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Conversation Between a Separatist and an Inclusionist

Views: 681As some of you know, I had invited Dana Taylor to do a discussion on BlogTV. While she declined (she said she didn’t trust me) Deena was willing to take her place. Here’s the raw video clips from the conversation. BlogTV only lets me record in 10 min. increments, so there’s some conversation missing...

Cook-Riley, Frye and Frederickson: Pioneers of the Modern Trans Community

Views: 558I’ve noticed that some of the folks who claimed that the “transgender community” didn’t exist until after the mid 1990s seem to be curling their toes after a wonderful interview with Yvonne Cook-Riley was published. They seem to feel that her story wipes away all the documented cooperative group efforts by...

BlogTV on TS Separatism: Dana Taylor Invited

Aug 14, 11

Posted by Cristan in Community

Views: 1437 Dana Taylor vs Cristan Williams I agree with a recent commenter: @ Dana and Cristan. This is getting absurd. Please call each other on the phone and discuss these issues. Texting is fraught with perils. You may disagree with each other but at least if you can have a civil voice conversation you both ought to be able to...

The Problem of Evidence for TS Separatists

Jul 30, 11

Posted by Cristan in Community, Derp, Language, Language Wars

Views: 4552I recently did a 2-part article for the Bilerico Project on Trans History and how it is relevant to some of the debates taking place on the internet over language . Starting off the article I noted: Additionally, I’ve noticed that there are a number of distinct arguments going on. They seem to be blending together...

History Repeating Itself: We’ve Been Here Before

Jul 17, 11

Posted by Cristan in 1980s, Community, Eras, History, Language, Language Wars

Views: 1010Over the past few weeks, I’ve published a number of historical records that seem to indicate that some of the discussions concerning the historical pedigree of the term ‘transgender’ aren’t 100% accurate. Another thing that I’ve discovered recently is that the drama surrounding our terminology within the...

Transgender VS Transsexual: Round 2

Jun 02, 11

Posted by Cristan in 1970s, 1980s, Community, Eras, History, Language, Language Wars

Views: 3642Since my last post on this issue, I’ve met a few really cool folks in the “TS-not-TG” camp. I was fortunate enough to meet one transsexual named Zoe. We messaged back and forth for some time over FaceBook and she really helped me to better understand where she’s coming from. And you know what, I 100% support her...