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The Flourishing of Transgender Studies
BOOK REVIEW The Flourishing of Transgender Studies REGINA KUNZEL Transfeminist Perspectives in and beyond Transgender and Gender Studies Edited by A. Finn Enke Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2012. 260 pp. ‘‘Transgender France’’ Edited by Todd W. Reeser Special issue, L’Espirit Createur 53, no. 1 (2013). 172 pp. ‘‘Race and Transgender’’ Edited by Matt Richardson and Leisa Meyer Special issue, Feminist Studies 37, no. 2 (2011). 147 pp. The Transgender Studies Reader 2 Edited by Susan Stryker and Aren Z. Aizura New York: Routledge, 2013. 694 pp. For the past decade or so, ‘‘emergent’’ has often appeared alongside ‘‘transgender studies’’ to describe a growing scholarly field. As of 2014, transgender studies can boast several conferences, a number of edited collections and thematic journal issues, courses in some college curricula, and—with this inaugural issue of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly—an academic journal with a premier university press. But while the scholarly trope of emergence conjures the cutting edge, it can also be an infantilizing temporality that communicates (and con- tributes to) perpetual marginalization. An emergent field is always on the verge of becoming, but it may never arrive. The recent publication of several new edited collections and special issues of journals dedicated to transgender studies makes manifest the arrival of a vibrant, TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly * Volume 1, Numbers 1–2 * May 2014 285 DOI 10.1215/23289252-2399461 ª 2014 Duke University Press Downloaded from http://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-pdf/1/1-2/285/485795/285.pdf by guest on 02 October 2021 286 TSQ * Transgender Studies Quarterly diverse, and flourishing interdisciplinary field. -
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Fantasia Fair Returns To Provincetown This year, Fantasia Fair will mark it's 25 th Anniversary. Provincetown has graciously hosted Fantasia Fair over each of those 25years. The acceptance and welcoming spirit of the Provincetown area residents and merchants have created an atmosphere where Fair attendees have always felt comfortable to express themselves freely. An annual autumn ritual in Provincetown for 25 years, Fantasia Fair has become a standard within the transgender community. It is the grandmother-so to speak-of all transgender events. And, so, most folks Provincetown are aware that Fantasia Fair is held each October in Provincetown. But not everyone is aware of how it has been evolving to meet the needs of today's transgender community. Along with the exciting list of special events that one would expect as part of a 25th anniversary celebration, organizers have designed this year's Fair to do more than celebrate the past. A serious effort is being exerted to extend the Fair's appeal to a broader range of participants and to make it more financially accessible. For the first time, participants are not being restricted to the "all or nothing at all" registration policy that was in place during past Fairs. This year, if they choose, attendees can register for individual days and they are free to make their own lodging arrangements to best suit their needs and their budget. This new flexibility in registration and housing is particularly appealing to those who, for whatever reasons, are not able to commit to an entire week's registration, but who are available for certain days. -
Fantasia Fair and Other Transgender Events Collection
http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8p84jtc No online items Fantasia Fair and Other Transgender Events Collection Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff using RecordEXPRESS GLBT Historical Society 989 Market Street, Lower Level San Francisco, California 94103 (415) 777-5455 [email protected] http://www.glbthistory.org/ 2021 Fantasia Fair and Other 2006-41 1 Transgender Events Collection Descriptive Summary Title: Fantasia Fair and Other Transgender Events Collection Dates: 1990s-2000s Collection Number: 2006-41 Creator/Collector: Extent: .5 linear feet (one document box) Repository: GLBT Historical Society San Francisco, California 94103 Abstract: Fantasia Fair is a conference for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. The collection consists of ephemera from Fantasia Fair and similar transgender events nationwide, including photographs, fliers, newsletters, buttons, and pamphlets. Language of Material: English Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Preferred Citation Fantasia Fair and Other Transgender Events Collection. GLBT Historical Society Acquisition Information The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by an unknown person before 2006. Biography/Administrative History Fantasia Fair is a conference for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. -
A Photo Essay of Transgender Community in the United States
