Category: 1980s

History Repeating Itself: We’ve Been Here Before

Over 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 trans community seems to be nothing new. Consider […]

“Transgender” Origins

As many of you know by now, I’ve recently been interested in uncovering never before considered historical records relating to how the term “transgender” evolved over the years. One often-cited source, claims: As far as we can see, Virginia first used the term ‘transgenderal’ in print in 1969. She does not seem to have used […]

Transgender VS Transsexual: Round 2

Since 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 […]

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