I wanted to take a moment and address what it means to be a non-Separatist; that is, what it means to be an Inclusionist - part of the transgender community. The Houston transgender community has been an explicitly Inclusionist community since the 1960s. We toyed with separatism in the… Read full post »

For example, this Spring a few self-promoting and self-aggrandizing “transgender” bloggers, authors and “gender outlaw” entertainers (who actually financially and professionally profit by enforcing transgender socio-politics and umbrella-ism theory) are obsessing over

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Fantasy:

“GLAAD’s rule ‘only say transgender, never say transsexual’” – GLAAD according to Ashley Love

Reality:

From GLAAD's Media Guide

 ”… some transsexual people still prefer to use the term to describe themselves

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Ashley "I'm Colonized" Love

So, Ashley Love supposedly held a rally outside of a GLAAD meeting. She writes:

Though GLAAD does some good work, primarily for gays and those who support transgender socio-politics, we hold this education rally to inform attendees that the

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Love made yet another post asserting (without evidence, of course) that she’s a victim of the word “transgender,” that the evil transgender umbrella is evil and transsexuals were colonized:

Please... someone do an intervention on Ashley. NOW!

So, I replied…

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I’m sure Marti won’t be offended when I point to the HBS/separatist clique as a hugely American, white, privileged former male movement. These people give no respect to those before them who lived for decades as women with NO recourse to hormones, surgery or even a sympathetic ea

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I’m going to call it: the TS Separatist movement – as it has existed over the past 5 years – is dead. The foundational falsehoods upon which Separatism was built have been destroyed.  Furthermore, in an ironic twist, it’s been shown that the guy HBSers (… Read full post »

Why and when did transsexual people begin calling themselves transgender? According to some internet memes transsexuals began self-identifying as transgender due to a vast global plot by crossdressers^1,2 . According to this conspiracy, transsexuals by the millions were forced by the media³… Read full post »

From the Amazing Atheist’s blog (yes, that Amazing Atheist): http://blog.thatfatatheist.com/post/19571775653/feminists-even-a-feminist-would-hate

And more RadFem derp: “their arrogance and oppressiveness is amazing. It is funny though that they are so used to Feminists immediat… Read full post »

A few things that may be of interest from my research blog:

• Filisa Vistima’s Diary: Filisa Vistima was a 22-year-old pre-operative transsexual woman from Seattle. She volunteered at the Lesbian Resource Center (LRC). On March 6, 1993 Filisa took her own life.  What you’re about to rea
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From a 1989 speech given in San Antonio, Texas:

You may feel that a specific national broadcast or the efforts of a specific local group are not in line with your personal gender identity. This might be true, but the gender spectrum is a continuum, and for each of us,… Read full post »

Some FaceBook junkfood for your brain….

Dana Lane Taylor 

Cristan, who are the “separatists” that would be mad that this passed? I want to know so I can call them mean names. BTW, you deal with “facts” so I imagine you have a list who have condemned this… Read full post »

If you’ve not done so, PLEASE take this quick trans community survey:

This measures the “sense of community” within our population. When the survey is done, the cities with the most responses will have a “community profile” available to them. Th… Read full post »

Well, TS Separatists have warned us for years that progress will never be seen under the rubric of the transgender borg. The time has come for me to admit that the Separatists were right about it all! I’m so ashamed! After all of this time and effort… we’ve changed not… Read full post »

Email exchange with Diamond

I wanted to let folks know that I’ll be able to share an interview I did with Diamond soon. I’ll probably be able to upload the interview sometime this weekend on my research blog.

We talk about his research experience,  the history of termino… Read full post »

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 put into words how those documents affected me. Most of us don’t know that we all owe Phyllis a debt of gratitude.

1973: Teaching t

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This is Part II of a 5-part series designed to highlight the similarities in the rhetorical tactics commonly used by both Separatists and Fundamentalists. While a Fundie might say that “If gay marriage is legal, America will have hurricanes in the future,” this series reviews som… Read full post »

90.1 KPFT Radio Interview: History of Transgender Language

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Old German Trans Terms

The more things change, the more they stay the same. From someone being cis to having explicit trans umbrella terms, we’ve been there done that… about 100 years ago. A while back, I… Read full post »

Here’s a few more interesting finds I thought I’d share:

• 1907: Transsexual = Cross-sexed
• 1908: Trans-sexual = Cross-sexual
• 1915: Trans-sexed = Trans-gendered
• 1971: Transsex added to Dictionary
• 1973: Transsex in Glam Rock
• 1977: Trans-sexed

The Evening Record - Feb

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While I’ve noted the similarities between Separatism and Fundamentalism before, I wanted to point out yet another similarity both groups: unsubstantiated prognostications of DOOOOM… unless the masses repent.

This is my first of a 5-part pwnage of the top 5 failed Separatis… Read full post »

As many of you know, I have another blog that’s rather dry and is only focused on recording the interesting bits of trans history I come across. A great deal of what I post has to do with the language used to describe the non-cis experience. Here’s a few bits that I’ve n… Read full post »

While I’m guilty of hating hate, of being intolerant towards intolerance and of having evil intentions towards evil, I’ve no personal issue with Separatists as people.

As I’ve said several times, I’m not invested in what someone else chooses to call themselves or whet… Read full post »

I recently noted that Separatism made the news:

New group steps out from under trans umbrella
New Zealand Daily News

Transwomen who are fed up with being lumped under “the transgender umbrella†are joining through social media and are urging others who feel the same to get in touch, in

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Nikki and her husband Thomas

I’ve largely stayed out of the ruckus over the whole “Nikki’s a jewel thief” meme going on because it had little to do with the trans community. However, it’s gotten to the point where I think that bias has now come into play… Read full post »

Erm.. I mean, I’m a proud 1950′s era Republican… Which is to say, I’m a modern Democrat

From the 1956 Republican Platform: