1983: The Uninvited Dilemma and “Transgender”

The Uninvited Dilemma was thought of as one of the most important trans books of its time. The Uninvited Dilemma, has been quoted and referenced countless times in trans books, newsletters and magazines. In the book, Gender reversals and gender cultures: anthropological and historical perspectives,” Sabrina P. Ramet writes, “The best works on the subject of transsexualism are: Bolin, In Search of Eve (despite occasional lapses); and Kim Elizabeth Stuart, The Uninvited Dilemma… (p 20) The Uninvited Dilemma, 1983 The authors of Transgender Care: Recommended Guidelines, Practical Information, and Personal Accounts refers to Stuart as the “… widely respected author of The Uninvited Dilemma, a guidebook for anyone dealing with transgender issues.” (p 120) Stuart is credited by Claudine Griggs in S/he: changing sex and changing clothes as being the inventor of the concept of “former Transsexual” (p 91). Stewart defines “former transsexual” as: Someone who has had surgery to

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