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A Pre-Prepared Response to Today’s Transphobia
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<http://www.miaviolet.com/2017/10/23/a-pre-prepared-response-to-todays-transphobia/>

Detransition, Desistance and Disinformation: A Guide for understanding transgender children
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<https://medium.com/@juliaserano/detransition-desistance-and-disinformation-a-guide-for-understanding-transgender-children-993b7342946e#.v45xd2rpd>

From Julia Serano, the same person who wrote *Whipping Girl* (which we
recommend you read), this article debunks some of the common claims made
about people who *detransition*. A very small number (about 2% or less)
of trans people decide to detransition for one reason or another, and
this is often used by gatekeepers to rationalise restricting access to
trans healthcare services. This article attempts to shoot a bullet
through that argument.

It's a very good article (though not as long as Whipping Girl) and
covers a lot of history about the gatekeeping model in trans healthcare
(which still exists today) and the conversion therapy or
*gender-reparative therapy* that gatekeepers used to use on children
(and still do, in some countries) to try to force them to live as cis
people.

It's a very good read.

A study on the history of gender-segregated bathrooms
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<https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonkeating/gender-segregated-bathrooms-have-a-long-ugly-history?utm_term=.xaB9Klypv#.tu1eWGO6q>
- it's worth a read.

One gene keeps Mickey from turning into Minnie
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<http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/20/one-gene-keeps-mickey-from-turning-into-minnie/#.WI5CpYiYFdh>

An article about how genetic engineering could be used instead of HRT,
in the future. This is still experimental.

Resource for transgender children in schools (UK)
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<http://uktrans.info/70-topic-overviews/328-resources-for-schools)>

Useful resources for children (UK residents).

We've been around: a history of trans people
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Video series about trans people in history:
<http://www.wevebeenaround.com/seriesoverview/> - if you get region
restricted, use Tor Browser Bundle to view it and keep switching Tor
Circuits via Ctrl+Shift+L shortcut until you get a working video stream.
The site works well if your browser looks like it comes from inside
North America.

Trans Expression in Ancient Times
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A collection of articles about how trans people lived in past cultures.

<http://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2008/02/transgender_history_trans_expression_in.php>

Having sex with trans woman, and not being an asshole about it (HOWTO)
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Pun not intended.

Trans women are often fetishized, especially in pornographic media.
There is a lot of transphobia surrounding the topic. This article
attempts to attack and reverse some of the damage done, by providing a
howto on basically how to be a decent human being who treats people,
including trans women, with the respect that they deserve.

<http://early2bed.com/2014/02/05/trans-women-sex-awesome/> - this is an
article about what not to do when having sex with a trans woman.

LGBT youth list of transgender resources
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<http://the-lgbt-youth-blog.tumblr.com/post/134500769289/trans-resources-please-signal-boost>

Feminism 101: A Crash Course
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<http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/02/feminism-101-a-crash-course/>

A video explaining key feminist concepts.

[Geek feminism](http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Intersectionality)
also has an article about intersectionality, which is briefly covered in
the video. A more in depth history of the term is covered on [this
Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersectionality) -
and [this
article](https://medium.com/athena-talks/my-feminism-will-be-capitalist-appropriative-and-bullshit-merchandise-d1064490d8fb#.620m40soc)
- and [this
one](http://www.nerdyfeminist.com/2012/11/intersectionalism-101.html)

Not Your Mom's Trans 101
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<http://www.tranarchism.com/2010/11/26/not-your-moms-trans-101/>

An excellent teardown on the gender binary, and why it doesn't exist.

Video explaining 3 reasons why non-binary people exist
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<http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/11/recognizing-non-binary-people/>

Very good video.

Video explaining why the sex binary doesn't exist. It explains what intersex is
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<http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/06/science-doesnt-support-sex-binary/>

Also a good video. It's simply not true that sex can be male or female;
intersex people exist too. Doctors decide sex and gender based on
genitalia.

These articles are also interesting (related to intersex conditions):

-   <http://skepchick.org/2011/12/bilaterally-gynandromorphic-chickens-and-why-im-not-scientifically-male/>
-   <https://www.autostraddle.com/its-time-for-people-to-stop-using-the-social-construct-of-biological-sex-to-defend-their-transmisogyny-240284/>

This article attempts to uncover some statistics behind the numbers of
intersex people in society:
<http://intersexroadshow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/how-common-is-intersex-status.html>

Difference between bisexual and pansexual
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<https://radicalbi.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/some-differences-and-similarities-between-bisexuality-and-pansexuality/>

Most people use the terms interchangeably, but there are differences.

stuff pansexuals need to know
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<https://rainbowgenderpunk.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/stuff-pansexuals-need-to-know/>

Also, see the article above about differences between pan and bi.

Ace/Aro (asexual/aromantic)
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[Difference between aromantic and
asexual](http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/09/asexual-and-aromantic-matter/)

[Under the Ace Umbrella: Demisexuality and
Gray-asexuality](http://www.asexualityarchive.com/tag/ace-spectrum/)

Census study of third gender citizens in India
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<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/First-count-of-third-gender-in-census-4-9-lakh/articleshow/35741613.cms>

