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Birth of a Transsexual Separatist and then Born Again

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I have been asked by numerous people in the transgender community what caused my change of heart as far as TS Separatism goes. I think […]

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How “Transgender identity and history” appears across the Collective corpus

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  1. Transadvocate.com840
  2. Cristan’s Research83
  3. The TERFs52

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  1. Community and organizing469
  2. Law and civil rights424
  3. Education and youth273
  4. Culture, identity, and representation270
  5. Media, rhetoric, and discourse218
  6. History, archives, and memory214
  7. Violence, safety, and dehumanization213
  8. Healthcare and medicine197
  9. Public policy and governance181
  10. Feminism and gender politics178

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  2. Historical analysis278
  3. Clinical and medical analysis165
  4. Psychological analysis138
  5. Qualitative and interview research112
  6. Media and discourse analysis103
  7. Critical theory72
  8. Empirical and quantitative research62

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  2. Civil rights and anti-discrimination160
  3. Criminal justice and public safety119
  4. Elections and democratic governance94
  5. Research ethics and data governance71
  6. Labor and employment policy39
  7. Housing and social services38
  8. Administrative classification and identity documents35

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Dana Taylor

Cristan Williams · February 19, 2014

Birth of a Transsexual Separatist and then Born Again

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Cristan Williams

324 publications · 3,096 inbound sources/citations

Connected through 2 citation links between registered publications. Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

Cooke

6 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

Autumn Sandeen

57 publications · 17 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

TransAdvocate Staff

11 publications · 1 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

Admin

112 publications · 0 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

Cristan

125 publications · 110 inbound sources/citations

Shares registered themes including Feminism and gender politics, Transgender identity and history, Community and organizing.

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Counterpoint

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Policy implications

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Evidence and documentation

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Adds research, documentation, or primary-source context.

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