Patriarchy, Petitions & Possums: The Simple Process of Getting a Name and Gender Change in Texas
The Omen Damn! 4:30 a.m. I fumbled with the off switch on the alarm clock, knocking over the glass of water I kept on my bedside table. I can only compare the sound my alarm makes to the unholy union of grinding metal and fingernails on a chalkboard. I needed to get up. I needed to get ready. I thought of the things I needed to do. I reminded myself to make sure I have all of the documents I would need to file for my name and gender change. “Where did I put that check? God, what time is it? 4:35 a.m.” Four hours of sleep. It was about then that I noticed that my foot was really wet. So, I proceeded to do what any rational individual would do. I laid in the dark and wondered why I had a wet foot. I slowly reached under my covers
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“Patriarchy, Petitions & Possums: The Simple Process of Getting a Name and Gender Change in Texas” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to law and civil rights, while also engaging feminism and gender politics. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
The article may have historical value because it explicitly interprets or preserves material concerning law and civil rights. Published in 2013 by Transadvocate.com, it can be read both for the history it describes and as evidence of how feminism and gender politics was framed at that moment.
Policy significance
The article’s strongest policy connection is public accommodations and facilities. It links that institutional frame to law and civil rights and feminism and gender politics, making it potentially useful for tracing how an argument moves from description or history into law, regulation, administration, or public practice.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life100%
- 2Feminism and gender politicsTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict31%
- 3Science, evidence, and expertiseTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication18%
- 4Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community13%
- 5Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life10%
- 6History, archives, and memoryTheme family: Knowledge, history, and communication8%
Academic framing
- 1100%
- 216%
Policy framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Law and civil rights” appears across the Collective corpus
This article was published during the theme’s highest-presence year in the registered corpus (2013).
Relative presence by year
Peak year indexed to 100Presence by member publication
Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history468
- Community and organizing300
- Public policy and governance165
- Education and youth151
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization146
- Culture, identity, and representation145
- Labor, economics, and institutions136
- Family and relationships130
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse119
- History, archives, and memory117
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Author profiles and related researchers
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Cristan Williams
Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Guest
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Rani Baker
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Kelley Winters
Connected through 1 citation link between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Admin
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Marian
Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing, Education and youth.
Related authors are calculated from co-authorship, shared themes and framings, and citation relationships in the registered corpus. This does not imply a personal or institutional association.
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