Transvestism and transgenderism - a select bibliography
Transgenderism: Bibliography | Issues | Peace Plan
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| Rebekah Robertson, 2019. |
Transgender is a modern term, evolving since the early 2010s and connected with the diagnosis of gender dysphoria. It is a politically charged term and has garnered much debate and comment in recent years, both in print, the media and online. It directly evolved from the term transsexual. The older, associated term transvestism is an ancient practice of dressing and presenting in a manner associated with a different gender to one's natural, biological sex. In recent years the use of the term, and its study, has been replaced by an ever-increasing body of literature dealing with aspects of the new transgenderism and the transgender debate. The following is a select bibliography which focuses on transgenderism and transitioning, including the use of drugs, the implications of medical and surgical interventions, and conflicts with the wider community, especially regarding women's rights issue and the transitioning of children and young people. The bibliography is arranged chronologically, from most recent to oldest, and includes academic articles and texts alongside popular culture publications. Abstracts are included where available. A large number of the references derive from research carried out in the United States.
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2023
* Transgender Issues - A Bibliography, PhilPapers [bibliographic database], accessed 4 June 2023. A bibliography of philosophical academic articles and reports. An extensive bibliography of material, primarily highlighting the academic, transgender activist position.
* Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmilk (Kade Gottlieb), The T Guide: Our Trans Experiences and a Celebration of Gender Expression - Man, Woman, Nonbinary, and Beyond, 23 May 2023. Abstract: Real talk about transgender experiences from Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik. In this fabulous, fashion-forward guide, transgender icons Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik discuss the ins and outs of being transgender with their honest, hilarious, and gorgeous tales of what it means to be true to oneself-and they've picked up a few friends along the way. Whether you're embarking on your own transgender journey or seeking the knowledge to be the best ally you can be, there is something to be learned from every story they tell. Join the conversation with Gigi and Gottmik as they get real with discussions on: the gender and sexuality spectrums; the experience of coming out; navigating gendered public restrooms; parenting transgender children; the concepts of physical and internal transitions; tips and tricks for more masculine or feminine features; cosmetic and confirmation surgery. The T Guide also includes anecdotes and advice from advocates, allies, and activists across the gender spectrum. Contributors include U.S. Senator Sarah McBride, musician Adam Lambert, and the iconic Paris Hilton.
* Kittleman, Michelle, Urologic Sequelae Following Phalloplasty: An Explanation of Common Complications Following Transmale Gender Affirmation Surgery, Thesis, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2023. Abstract: Medical advancement and societal acceptance in recent years has paved the way for gender affirmation surgery to become a growing subspecialty, with more transgender individuals seeking permanent methods to treating gender dysphoria. In a 2016 report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), there had been a 20% increase in female-to-male gender affirmation surgeries over the previous year, totaling over 1,700 surgeries (Schardein, 2020). Those seeking genital gender affirmation surgery, also known as ‘bottom’ surgery (Puckett, 2018), often have goals pertaining to the ability to urinate upright, with secondary goals relating to sexual penetration functions. Gender reconstruction procedures, such as phalloplasty, often have many urologic complications, or sequelae, that arise within the first few months post operation (Nikolavsky, 2017). These complications can have grave consequences if left untreated including sepsis, renal failure, etc., and overall decreased quality of life (Schardein, 2020). Thus, it is important to manage these urologic complications early. In an effort to highlight the importance of the urologic complications of radial free forearm flap (RFFF) phalloplasty in transmen1 patients, a short (3 minute) animation was created in two parts: (1)“Phalloplasty” and (2)”Urologic Complications”. This animation would provide contextual background information for the RFFF phalloplasty procedure, as well as highlight the most common urologic sequelae associated with this procedure. It was created with the intention of being presented to fellow urologists and the medical community, and serve as a precursor to Dr. Nikolavsky’s larger presentation regarding the use of various surgical techniques to repair the presented urologic sequelae on a case-by-case basis.
* Linda C. McClain, "Do Not Ever Refer to My Lord Jesus Christ with Pronouns”: Considering Controversies over Religiously Motivated Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity, First View Journal of Law and Religion, 1, 2023. Abstract: In the by-now familiar framing “religious freedom versus LGBT+ rights,” perhaps the most visible conflicts today in the United States, and elsewhere, concern the “T” — transgender or gender identity rights. This issue of the Journal of Law and Religion includes a conversation in print between Patrick Parkinson, Laura Portuondo and Claudia Haupt, and Shannon Gilreath on this timely topic, and their contrasting perspectives mirror dimensions of the larger public controversies. Although tweets like those quoted above (by unsuccessful Republican congressional candidate Lavern Spicer) asserting that neither the Bible nor Jesus had pronouns sparked both factual corrections and comical retorts, the underlying issues about religious stances on transgender rights are serious. Midway through 2022, state legislatures in the United States had already considered or passed a “record” number of bills seeking to restrict LGBTQ rights, with “most” of those bills “target[ing] transgender and nonbinary people, with a particular emphasis on trans youth.”4 These bills range from restricting gender-affirming care for minors to restricting what teachers may teach in schools to requiring transgender persons in public facilities like schools to use single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms based on their sex assigned at birth.5 One overview of such legislative efforts identified protecting “religiously-motivated discrimination against trans people” (such as religious exemptions from antidiscrimination laws) as one aim. 6 At the same time, some other state legislatures have taken steps to protect transgender persons, for example, by protecting their access to gender-affirming care and the rights of medical professionals to provide that care.7 Further, citing the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, 8 the Biden administration has issued executive orders declaring a policy to “prevent and combat” discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation through enforcing Title VII and other civil rights laws (including Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education).
