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1986: Transgender Services = Transsexual Services

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But the sex change process is gradual, and Marcia stands to undergo a lengthy period of androgyny before she will fully pass in society as a woman. These are lonely and difficult days for Marcia. She is thinking seriously about a move back to Minneapolis where her closest friend, Joyce — also a male-to-female transsexual — lives. Being closer to the university’s trans-gender services also may decrease Marcia’s feelings of isolation… – The Capitol Times, April 29. 1986

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Community significance

“1986: Transgender Services = Transsexual Services” 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 2011 at Cristan’s Research, “1986: Transgender Services = Transsexual Services” 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

“1986: Transgender Services = Transsexual Services” discusses institutions, law, or governance in connection with transgender identity and history. Even without a dominant policy classification, the article may help researchers identify practical consequences for interpretive analysis.

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    Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
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Academic framing

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This article appeared 2 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

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.

Admin

98 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.

Mari

6 publications · 80 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.

Autumn Sandeen

57 publications · 89 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.

Gwen Smith

15 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.

TransAdvocate Staff

11 publications · 2 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Transgender identity and history, Culture, identity, and representation, Healthcare and medicine.

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Related academic framing

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Provides a contextually related perspective from elsewhere in the Collective.

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Approaches the shared subject through a related analytical or disciplinary frame.

The Sexually Unusual Publication Date: 1988 Also published in the Journal of Social Work & Human Sexuality: 1988 Crossdressers are transgender Transsexuals are transgender individuals who need a…

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