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| − | '''Eonism''' was a term invented by [[Havelock Ellis]] to refer to transgender conditions. He named it after Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (the Chevalier d'Éon, 1728–1810) a French spy and diplomat, born a man, who lived as a woman for the last 33 years of her life, and whose name is also commemorated in the [[Beaumont Society]]. | + | '''Eonism''' was a term invented by [[Havelock Ellis]] to refer to transgender conditions. He named it after Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (the [[Chevalier d'Éon]], 1728–1810) a French spy and diplomat, born a man, who lived as a woman for the last 33 years of her life, and whose name is also commemorated in the [[Beaumont Society]]. |
The term is no longer in general use. | The term is no longer in general use. | ||
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Revision as of 08:22, 17 February 2012
Eonism was a term invented by Havelock Ellis to refer to transgender conditions. He named it after Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (the Chevalier d'Éon, 1728–1810) a French spy and diplomat, born a man, who lived as a woman for the last 33 years of her life, and whose name is also commemorated in the Beaumont Society.
The term is no longer in general use.