* Greg Mercer, First, Do No Harm: Prioritizing Patients Over Politics in the Battle Over Gender-Affirming Care, Georgia State University Law Review, 39(2), 479-519, Winter 2023. Abstract: The medical community’s move to reclassify gender dysphoria as a condition that results in distress rather than a mental disorder has been instrumental in destigmatizing transgender people. However, state laws that aim to strip physicians of their ability to prescribe gender-affirming care, along with physicians’ refusal to comply with federal regulations requiring access to gender-affirming care, threaten to undo those gains. Opponents of gender-affirming care attempt to wield the concept of medical judgment as both a sword and a shield—preventing physicians from exercising their medical judgment to provide gender-affirming care while simultaneously allowing physicians to abstain from providing it. Although the available research does not point to any one specific mode of treatment that is perfect for everyone, there is a consensus in the medical community that family acceptance and access to care are critical for the mental health of children experiencing gender dysphoria. Although lawmakers should ultimately leave a patient’s specific course of treatment to physicians who specialize in gender-affirming care, the legal community can still play a vital role by removing barriers that limit access to care.
* Taylor Nilson, Creating a new sports division: The importance of protecting women’s sports while encouraging sportsmanlike competition, Presentation, Upholding Liberty and Justice, Liberty University, 2023. Abstract: The foundation of sports is to encourage respectful and fair competition between two or more individuals. For those who choose to participate, they are pursuing the happiness they find in competition, others have found their livelihood in sports, and most find liberty in their carefree activities. Given the recent rise in the popularity of the transgender community, it is natural for members that want to compete in sports, specifically women’s sports. However, with that there are also those who would abuse this popularity to support their own gain in sports dishonestly. This is witnessed through the distrust between sis and transgender individuals when it comes to cross participation, specifically transgender women in women’s sports. The only solution to appease both sides, defenders of women’s sports and transgender women’s competition, is creating a new division specifically for transgender women. In doing so, this protects and encourages the completion of both women and transgender women. In my proposal presentation I will discuss the need for a separate division for transgender athletes in both collegiate and high school levels. I will be going over the different criteria between the rules the Olympic Committee has established for transgender athletes and the rules college level athletes have to follow. Then highlight athletes like Lia Thomas and how they have taken advantage of the lack of protection behind women’s sports. Then finally turning back to Title IX to back up the support for women’s sports written into law and how the trans community would also benefit just as millions of women have benefited.
* Noah Riseman, Transgender Australia: A History Since 1910, Melbourne University Press, September 2023, 336p. Abstract: The first book on Australian trans history exploring the lives and impacts of trans and gender-diverse Australians. Trans and gender diverse people have always been present in Australian life, whether they've lived quiet lives in the country, performed in cabaret shows, worked on the streets or run for parliament. But over the last century there have been remarkable changes in how they have identified and expressed themselves. Transgender Australia is the first book to chart the changing social, medical, legal and lived experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia since 1910. Drawing on over a hundred oral history interviews and previously unexamined documents and media reports, it highlights how trans people have tried to live authentically while navigating a society that often treated them like outcasts. It is the first book to chart the history of gender diverse Australians, exploring both progress and ongoing battles. It is also a celebration of ways that transgender participation has enriched our lives in all its cultural diversity.
* Victor Wairiuko, Transgender Journeys: Understanding Transgender Men, Victor, 2023, 238p. Abstract: Transgender Journeys: Understanding Transgender Men is a powerful and insightful "LGBT book" that delves into the experiences of transgender men and the challenges they face in their quest for authenticity and acceptance. From the history of transgender people, transgender genetics, Transgender vagina, and the differences between transsexual vs transgender and transvestite vs transgender, to the psychological and emotional journey of coming out and transitioning, this transgender book covers a wide range of topics with empathy, sensitivity, and honesty. Readers will learn about the various forms of transgender hormone therapy and transgender surgery, including transgender genital surgery and the transgender transition effects they can have on one's physical and emotional well-being. They will also explore the complex issues surrounding transgender health care and the difficulties that transgender guys, transgender teens and transgender girls often face in accessing it. The LGBTQ book also delves into the transgender parent grief experienced by individuals who must come out to their families and the struggle for acceptance by loved ones. And for transgender young adults who may be struggling with their identity, Transgender Journeys provides a valuable resource in the form of LGBTQ book for teens. Ultimately, Transgender Journeys celebrates the transgender euphoria that individuals can experience when they finally live as their true selves. With compassion and insight, this LGBTQ book sheds light on the diverse experiences of the transgender community, helping readers to better understand and appreciate the richness and complexity of gender identity and expression.
