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Transsexualism

 Subject
Subject Source: Homosaurus
Scope Note: An individual's identification with a gender inconsistent with or not culturally associated with their assigned sex

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

SHRG Edinburgh Befriending Team Minutes, 10 Mar 1982

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/2/34
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: developments in the Centre and within the Scottish Homosexual Rights Group; an update on the Young People's Group; training; membership; and confirmation on the continuation of the "TV/TS" group and noted the increase of related calls.Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth, and TS is an abbreviated form of the term...
Dates: 10 Mar 1982

Transsexuals hope for fair gender ruling, 31 Jul 1998

 piece
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/121/3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Dates: 31 Jul 1998

TV/TS Articles and Mag[azine]s and ref[erence]s , 1973 - 1984

 File
Identifier: GD61/10/1/4
Scope and Contents This file contains information “transvestites (TV)” and “transsexuals (TS)”, collected by the Befriending Team, and includes articles from magazines and journals, correspondence and lists of "people with a professional interest in matters of gender identity, transsexualism, and transvestism". It also includes information about the Beaumont Society (including an application for membership), and literature produced by the Society. This information was sent following a request from...
Dates: 1973 - 1984

TV/TS Info[rmation] Mag[azine]s etc., 1976 - 1985

 File
Identifier: GD61/10/1/10
Scope and Contents This file contains information on “transvestites (TV)” and “transsexuals (TS)” collected by the Befriending Team.It contains information about various groups, and includes zines, newsletters and other publications from groups across the UK including: Tweenie – an independent TV/TS magazine (Essex); The Tartan Skirt – newsletter of the Scottish TV/TS group; Transessex – Essex tv/ts group; Transvesta – information bureau of benefit to transvestites and transsexuals; and Gemini – a...
Dates: 1976 - 1985