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1980: The Return of Transgenderal
Virginia Prince is sometimes given credit for coining all variations/meanings of “transgender” because she wrote the term “transgenderal” once in 1969… but she never again used the term. It seems that it isn’t until 1980 that the term reappears in print: NOTES It should be noted that “genderal” is a term that’s […]
More1980: Transgender Orientation
…Throughout the adolescent period there is progressive experimentation and initiation into direct sexual contact. Cross-cultural data (Money & Ehrhardt, 1972) indicate that for the great majority of people sexual intercourse first occurs during this period. In addition, a vast array of incidental skills arc being tried out and developed. These range from the simple ability […]
MoreTransgenderist: First Usages from the 1970s
1978 Transgenderism is a relatively new term in the field of sexology, one meant to describe a variance falling at some point between transvestism and transsexualism. As such, it is a variance not yet accepted by all workers In the field. The male transgenderist identifies himself powerfully with the female gender. He may consistently cross-dress and […]
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1991: Letter from Virginia Prince
Sept 1, 1991 Dear Linda and Tere: Thanks for sending me the issues of Gender Euphoria. I feel something of a proprietary interest in it because of its title. It was named such after I made a point about euphoria and against dysphoria in my keynote speech at a Be All in Detroit several years […]
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