Jennifer Diane Reitz
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Jennifer Diane Reitz (born 1959 in Baker, Oregon) is an American writer, webcomic author, and computer programmer, known for creating webcomics such as Unicorn Jelly, Pastel Defender Heliotrope and To Save Her, and computer games such as Boppin'.[1] She is also the proprietor of Transsexuality, a website with general information on transsexualism and the home of the COGIATI gender-identity test.
Reitz has created computer games and anime-style comics since 1981. Additionally, she writes game reviews[2] and co-founded a family company, Accursed Toys. Her family company originally founded, then sold, the early games website Happy Puppy, which was, for a brief time, the most visited games site on the internet.[3]
Reitz is also a transsexual woman who underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1982.[4] Since her transition, she has lived in a polyamorous relationship with three spouses.[5] She currently lives in Olympia, Washington and considers herself agnostic. Reitz identifies as bisexual, leaning toward lesbian.
Reitz created the COGIATI (Combined Gender Identity And Transsexuality Inventory), a prototype test for people who think they might qualify as pre-op, pre-transitional male-to-female transsexuals, but feel uncertain. She claims on her Transsexuality website that some medical professionals have adopted her prototype test instead of developing a better version, and she expresses mixed feelings about this. She cautions that the COGIATI has many flaws and is not a reliable test for diagnosing transsexualism/gender identity disorder.[6]
[edit] Controversy
Despite Reitz' insistence that the COGIATI is unfinished and not to be taken seriously, its emphasis on stereotypical gender roles has sparked controversy as some people who have taken the test in the process of exploring their gender identity have later said that the test's results skewed their understanding of themselves.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Riggs, Jonathan, ed. (2008). Prism Comics: your LGBT guide to comics. Atlanta: Prism Comics
- ^ Sawyer, Rachael (July 15, 2002). Game Review: Play God in "Black & White." University Wire
- ^ Kathy Rebello; Larry Armstrong, Amy Cortese (1996-09-23). "Making Money on the Net". BusinessWeek. http://www.businessweek.com/1996/39/b34941.htm.
- ^ Kincaid, Harold and Jennifer McKitrick (2007). Establishing Medical Reality: Essays in the Metaphysics and Epistemology of Biomedical Science. Springer, ISBN 9781402052156
- ^ Reitz, Jennifer Diane.Jennifer Diane Reitz. transsexual.org
- ^ Reitz, Jennifer Diane. The Last Word On The COGIATI Test. transsexual.org
- ^ James, Andrea. [1] tsroadmap.com
[edit] External links
- Jenniverse: Official website of Jennifer Diane Reitz
- Otaku World
- Jennifer Diane Reitz discography at MusicBrainz
- Jennifer Diane Reitz article at Comixpedia.org, a webcomic wiki
- Transsexuality
