1971: Transsex added to Dictionary
Dictionary Tests New Word: Friday, November 19,1971 “Transsex” “Jesus freak, imploit, sexism, transsex, stun gun…” “Transsex” “Transsex was invented by Christine Jorgensen.” “Desexegration” Desexegration is something you’ll see more of, now that the Red Chinese are represented in the UN and their families are arriving. It means ” the elimination of separate male and female fashions in favor of the unisex look.”
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Community significance
“1971: Transsex added to Dictionary” may matter to community readers because it records a specific intervention in debates about sex and gender classification, with particular attention to interpretive analysis. The permanent record makes that intervention easier to locate and compare with other Collective coverage.
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As a publication record from 2012 at Cristan’s Research, “1971: Transsex added to Dictionary” provides dated evidence of how sex and gender classification was being argued in relation to interpretive analysis. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
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No dominant policy frame was detected in “1971: Transsex added to Dictionary.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of sex and gender classification may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
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