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A group I’m in would like to do a presentation on transsexualism.
So far topics that we’re considering talking about are:
1. What are some common misconceptions about transsexualism?
2. Terms to be aware of when talking about the subject.
3. Possible procedures (chemical, psychological, and…
Woo! I have links which will be perfect for you. Link dump time.
- 13 Myths and Misconceptions About Trans Women [part 2]
- Transkeptuality: Gatekeeping and The Value of Critical Thought
- My Best Guy Friend Became My Best Girlfriend
- Bilaterally Gynandromorphic Chickens, and Why I’m Not “Scientifically” Male
- Born This Way? a Skeptical Look at the Neurological Theory of Gender Identity
- List of transgender-related topics [wikipedia]
- Transexual Road Map (good resource for transgenders)
The terminology used in those are what I recommend using. Just looking at the news show a lot of issues that come up. Also, the wikipedia articles on the subjects are pretty decent.
Oh, one thing you should look at. Inappropriate questions to ask transgenders. Here’s a deliberately scornful video about it. Read the comments if you want to see some of the scum of the earth having no idea what they’re talking about (which in itself is a good example of what we have to deal with)
Good luck with your presentation!
This was SOOOO helpful like WHOA thank you so much!
Question from Anonymous
Trans people? Non-cis people? Trans experiences? Basically, the medicalised stuff makes a lot of people uncomfortable because it has the effect of excising trans people's personhood (said advisedly to encompass non-human trans people as well) from the discourse. Don't think of trans people as a subject - think of us as a population.
Okay, thank you :)
ETA: While looking at vocab I saw the word “Transfolk” or “trans folk”, is this appropriate?
Question from Anonymous
For one thing, please don't call it transsexualism, that's a very medicalised term. Don't forget non-binary and intersex people. Don't assume anything universal about the trans experience.
Thanks for the answer! I’m doing this for a class where the medical term would probably be preferred, but what other terms would you suggest?
Don’t worry, we won’t assume anything universal and we’ll make sure our presentation reflects that.
Asking all readers:
A group I’m in would like to do a presentation on transsexualism.
So far topics that we’re considering talking about are:
1. What are some common misconceptions about transsexualism?
2. Terms to be aware of when talking about the subject.
3. Possible procedures (chemical, psychological, and surgical) as well as the risks that go along with it.
4. Biological/psychological theories behind transsexualism (and if any are problematic we’re going to tackle why they’re problematic).
5. Social aspect & risks of being transsexual.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what else would fit into this topic? Any comments on the topics we’ve thought of so far?
