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Historical Report
1691: Sex Change
“Sex change” is currently seen as a sensationalistic term used in the media. Dr. Rawson sent me the following article from 1691 which uses the term “sexes change” to refer to a change of sex:
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1970s Review of TS/TV Unity
So, prior to the 1990s, did the TS and non-TS groups work together to form a larger group in order to pursue “common social, economic, and political interests” (see definition of “community”)? I can unequivocally say YES. In fact, that drive to pull different types of trans people together in order to, as a community of […]
More1973: Transvestite & Transsexual Activism
Did you catch that inclusivity? If you didn’t let me quote the words written by a transsexual woman: “By the time you read this letter, cross-dressing should be legal in the City of Detroit. I, along with another transsexual and a transvestite, decided to do something about the law in Detroit.”
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1966: Intro to Transsexual Phenomena, Harry Benjamin
The TRANSSEXUAL PHENOMENON Harry Benjamin, M.D Preface and Acknowledgement There is a challenge as well as a handicap in writing a book on a subject that is not yet covered in the medical literature. Transsexualism is such a subject. The handicap lies in the absence of all previous observations to which to compare one’s […]
More1989: Texas T-Party Keynote Address
[box]What follows is a speech given by Wendi Danielle Pierce at the 1989 Texas T-Party held in San Antonio. Pierce was the chairperson of the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Board of Directors, and – at the time of this address – had just undergone SRS with Dr. Biber in Trinidad, Colorado.[/box] Good evening. […]
More1972: Transsexual Action Organization Call for Community
Here is what is purported to be our nation’s first national transsexual rights organizations had to say about building a community of people of non-cisgender history, experience and/or expression in order to fight for common purpose: Looking Toward the Future by Cynthia Platt 1972 As TAO secretary I would like to discuss how a transexual […]
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