Transidentity

Let's talk about

Transidentity

1. Cisgender / Transgender
2. Gender spectrum
3. Gender dysphoria
4. Transition

• Vocabulary

1. Some datas
2. Conclusion

• A phenomenon ?

1. Music

• Art and culture

1. Ancient world
2. Stonewall Riots
3. Timeline of trans rights

• History

Bonus : True or False

Summary

And more !

Demigirl

Demiboy

Agender

Genderfluid

Transgender

Vocabulary

Trans man

Non binary

Trans woman

Cis man

Binary

Cis woman

Binary

Cisgender

Gender spectrum

Gender

mismatch

Sense of unease

biological sex

gender identity

Gender dysphoria

Woman juice

Man juice

Medical transition :

• hormones (testosterone / oestrogen)

• surgeries (mammectomy, vaginoplasty, hysterectomy...)

Social transition :

• coming-out

• going by a different name and pronouns
• dressing to match your gender identity

Transition

An explosive phenomenon ?

331.9 million people in the U.S.

1.6 million people identifying as trans*

U.S. population identifying as trans*

0.7%

:(

80%

of trans people have considered suicide

of trans people have attempted suicide

40%

of trans people were evicted from their house for being trans

12%

trans people experienced bullying/assault while they were in higher education

trans people said their mental health was not good while they were at school

https://transstudent.org/graphics/transvisibility/

Data of the U.S.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/

People start to accept their true selves

> 1% of the worldwide population

It is not an "explosive phenomenon" !

Conclusion

Transidentity in History

Metis (Nepal) recognised third-gender since 2007 Quariwarmi (pre-colonial Inca civilisation, Peru) "men-women" Sistergirls/brotherboys (Aboriginal Australian) trans and gender-diverse people

Ancient world

gender is often fluid

Cursed

Changed into a woman for 7 years

Born a male

Greek mythology

Tiresias

Antiquity

Born a female but was educated as a male monk

Marinos the Monk

"Vous diray qui je suis Qui de femelle devint masle Par fortune qu'ainsi le voult Si me mua et corps et voult En homme naturel parfaict : Et jadis fut femme de fait Homme suis je ne mens pas"

Christine de Pizan

Book of Fortune's transformation (1403)

example of a transgender saint

spent 28 years dressed as a male monk in Egypt

Anastasia the Patrician 576

Middle Age

Never answered the questions concerning their gender

Androgynous character

Both ?

A woman ?

A man ?

Chevalier d'Eon

Modern times

1906

XXth century

Karl M. Baer

First transgender person to undergo sex reassignment surgery

Sylvia Rivera

Marsha P Johnson

1969

Stonewall Riots

2019

2013

2010

2016

2022

Timeline of trans rights in France

Cameron - Jillette Johnson (2013)

I am her - Shea Diamond (2016)

For today I am a boy - Antony & The Johnsons (2005)

Juliet - Cavetown (2019)

J.K. R U OK? - Jay Page (2023)

The Village - Wrabel (2019)

Art and culture : music

Keep your hand down if you think the answer is

Raise your hand if you think the answer is

True or false

How can I be supportive of transgender family members, friends, or significant others?

• Educate yourself

• Know that there is not one universal way to look or be transgender.
• Use names and pronouns that are appropriate to the person’s gender identity; if in doubt, ask.
• Don’t make assumptions about transgender people’s sexual orientation.

Bibliography

Wikipedia, Karl M. Baer, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_M._Baer

Wiikipedia, Tiresias, 2021https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiresias

Wikipedia, Marina the Monk, 2020https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_the_Monk

Wikipedia, Anastasia the Patrician, 2014https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_the_Patrician

Trans Students Educational Resources, Visibility ; Support Trans youth https://transstudent.org/graphics/transvisibility/ ; https://transstudent.org/graphics/youthsupport/

Government Equalities Office, Trans People in the UK, 2018 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721642/GEO-LGBT-factsheet.pdf

Beacon Health Options, Creating Affirming Clinical Care for Transgender Clients : Moving Beyond the Basics, 2020https://s21151.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Creating-Affirming-Clinical-Care-for-Transgender-Clients.pdf

Not All Trans People Experience Gender Dysphoria, 2022https://www.gendergp.com/not-all-trans-people-experience-gender-dysphoria/

Wikipedia, Chevalier d'Eon, 2022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_d%27%C3%89on

Wikipedia, Le livre de la mutation de fortune, 2022https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Livre_de_la_mutation_de_fortune