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Letter to Stanford University surgeon

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A letter D'Anne wrote to Stanford University's Department of Surgery in 1969. D'Anne is responding to a surgeon's question asking for her opinion on necessary criteria for undergoing gender-affirming procedures. Her views express internalized transphobia toward the expressions of other transsexuals.

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Identifier
zw12z569x
Collection
Denise D'Anne Collection
Institution
GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s)
D'Anne, Denise
Publisher
GLBT Historical Society
Date Created
Sep. 4, 1969
Genre
Correspondence
Places
California > Santa Clara County > Stanford
California > Santa Clara County > Palo Alto
Topic(s)
Gender-affirming surgery
Internalized transphobia
Lateral transphobia
Medicalization
MtFs
Queens (Gay culture)
Transgenderism
Transsexual people
Transsexuality
Transvestites
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
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