Tracking Transgender: The Historical Truth

Mar 27, 12 Tracking Transgender: The Historical Truth

Posted by in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Community, Featured, Language Wars

Views: 1118Why and when did transsexual people begin calling themselves transgender? According to some internet memes transsexuals began self-identifying as transgender due to a vast global plot by crossdressers1,2 . According to this conspiracy, transsexuals by the millions were forced by the media3, through a cunning application...

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Phyllis Frye: Grandmother of the Trans Community

Feb 19, 12 Phyllis Frye: Grandmother of the Trans Community

Posted by in Featured, History

Views: 1428Over the last 24 hours, I’ve spent about 12 of them scanning Phyllis Frye’s 1970s trans documents. I don’t know that I can even put into words how those documents affected me. Most of us don’t know that we all owe Phyllis a debt of gratitude. In Houston, we trace our community back to...

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Attitudes about TS and CD People as a Group in 1959

Jul 19, 11 Attitudes about TS and CD People as a Group in 1959

Posted by in 1950s, Christianity, Civil Rights, Eras, Fundamentalism, History, Language, Language Wars, Marriage Equality, Religion, Right Wing Watch

Views: 1107Some claim that the reason transsexual people have not yet gained full equality under the law is that there exists a word that is inclusive of both transsexuals with crossdressers: “transgender”. In their minds, it is this tangential connection to the crossdresser – not the oppressive system – that’s the...

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History Repeating Itself: We’ve Been Here Before

Jul 17, 11 History Repeating Itself: We’ve Been Here Before

Posted by 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...

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In 1934: “Sex Change for Youth Turned Down By Parents”

Jul 15, 11 In 1934: “Sex Change for Youth Turned Down By Parents”

Posted by in 1930s, Christianity, Eras, History, Religion

Views: 1801 The Circleville Herald, July 11, 1934: Sex Change for Youth Turned Down By Parents ST. CLAIRSVILLE, July 11 — Parents of Glen and John Deltrich, 16 and 17-year-old brothers, who are expected to die within a year because of a strange paralysis which strikes only male members of the family, today refused to allow their...

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