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1991: Letter from Virginia Prince

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Source Summary

Sept 1, 1991 Dear Linda and Tere: Thanks for sending me the issues of Gender Euphoria. I feel something of a proprietary interest in it because of its title. It was named such after I made a point about euphoria and against dysphoria in my keynote speech at a Be All in Detroit several years ago or the keynote at the first IFGE convention in Chicago. I don’t know who it was now, maybe it was you Linda, but somebody told me later that they were so taken by the term that they were going to use it as the title of the newsletter. [Ed: Jan Rupard gets the credit for “borrowing” the name.] So it’s thanks in one direction and you’re welcome in the other. Now to cases in point. I hope neither of you will take offense if grandma raises some points about your “transgender behavior” article in

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Why this article may matter

Community significance

“1991: Letter from Virginia Prince” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to transgender identity and history, while also engaging community and organizing. 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, “1991: Letter from Virginia Prince” 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

“1991: Letter from Virginia Prince” 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 community and organizing.

Content analysis

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Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
100%
2
Community and organizingTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
18%
3
Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community
18%
4
Sex and gender classificationTheme family: Power, ideology, and social conflict
13%
5
Education and youthTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life
11%

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Psychological analysis
100%
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Interpretive analysis
18%

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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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1 2025

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Cristan

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