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An Intro: “Transgender” During the 1990s

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Shana A

An Intro: "Transgender" During the 1990s
Posted by Cristan on September 8, 2011

http://www.cristanwilliams.com/b/2011/09/08/an-intro-transgender-during-the-1990s/

For the past few months, I've made available a number of never-before-considered documents that reviewed the true roots of the word "transgender".

The Myth

The term "transgender" was coined by a heterosexual crossdresser chauvinist who hated transsexual people, Virginia Prince. The term was explicitly created to refer to other heterosexual crossdressers like Prince.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde


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SandraJane

The Transadvocate

An Intro: "Transgender" During the 1990s

Retrieved from the Internet on September 10, 2011 by SJ



http://www.transadvocate.com/an-intro-transgender-during-the-1990s.htm

For the past few months, I've made available a number of never-before-considered documents that reviewed the true roots of the word "transgender".

The Myth

The term "transgender" was coined by a heterosexual crossdresser chauvinist who hated transsexual people, Virginia Prince. The term was explicitly created to refer to other heterosexual crossdressers like Prince. Therefore, if you refer to a transsexual person as being a "transgender" person, you are literally calling that transsexual person a crossdresser – which is offensive!
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Cindy

Strange that.

In the 50-60's if 'men' wore female clothes they were cross dresses or ->-bleeped-<-s. If 'they' wanted to change 'sex' they were transsexual. Which I think was how woman who had undergone surgery were referred to. I never realised TG was supposed to be insulting. I thought it was to clarify,Oh well.

I do see an increasing use in medical terms of XY-female and XX-male. Which to me is more logical.

Cindy an Xy-female
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justmeinoz

And what is supposed to be derogatory about Prince? One of the few men I might go straight for! #2 after Sean Connery of course!

"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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Cindy

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annette

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cynthialee

Suzan is the revisonist, not Christan.

just sayin'
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
Sun Tsu 'The art of War'
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cynthialee

So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
Sun Tsu 'The art of War'
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