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1907 Transsexual = Cross-Gender

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Source Summary

Prior to this post, it was asserted that the term “transsexual” was first used in 1949 (transexual and transsexualis) and the German version, (transsexualismus) was first used in 1923. Now, it seems that this term first appeared in print the 1907 edition of The Medial Times. The Medical Times, Vol 35 No. 1, New York, January 1907 1907 “Transsexual” THE GIRL WHO TRAVELS ALONE In the Cosmopolitan of December 1906 Eleanor Gates begins a series of articles with the above title dealing largely with the insults to which decent women are subjected when unescorted. She describes at some length the species of male human beings we can scarcely call them men who annoy women; finding physical cowardice the only attribute in common; recounts various experiences to illustrate the text, especially with reference to the suspicion and indifference with which decent men and the representatives of the law are inclined to

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Interpretive context

Why this article may matter

Community significance

“1907 Transsexual = Cross-Gender” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging healthcare and medicine. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.

Historical significance

As a publication record from 2012 at Cristan’s Research, “1907 Transsexual = Cross-Gender” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to healthcare and medicine. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.

Policy significance

“1907 Transsexual = Cross-Gender” 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 healthcare and medicine.

Content analysis

Ranked themes and framings

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Themes

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Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
100%
2
Healthcare and medicineTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
29%
3
Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
19%

Academic framing

1
Clinical and medical analysis
100%
2
Psychological analysis
21%

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Source topics

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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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5 2004

11 2005

4 2006

90 2007

64 2008

47 2009

14 2010

130 2011

112 2012

241 2013

119 2014

28 2015

17 2016

40 2017

39 2018

15 2019

1 2020

4 2021

2 2024

1 2025

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Cristan

125 publications · 110 inbound sources/citations