Susan Stryker (jan 1, 1961 – 11h 50min, nov 9, 2024 y)

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ABOUT
- American, PhD in US history at UC Berkeley, has taught at Yale, Harvard, and University of Arizona
- foundational figure in LGBTQ+ history, trans studies, and queer theory
- lifelong activist for trans visibility
- on the advisory council of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence

MAJOR WORKS
- Transgender History (2008)
- My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix (1994)
- Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (film, 2005)

CONTRIBUTIONS
- development of trans studies
- challenging medicalization of trans identity
- broadening understanding of trans history

CRITIQUES
- using academic jargon and complex theoretical language
- some critics argue she focuses too much on binary transgender identities
- some say her historic academic focus may create a disconnect between theory and current on-the-ground activism

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