So, I just got final word that my research (you know, the research that’s supposedly fake) is getting published in Duke University Press’ peer-reviewed journal, Transgender Studies Quarterly. It’s really gratifying to know that the research that came out of the Houston Trans Archive has led the folks who write the history books to consider […]
I recently received the following email: I noticed you often use ‘transwoamn’ as one word as opposed to trans woman. Hate to be nit-picky but it’s cissexist “Trans” should be used as an adjective to describe “woman.” When the two are linked together, it becomes a noun all its own, distinctly separating it from other […]
“Medically, Christine presents an almost classic case of the transsexual phenomenon or, in other words, a striking example of a disturbed gender role orientation.” – Dr. Harry Benjamin, 1968 There was a time when we talked about gender in terms of an orientation. We don’t associate the term “orientation” with gender any longer and I […]
First of all, before I get into addressing her recent piece in the Advocate, I must own my own bias where Riki Wilchins in concerned. I’m not a knee-jerk fan of hers. I was around when she lobbied congress (along with Nancy Buermeyer and Winnie Stachelberg in 97, 98 and 99) telling them that trans folk were happy to be taken out […]
Is. Dead. The GenderReality blog was dedicated to asserting that: 1.) Virginal Prince coined transgender 2.) Transgender means heterosexual crossdresser 3.) Virginia Prince conspired to force transsexuals under the “transgender umbrella” 4.) You’re a sociopathic man if you disagree GenderReality was a perfect example of how the Prince Fountainhead Narrative poisoned trans discourse.
I think I should start this post with some back-and-forth arguing between one of the organizers of the first International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy (ICTLEP, 1992), Virginia Prince and her supporter: “Said another way, you trashed [Virginia Prince]! You stole her linguistic contribution to the community from the community and ran down […]
First of all, the question I’m about to ask isn’t about setting up boundaries, gatekeepers or telling someone what they can/can’t identify as. I’m simply curious about how the queer community views what it means to be queer. So, with that in mind, here’s the question: Q: Can a 100% heterosexual person also be queer? […]
A friend of mine asked me to comment on a passage in Whipping Girl: While “MTF” may be useful as an adjective, as it describes the direction of my transition, using it as a noun – i.e., literally referring to me as a male-to-female” – completely negates the fact that I identify and live as […]