2022
* Erin Buzuvis, What's Wrong with the NCAA's New Transgender Athlete Policy?, 29 Wm. & Mary J. Women & L. 29(155), 2022. Abstract: In 2022, the NCAA changed its long-standing policy permitting transgender athletes to participate in teams that correspond to their affirmed gender. For twelve years, the NCAA permitted transgender women to participate in women’s sports events under NCAA control, so long as they first underwent a year of androgen suppression. Starting in 2020, however, a political movement to ban transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sport, galvanized by backlash against a single collegiate swimmer, has challenged NCAA’s inclusive approach. Rather than demonstrate leadership and support for rights of transgender women to compete, the NCAA revised its policy to one that effectively passes responsibility to individual sports’ governing bodies, deferring to the eligibility criteria established by sport organizations for transgender women to compete in their respective sports. After providing historical background on the NCAA’s approach to trans inclusion, and a detailed description of the policy it announced in January 2022, this Article critiques the NCAA’s new policy on several grounds. First, the policy lacks clarity about the degree to which the NCAA’s deference extends. At full implementation (beginning August 2023), the policy’s wording raises questions about whether the NCAA would defer to policies that use criteria other than a testosterone limit, and that would operate, not just to postpone an athlete’s participation, but exclude them altogether; and other ambiguities and uncertainties arise by virtue of the NCAA’s decision to defer to policies that were not developed with this deference in mind. Another set of criticisms arise by virtue of the NCAA’s purported justification of its policy as “align[ing] transgender student-athlete participation with the Olympic Movement.” Such alignment is neither necessary nor is it achieved by the NCAA’s policy. Finally, the NCAA’s deference policy could put NCAA member institutions at risk of excluding more athletes than is warranted as a matter of civil rights protected by Title IX and, for students at state universities, the Equal Protection Clause as well. For these reasons, the NCAA should take back control of its own policy. A sport-specific approach is not necessarily wrong. But eligibility criteria should be set with the unique values and context of NCAA and its educational-institution member institutions in mind. NCAA cannot outsource its navigation of the complexities and diversity of sport and gender; it must take responsibility for establishing and administering its own policies.
* Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher, Yves Rees and Bobuq Sayed, Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia, Allen & Unwin, 2022, 240p. Abstract: Nothing to Hide is Australia's first mainstream anthology of trans and gender-diverse writing, a powerful contribution to Australian letters. 'This is literature at its finest - tender, attentive and daring.' Omar Sakr, author of Son of Sin. While there has been unprecedented trans visibility in Australia in the last decade, this visibility has not always been positive, shadowed at every step by transphobic misinformation and extremist rhetoric. As a counter to the harmful chorus of anti-trans voices, this collection features the work of thirty trans and gender-diverse people across the spectrum of age, race, geography and circumstance. The writers give voice to their communities and tell their own stories, on their own terms. Showcasing the wealth of creativity within the trans and gender-diverse community and providing illuminating insights into the challenges and joys of trans experience, Nothing to Hide is a powerful contribution to Australian literature.
* Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice, Penguin, May 2022, 320p. Abstract: Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than one per cent of the country's population, they are the subjects of a toxic and increasingly polarized 'debate' which generates reliable controversy for newspapers and talk shows. This media frenzy conceals a simple fact- that we are having the wrong conversation, a conversation in which trans people themselves are reduced to a talking point and denied a meaningful voice. In this powerful book, Shon Faye reclaims the idea of the 'transgender issue' to uncover the reality of what it means to be trans in a transphobic society. In doing so, she provides a compelling, wide-ranging analysis of trans lives from youth to old age, exploring work, family, housing, healthcare, the prison system and trans participation in the LGBTQ+ and feminist communities, in contemporary Britain and beyond. The Transgender Issue is a landmark work that signals the beginning of a new, healthier conversation about trans life. It is a manifesto for change, and a call for justice and solidarity between all marginalized people and minorities. Trans liberation, as Faye sees it, goes to the root of what our society is and what it could be; it offers the possibility of a more just, free and joyful world for all of us.
