April 2013
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On Benjamin's "Sexual Orientation Scale"
Expression and identification outside the borders of typical gendered behavior were viewed by professionals in the mid-twentieth century as illegitimate and/or fetishistic unless very specific guidelines of non-normative gender presentation were adhered to. In addition to this, it was almost exclusively transgender women who were considered by professionals for evaluation and (hopefully)...
February 2013
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This response is slightly late, but has nevertheless been submitted in response to this week’s Tumblr prompt. I had to watch the documentary on my own time since I was sick last week, but I finished watching it.
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I agree in part with Nikki Sullivan’s idea that Venus Xtravaganza’s desires to become rich and spoiled were symptomatic of a heterosexual matrix as opposed to...
January 2013
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Intersex: A biological variation from the male/female sex binary, (not a gender variation,) which is often caused by chromosomal make-ups other than XX or XY and more often than not also influences the sex characteristics and sexual/reproductive organs of the intersex individual in question. “Intersex” and “hermaphroditism” cannot be used interchangeably, as the term...
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tumblrbot asked: ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?
This is a test post to gauge whether or not my posts are legible.
