Transgender : a reference handbook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO,
[2019]
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| Series: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Background and history. Introduction ; Terminology ; From the ancients to the 1700s : recognition of gender diversity ; Nineteenth- and twentieth-century sexology ; The 1890s to the 1940s : popular culture ; The 1950s : underground trans culture ; Developments from the 1950s to the 1970s ; The 1970s ; The 1980s : AIDS and the trans community ; The 1990s : the power of internet access ; The twenty-first century : global changes ; References
- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Introduction ; Transgender terminology ; Is gender identity the same as sexual orientation? Is trans a disease or a natural variation? ; Trans as an innate condtion ; Treatment issues ; The need for trans-inclusive clinics and hospitals : the case of Robert Eads (1945-1999) ; Educational access for trans, non-binary, and two-spirit students ; Sports rules and access for trans, non-binary, and two-spirit people ; People in institutions ; Legal issues ; References
- 3. Perspectives. Introduction ; Sixty years of transgender culture and care in the Netherlands / Alex Bakker ; The tortuous path to creative liberation / Jo Clifford ; An accidental activist / Dallas Denny ; Transgender and Jewish / Joy Ladin ; Parental research and advocacy in Canada : one mother's journey / Kimberley Ens Manning ; Transgender care program at Quest Community Health Centre / Carys Massarella ; Two-spirit conversations and work : subtle and at the same time radically different / Harlan Pruden ; (In)visible transgender bodies : a view from Tamil Nadu, India / Shabeena Francis Saveri ; Pressing for change : the foundation stone of a gender-queer Europe / Stephen Whittle ; A trans youth at Catholic school / Tru Wilson ; WHO, the ICD, and the young children / Sam Winter ; Birth, death, and things in between : challenges of aging for gender non-conforming persons / Tarynn M. Witten
- 4. Profiles. Introduction ; Historical researchers in sexology ; Important historical gender-diverse individuals ; Doctors and medical facilities focusing on gender affirmation procedures ; Activists ; Attorneys and judges ; Celebrities ; Artists ; Oral history projects ; Advocacy and professional organizations ; Trans and intersex organizing in Africa ; References
- 5. Data and documents. Introduction ; Data ; Documents
- 6. Resources. Introduction ; Books ; Journals ; Art, film, media, and television ; Websites ; Organizations and outreach
- Chronology
- Glossary
- Index
- About the authors.