Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
Laura Erickson-Schroth (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Erickson-Schroth, Laura. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ5; JKS; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1582.
There is no one way to be transgender. Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. Only recently have sex and gender been thought of as separate concepts, and we have learned that sex (traditionally thought of as physical or biological) is as variable as gender (traditionally thought of as social). While trans people share many common experiences, there is immense diversity within trans communities. There are an estimated 700,000 transgendered individuals in the US and 15 million worldwide. Even still, there's been a notable lack of organized information for this sizable ... Read more
There is no one way to be transgender. Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. Only recently have sex and gender been thought of as separate concepts, and we have learned that sex (traditionally thought of as physical or biological) is as variable as gender (traditionally thought of as social). While trans people share many common experiences, there is immense diversity within trans communities. There are an estimated 700,000 transgendered individuals in the US and 15 million worldwide. Even still, there's been a notable lack of organized information for this sizable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199325351
SKU
V9780199325351
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About Laura Erickson-Schroth (Ed.)
Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, MA, is a psychiatry resident at New York University Medical Center. She is a board member of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, as well as the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists. She is a founding member of the Gender and Family Network of New York City, a group for service providers interested in the health ... Read more
Reviews for Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
This book can be used as a helpful resource to both the lay and professional audience, as well as the transgender and cisgender person
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