Sexuality Research & Social Policy Journal of NSRC http://nsrc.sfsu.edu December 2007 Vol. 4, No. 4 Momentum: A Photo Essay of the Transgender Community in the United States Over 30 Years, 1978–2007 Mariette Pathy Allen As a photographer, writer, advocate, and ally of the Figure 1. Vicky West (in center of photograph) at the transgender community, I have presented slide shows at hotel swimming pool, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978. a variety of conferences during the past 30 years. I have varied the slide shows according to the audience and, to challenge myself, asked various questions about my art. What fresh visual connections can I make? How do my newest images relate to earlier series? Shall I focus on indi- vidual heroes and heroines—community leaders—or on dramatic historical events that galvanized people to rethink their lives and demand policy changes? Is it appro- priate to show body images and surgery? Should I focus on youth and relationships? What about speaking of my life as an artist and how it connects to the transgender community? Long before I knowingly met a transgender person, I pondered such questions as, Why are certain character traits assigned to men or to women? and Are these traits in different directions except for one person, Vicky West, immutable or culturally defined? My cultural anthropol- who focused straight back at me. As I peered through the ogy studies offered some theories, but it was not until camera lens, I had the feeling that I was looking at nei- 1978, when I visited New Orleans for Mardi Gras, that I ther a man nor a woman but at the essence of a human came face to face with the opportunity to explore gender being; right then, I decided that I must have this person identity issues through personal experience. -
Transgender, and Queer History Is a Publication of the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service
Published online 2016 www.nps.gov/subjects/tellingallamericansstories/lgbtqthemestudy.htm LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History is a publication of the National Park Foundation and the National Park Service. We are very grateful for the generous support of the Gill Foundation, which has made this publication possible. The views and conclusions contained in the essays are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government. © 2016 National Park Foundation Washington, DC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced without permission from the publishers. Links (URLs) to websites referenced in this document were accurate at the time of publication. INCLUSIVE STORIES Although scholars of LGBTQ history have generally been inclusive of women, the working classes, and gender-nonconforming people, the narrative that is found in mainstream media and that many people think of when they think of LGBTQ history is overwhelmingly white, middle-class, male, and has been focused on urban communities. While these are important histories, they do not present a full picture of LGBTQ history. To include other communities, we asked the authors to look beyond the more well-known stories. Inclusion within each chapter, however, isn’t enough to describe the geographic, economic, legal, and other cultural factors that shaped these diverse histories. Therefore, we commissioned chapters providing broad historical contexts for two spirit, transgender, Latino/a, African American Pacific Islander, and bisexual communities. -
Fantasia Fair Participant's Guide 1
Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 1 Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 1 Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 2 Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 3 Reserved for Ad Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 4 The 43rd Annual Fantasia Fair Fantasia Fair is a weeklong transgender event held every October in the resort town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Fair attracts people from the entire range of the gender-diverse community: cross-dressers, transsexuals, intersex individuals, MTFs, FTMs, anyone who considers themselves gender variant and their significant others and allies as well as professionals with an interest in the community. Started in 1975, Fantasia Fair is the oldest and longest-running gathering of transgender persons for mutual education, support, collaboration, and socializing. Fantasia Fair offers general and specific programs, as well as evening events designed to develop the whole individual. For more information about Fantasia Fair, including registration, pricing, refund policy, and scholarships, please visit the Fantasia Fair website at Hfantasiafair.orgH. You can also join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/fantasiafair . Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 5 Table of Contents The 43rd Annual Fantasia Fair ............................................................................... 4 Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 5 From the Director ................................................................................................. 8 -
Transgender History / by Susan Stryker
u.s. $12.95 gay/Lesbian studies Craving a smart and Comprehensive approaCh to transgender history historiCaL and Current topiCs in feminism? SEAL Studies Seal Studies helps you hone your analytical skills, susan stryker get informed, and have fun while you’re at it! transgender history HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET: • COVERAGE OF THE TOPIC IN ENGAGING AND AccESSIBLE LANGUAGE • PhOTOS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND SIDEBARS • READERS’ gUIDES THAT PROMOTE CRITICAL ANALYSIS • EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES TO POINT YOU TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Transgender History covers American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today. From the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II to trans radicalism and social change in the ’60s and ’70s to the gender issues witnessed throughout the ’90s and ’00s, this introductory text will give you a foundation for understanding the developments, changes, strides, and setbacks of trans studies and the trans community in the United States. “A lively introduction to transgender history and activism in the U.S. Highly readable and highly recommended.” SUSAN —joanne meyerowitz, professor of history and american studies, yale University, and author of How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality In The United States “A powerful combination of lucid prose and theoretical sophistication . Readers STRYKER who have no or little knowledge of transgender issues will come away with the foundation they need, while those already in the field will find much to think about.” —paisley cUrrah, political -
The Provincetown Symposium·
THE PROVINCETOWN_ SYMPOSIUM· PRESENTED AS PART OF FANTASIAFAIR OCTOBER 18, 1976 AT THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS THE OUTREACH FOUNDATION SUITE 4 .H 102 CHARLES ST BOSTON, MASS. 02114 INTRODUCTION This symposium was presented in Provincetown, Mass. as pa.rt of the program of Fantasia Fair 1976. Its purpose was to share with an interested public some new thoughts and directions on the subject of crossdressing, gender and sexuality. We hope that its publication will give the reader new insight and understanding about a misunderstood set of behaviors. To the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Provincetown, its minister and congregation we acknowledge thanks for allowing the Symposium to be held in their hallowed hall. To Ms. Denise Reinecke, our thanks for superb technical assistance, without which transcription of this event could not have occurred. To Sally Casper and John Caston, our deep gratitude for transcribing and typing the Symposium. --Ariadne Kane Coordinator, Fantasia Fair 1976 Published by the Outreach Foundation, 102 Charles St. Suite 433, Boston MA 02114 DEVIANCY -- ABNORMALITY Nancy Ledins A few minutes before we began, Ariadne asked me if I had ever lec tured on the subject of cross-dressing before. It suddenly dawned on me that, after hundreds of lectures and speaking engagements in my other role, this was to be the very first time speaking before the public both dressed in this fashion and on this subject. Need less to say, I have never been more nervous! First, allow me to introduce myself in two ways: my name is Nancy and, by profession, I am a psychologist. -
Androgyny & Crossdressing Behaviors,A New Look
- ' .i HE HUMAN OUTREACH AND ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE KENMORE STATION, BOX 368 BOSTON. MA 02215 PAPER PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL AASECT MTG . MARCH L982 ANDROGYNY & CROSSDRESSING BEHAVIORS,A NEW LOOK BY A. KANE & B. LIND ABSTRACT Traditionally, crossdressing behaviors and their motivational roots have been considered by sex educators and therapists to be psychiatric disturbances. Case studies found in the literature and their conclusions, based on small samples , are not valid or applicable for many who are active crossdressers . Our study on over 600 crossdressers,whose sex role preference is stated as heterosexual,from both rural and urban centers throughout the U.S.A. indicate that a) many are expressing a gender role preference that is dependent on appropriately receptive environments and times. b) a definite cycle of crossdressing behavior exists within the life pattern of a person c) certain patterns of crossdressing behavior are indeed androgynic and need viable enviornments for full expression. This paper will present evidence to support our thesis . (This paper is currently being reviewed for publication in a major journal in human sexuality. No portion of it may be reproduced or quoted in other publications without written permission from the authors) . INTRODUCTION The occurence of crossdressing can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history. The identification of crossdressing as a deviant activity is relative. Different societies define crossdressing as negative or positive. The significance of crossdressing varies according to society, time, place, and circumstances. There is nothing inherently deviant about crossdressing. It is not universally defined as deviant in all cultures under all conditions.l The androgyne is a person who is the embodiment of the principal of whole ness of self. -
Literary Modernism, Queer Theory, and the Trans Feminine Allegory
UC Irvine FlashPoints Title The New Woman: Literary Modernism, Queer Theory, and the Trans Feminine Allegory Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/11z5g0mz ISBN 978081013 5550 Author Heaney, Emma Publication Date 2017-08-01 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California The New Woman The FlashPoints series is devoted to books that consider literature beyond strictly national and disciplinary frameworks, and that are distinguished both by their historical grounding and by their theoretical and conceptual strength. Our books engage theory without losing touch with history and work historically without falling into uncritical positivism. FlashPoints aims for a broad audience within the humanities and the social sciences concerned with moments of cultural emergence and transformation. In a Benjaminian mode, FlashPoints is interested in how liter- ature contributes to forming new constellations of culture and history and in how such formations function critically and politically in the present. Series titles are available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/fl ashpoints. series editors: Ali Behdad (Comparative Literature and English, UCLA), Edi- tor Emeritus; Judith Butler (Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley), Editor Emerita; Michelle Clayton (Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature, Brown University); Edward Dimendberg (Film and Media Studies, Visual Studies, and European Languages and Studies, UC Irvine), Founding Editor; Catherine Gallagher (English, UC Berkeley), Editor Emerita; Nouri Gana (Comparative Lit- erature and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA); Susan Gillman (Lit- erature, UC Santa Cruz), Coordinator; Jody Greene (Literature, UC Santa Cruz); Richard Terdiman (Literature, UC Santa Cruz), Founding Editor A complete list of titles begins on p. -
Virginia Prince Acc
Virginia Prince Acc. No.: 2008-006 Archival description / Scope and Contents Virginia Prince awards and certificates, photographs, correspondence, ephemera and publications. Box 21: 21.1 Correspondence, 1963-64, 1991-92, 1995, 1997, 1999 . 21.2 Certificates and awards: - Mar Vista Optimist Club Certificate of Appreciation, 1968 - Certificate of Appreciation - Culver City Lions Club, 1968 - TVIS Distinguished Humanitarian Award, 1973 - Glorea LaDonne Finishing and Modeling School, 1974 - Fantasia Fair, 1977 - American Mensa Ltd., 1980 - Fantasia Fair, Ms. Congeniality, 1985 - Fantasia Fair, undated - Participation as a Speaker 10th Anniversary Celebration Gender Identity 1 Center of (Gala?), October 1988 - FPE - Tri-Ess: Girl of the Year, 1990 - Phi Pi Epsilon - Sweden: Member of Honour, Stockholm Nov. 1996 - Virginia! Happy 85th Birthday: We love you! Banquet Sponsors, 1997 - International Foundation for Gender Education: Lifetime Membership, 1997 - Amazing Person, June 2002 - Excerpts of this bio were graciously borrowed from the works of Peggy J. Rudd, Ed.D. - Jennie Stevens has successfully completed a course in the womanly arts known as Fantasia Fair, 1985 - Commencement Exercises, John Burroughs Junior High School Summer, 1927 21.3 Envelopes (Empty) – letters, 1962-1966: Addressed variously to Virginia Prince, Dr. Charles V. Prince, Chevalier Publications and Chevalier D’eon Publications, preserved for the stamps. (They reveal range of geographical connections and periodization of names used by Prince) 21.4 Newspaper clippings, 1996, undated 21.5 Miscellaneous, 1997-1999, undated - Original cartoons - Turnabout magazine - Sales records of books - Article: “Intergendered vs transgendered: So what’s the difference?,” 1999 2 - Article: “Handedness in Orangutans” - “Virginia Prince Visits Houston”, Our Special Joy Journal, 1999 - The History and Significance of Female Mimics magazine, 1997 - Under the Spire: Hospital Memorial issue 1997, in memoriam of Charles LeRoy Lowman, “A Very split and confused community,” by D. -
Fantasia Fair #31 PARTICIPANTS’ GUIDE
Fantasia Fair #31 PARTICIPANTS’ GUIDE New and scared? Let us t miss the great no Do assist! See Brenda Viola at registration or orientation reception at Crowne or look her up at the Pointe Inn, 82 Fairbanks Inn! She will help Bradford Street, 8-10 you find your comfort level. pm, Sunday the 16th. October 16-23, 2005 Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA for 31 years a cherished destination, a safe harbor, a point of embarkation It’s Never Too Late To Be Who You Are! I’ve grown certain that the root of all fear is that we’ve been forced to deny who we are. Frances Moore Lappe O Magazine, May 2004 With Love to All, Dawn Marie The 31st Annual (1975-2005) Fabulous Fantasia Fair! Participants’ Guide Table of Contents A Word from the Director........................................................................................................................................... 2 A Brief History of Fantasia Fair ................................................................................................................................... 4 A Brief History of Provincetown ................................................................................................................................. 5 Fantasia Fair Office / Check-in Procedures............................................................................................................... 6 At Registration................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Photo Policy / Comportment....................................................................................................................................