“Tranny” seems to be a contentious term within the GLBT community. For many in the trans community, we’ve known “tranny” to be a term associated with the gay (specifically gay male) community; a term used by gay men…
First currently known derivations of the following terms… Transsexer: "Transsexer" - Queer Frontiers: Millennial Geographies, Genders, and Generations by Martin Meeker, 2000 (p 112) Transsexor: "Transsexor" - Homosexuality As Behavior and Identity: Dialogues of the Sexual Revolution By…
Dr. Diamond is an early pioneer in trans research. Outside of the trans community, he is best known for exposing the “John/Joan” case in which Dr. Money (who allegedly physically attacked Dr. Diamond years before) faked his research…
”… Virginia Prince, a male crossdresser… Calling himself “transgender” rather than a “crossdresser” or a “transvestite” was an attempt to remove himself and other similar “transgenders” from the negative cultural baggage and the concurrent approbation that is linked…
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