ABSTRACT
The term 'trans' has arisen as way of grouping together those traditionally identified as transvestite, transsexual or transgender. The medical techniques surrounding transsexuality that were developed in the twentieth century blur the traces of transsexuality in historical periods in which technologies for gender transition were used through other means. The border wars between transgender butches and Female to Male transsexuals (FTMs) presume that masculinity is a limited resource, available to only a few in ever decreasing quantities. According to Patrick Califia, there is nothing so disruptive to 'feminist fundamentalism' as transsexuality. Raymond's transphobia goes so far as to attack Olivia Records and to call for people to boycott this lesbian-feminist company that produced lesbian music because Sandy Stone, a transgender woman, was a member of this collective. 'Katastrophe' is a FTM hip-hopper from San Francisco who also has a 'slam poetry background'.
