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1976: Transvestite = Transgender Community

This is a community flier from 1976. Note the attempt to find some taxonomy which encompasses all people of non-cisgender history, experience or expression. Also, note the proto-transgender symbology.

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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1977: Trans-sexed

She withdrew from medical practice in order to concentrate on playing tennis as “my vehicle” for proving that a trans-sexed male “is a woman in every conceivable way” and not “psychotic or freaky.”

Healthcare and medicine
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1973: Transsex in Glam Rock

Gabriel used to appear in a fox mask and a red dress, which evolved from the “Foxtrot” LP. This brings up the subject of glam rock in England and its bisexuality. “That was just…

Culture, identity, and representation
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1971: Transsex added to Dictionary

“Jesus freak, imploit, sexism, transsex, stun gun…” “Transsex was invented by Christine Jorgensen.” Desexegration is something you’ll see more of, now that the Red Chinese are represented in the UN and their families are…

Sex and gender classification
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Phyllis Frye: Grandmother of the Trans Community

Crosspost from my Ehipassiko blog, posted here for research value Over the last 24 hours, I’ve spent about 12 of them scanning Phyllis Frye’s 1970s trans documents. I don’t know that I can even…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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HBIDGA (WPATH) SOC I

The current Standards of Care (SOC) is version VII. Here’s were everything got started in 1979 with the HBIGDA SOC I: STANDARDS OF CARE The hormonal and surgical sex reassignment of gender dysphoric persons…

Family and relationshipsHealthcare and medicine
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1975: Transgender = Cross-Gender

Chicago Tribune, Aug. 23, 1975 Ey has a word for it By Judie Black AS WOMEN HAVE grown freer, the English language has grown more tan­gled: What’s a chairperson and who is a Ms.?…

Media, rhetoric, and discourseRace and intersectionality
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Interview with Dr. Milton Diamond

Dr. Diamond is an early pioneer in trans research. Outside of the trans community, he is best known for exposing the “John/Joan” case in which Dr. Money (who allegedly physically attacked Dr. Diamond years…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation