Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution, 2nd Ed

A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-'70s to 1990, the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s. Transgender History includes informative sidebars highlighting quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history and brief biographies of key players, plus excerpts from transgender memoirs and discussion of treatments of transgenderism in popular culture. A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-'70s to 1990-the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s. Transgender History includes informative sidebars highlighting quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history and brief biographies of key players, plus excerpts from transgender memoirs and... Title Page 2 Copyright 3 Dedication 6 Prologue 7 CHAPTER 1 Contexts, Concepts, and Terms 11 CHAPTER 2 A Hundred-Plus Years of Transgender History 45 CHAPTER 3 Trans Liberation 75 CHAPTER 4 The Difficult Decades 103 CHAPTER 5 The Millennial Wave 130 CHAPTER 6 The Tipping Point? 170 Acknowledgments 206 About the Author 207 Reader’s Guide 208 Further Reading and Resources 211 Sources 220 Index 244 "A timely second edition of the classic text on transgender history, with a new introduction and updated material throughout Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-'70s to 1990-the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s. Transgender History includes informative sidebars highlighting quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history and brief biographies of key players, plus excerpts from transgender memoirs and discussion of treatments of transgenderism in popular culture"-- Provided by publisher Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 6 Prologue......Page 7 CHAPTER 1 Contexts, Concepts, and Terms......Page 11 CHAPTER 2 A Hundred-Plus Years of Transgender History......Page 45 CHAPTER 3 Trans Liberation......Page 75 CHAPTER 4 The Difficult Decades......Page 103 CHAPTER 5 The Millennial Wave......Page 130 CHAPTER 6 The Tipping Point?......Page 170 Acknowledgments......Page 206 About the Author......Page 207 Reader’s Guide......Page 208 Further Reading and Resources......Page 211 Sources......Page 220 Index......Page 244