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Tranny: An Evidence-Based Review

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Discourse surrounding the term tranny has become more than a little heated. In fact, a RuPaul Drag Race runner-up enacted the mock execution of a trans woman […]

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Faggot Ru Paul: trannys need to “get stronger”

Cristan Williams · May 23, 2014

Answer: Again, I’m very clear about what my purpose is. If you notice, the tension is created at the very beginning of the article and is, at that point, entirely left alone. My last article on tranny was an evidence-based review of the term’s history. That article ends with the…

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Tranny: An Evidence-Based Review

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“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…

Cristan’s ResearchCAN-0000-0235-3116
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Transgender*: The Rhetorical Landscape of a Term

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K.J. Rawson, Cristan Williams, 2014 The current ubiquity of the word transgender might imply that it is an uncomplicated word.1 It circulates widely—in the media, […]

Transadvocate.comCAN-0000-0476-9D71
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Faggot Ru Paul: trannys need to “get stronger”

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The faggot, RuPaul Andre Charles, claims that trans people are “bitches” who need to “get stronger” with regard to his use of tranny. In an interview […]

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