia Prince and Tere Fredrickson, co-organizer (along with the primary organizer, Phyllis Frye, VP of GCTC) of the ICTLEP Conference. Dear Linda and Tere: Sept 1, 1991 Thanks for sending me the issues of Gender Euphoria. I feel something of a proprietary interest in it because of its title. […]
MoreColonization, Enslavement and Forced Assimilation: Narratives Built Upon the Virginia Prince Fountainhead Myth
In this post I review the rhetoric employed by transsexuals who have refused to use “transgender” to describe their experience while claiming that Virginia Prince coined the term to only refer to people like herself: heterosexual crossdressers who live full-time as female but do not wish to undergo any genital reconstructive surgery. This is part […]
MoreThe Ubiquity of the Prince Fountainhead Narrative
This is a simple review of printed materials incorrectly asserting that Virginia Prince coined the term transgender and/or transgenderist. Each of these many sources got it completely wrong, propagating a false story about how the trans community takes on new identity terms to thousands upon thousands of readers. This is the first of a 2-part […]
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