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1976: Transgenderist; Trans Classification Table

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Source Summary

Table by Phyllis Frye, 1976 Of Note: This table was developed years before Virginia Prince supposedly coined this term This is table puts the development of transgenderist sometime close to 1976 A conceptual taxonomy is evident in this graph; the three types of trans classifications all fall under one heading. Additionally, Frye clearly views effacement men as being under this conceptual taxonomy… a notion that differs significantly from Ariadne Kane 1976 usage of transgenderist Frye seems to regard the Type 5 Benjamin Scale True Transsexual as a transgenderist.

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Community significance

“1976: Transgenderist; Trans Classification Table” may matter to community readers because it records a specific intervention in debates about transgender identity and history, with particular attention to interpretive analysis. The permanent record makes that intervention easier to locate and compare with other Collective coverage.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2012 at Cristan’s Research, “1976: Transgenderist; Trans Classification Table” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to interpretive analysis. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

No dominant policy frame was detected in “1976: Transgenderist; Trans Classification Table.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of transgender identity and history may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.

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Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
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Granular comparative context

How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus

This article appeared 1 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.

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Article authors

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Cristan Williams

143 publications · 714 inbound sources/citations

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Cristan Williams

319 publications · 3,580 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 8 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.