Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr
The list of The Transadvocate contributors is growing by two today! Please Welcome Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr! Kailey is a transsexual man and an award-winning author, blogger, and community leader, as well as a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on transgender issues. He blogs at Tranifesto. You can learn more about him here. Jennifer Carr is a writer, blogger, public speaker and advocate for gender diverse individuals. She is also “proud mother of a child who knew she was born in the wrong body at 4 years old.” You can learn more about her at Today You Are You. Welcome, Matt and Jennifer!
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr” may matter to community readers because it connects transgender identity and history with organizing, advocacy, or collective experience. Its discussion of community and organizing gives readers a concrete point of entry into the concerns and strategies represented in the article.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2011 at Transadvocate.com, “Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr” provides dated evidence of how transgender identity and history was being argued in relation to community and organizing. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
No dominant policy frame was detected in “Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr.” Its policy relevance, when present, is therefore likely indirect: the article’s treatment of transgender identity and history may shape later arguments about institutions or public practice rather than proposing a specific rule.
Ranked themes and framings
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Themes
- 1Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community33%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Editorial function
Source topics
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How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 2 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
Relative presence by year
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Community and organizing519
- Law and civil rights455
- Culture, identity, and representation305
- Education and youth288
- Media, rhetoric, and discourse247
- Healthcare and medicine229
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization226
- History, archives, and memory211
- Public policy and governance200
- Family and relationships186
Academic framings in this topic
Policy framings in this topic
- Public accommodations and facilities170
- Civil rights and anti-discrimination161
- Criminal justice and public safety128
- Elections and democratic governance95
- Research ethics and data governance73
- Labor and employment policy51
- Housing and social services37
- Administrative classification and identity documents36
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