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Love Ya! Mean It!

“These vagabond shoes Are longing to stray And make a brand new start of it New York, New York!” — New York, New York, Frank Sinatra You gotta love New York! Seriously, these folks…

Community and organizingFamily and relationships

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Ask Matt: What is My Sexual Identity?

A reader writes: “I am having issues determining my sexual identity since transition from female to male. Dating and having a relationship are things I […]

Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships

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You might be a TERF if…

I’ve noticed that there seems to be some confusion about what a Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) is so, here’s a quick guide to help […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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What is gender artifactualism?

This is the one in a series of blog posts in which I discuss some of the concepts and terminology that I forward in my writings, including […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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You might be a TERF if…

I’ve noticed that there seems to be some confusion about what a TERF is so, here’s a quick guide to help you figure out if… Continue readingYou might be a TERF if…

Community and organizingFeminism and gender politics

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What is horseshoe theory you ask?

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1968: Harry Benjamin Intro to Jorgensen Bio

FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY HARRY BENJAMIN, M.D. Noted American endocrinologist “As a physician and, I hope, a medical man of understanding, I salute the courage of Christine Jorgensen and the warm humanity of the…

Family and relationshipsHealthcare and medicine

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1972: Transsexual Action Organization Call for Community

Here is what is purported to be our nation’s first national transsexual rights organizations had to say about building a community of people of non-cisgender history, experience and/or expression in order to fight for…

Community and organizingHealthcare and medicine

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1992: Bigenderal Introduction and Rejection

Bigenderal Introduction: TERMINOLOGY FOR THE CROSSDRESSING COMMUNITY by Virginia Prince The matter of labels in our community has come up many times and seems to be divided between those who want some sort of…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation

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1965: Transgenderism = Transsexualism

From Sexual Hygiene and Pathology, 1965 by John F. Oliven, MD: From the section, “Primary Transvestism,” which is part of chapter 20, Sexual Deviations: Transsexualism. Where the compulsive urge reaches beyond female vestments, and…

Healthcare and medicineTransgender identity and history