* Helen Joyce, TRANS: Gender Identity and the New Battle for Women's Rights, OneWorld, 2022, 352p. Abstract: How gender identity conquered the world and what it means for women, children, gay people and the sporting community. There are few subjects which need treatment that is at once delicate, thoughtful and brave. Helen Joyce manages all of these things in Trans. Anyone looking to understand this most fraught of issues should start here.' Douglas Murray, author of The Madness of Crowds Gender identity ideology is about more than twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just ten years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex. People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining 'man' and 'woman'. While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies, particularly with regard to women's rights, fairness in sport, same sex attraction and children's development. If we recommit to our liberal values of freedom of belief, freedom of speech and robust debate, we stand a chance of addressing what is at stake.
* Megan Matullo, Supporting the inclusion of transgender athletes in sport, Poster, Sacred Heart University, 2022, 14p. Abstract: There has been much debate over the inclusion of transgender individuals in sports, especially at the college level due to an individual’s lack of knowledge and awareness on the matter at hand. With proper self-education, one may realize the importance of involvement of transgender athletes in sports along with the truth behind their use of hormone therapies and its effect that it has on the body. When looking at statistics in the United States, 0.7% of individuals ages 13 to 17 identify as transgender (150,000) and .6% of adults (1.4 million) identify as transgender.1 Of those numbers, only 32 transgender athletes have competed openly in college level sports. Since the transgender athlete population is increasing, there is importance in the understanding of terms, treatments, and policies that these individuals must undergo.
* Andrew T. Walker, God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say about Gender Identity?, The Good Book Company, 2022, 212p. Abstract: Helps Christians engage lovingly, thoughtfully and biblically with discussions on gender identity. Originally released in 2017, this version has been updated and expanded. In the West, more and more Christians are coming across the topic of gender identity in their everyday lives. Legislative changes are impacting more and more areas of life, including education, employment and state funding, with consequences for religious liberty, free speech and freedom of conscience that affect everyone. So it’s a crucial moment to consider how to engage lovingly, thoughtfully and biblically with one of the most explosive cultural discussions of our day. This warm, faithful and compassionate book that helps Christians understand what the Bible says about gender identity has been updated and expanded throughout, and now includes a section on pronoun usage and a new chapter challenging some of the claims of the transgender activist movement. Andrew T. Walker also answers questions such as: What is transgender and gender fluidity? How should churches respond? What does God’s word actually say about these issues?
2021
* Brunskell-Evans, Heather, The Violence of Postmodern “Gender Identity” Medicine, Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence: 6(3), 2021, Article 8. Abstract: The medical “transition” of children with “gender dysphoria” is increasingly normalized in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Although each country has specific national gender identity development services, the rationale for prescribing hormone treatment is broadly similar. A minority rights paradigm underpinned by postmodern theory has gained traction in the past 10 years and has been successful in influencing public policy, the education of pediatricians, endocrinologists, and mental health professionals. In this view, any response other than an affirmation of the child’s claim to be the opposite sex or “born in the wrong body” is understood as a denial of their human rights to have their “outer” body match their authentic “inner” self. The postmodern paradigm has brought about a concomitant shift in the classification of the patient from a child who suffers “gender dysphoria” to a child who is “transgender”. Yet the practice of putting children on a medical pathway brings severe, life-long consequences including bone/skeletal impairment, cardiovascular and surgical complications, reduced sexual functioning, and infertility. Examination of postmodern “transgender” health care reveals it is rarely expert, evidenced-based or objective but on the contrary, is highly politicized and controversial. Although the High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled those children 16 years and under cannot consent to hormone treatment, several lobby groups, as well as the NHS Tavistock and Portman Hospital Trust Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), have been granted legal permission to challenge the ruling. With the example of the United Kingdom, I demonstrate that if the appeal is successful, children’s rights to protection from bodily and psychological harm will continue to be abused by the postmodern social justice paradigm which, in the very name of upholding children’s rights, violates them.
* Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters, Regnery Publishing, 2021, 276p. Abstract: Until just a few years ago, gender dysphoria--severe discomfort in one's biological sex--was vanishingly rare. It was typically found in less than .01 percent of the population, emerged in early childhood, and afflicted males almost exclusively. But today whole groups of female friends in colleges, high schools, and even middle schools across the country are coming out as "transgender." These are girls who had never experienced any discomfort in their biological sex until they heard a coming-out story from a speaker at a school assembly or discovered the internet community of trans "influencers." Unsuspecting parents are awakening to find their daughters in thrall to hip trans YouTube stars and "gender-affirming" educators and therapists who push life-changing interventions on young girls--including medically unnecessary double mastectomies and puberty blockers that can cause permanent infertility. Abigail Shrier, a writer for the Wall Street Journal, has dug deep into the trans epidemic, talking to the girls, their agonized parents, and the counselors and doctors who enable gender transitions, as well as to "detransitioners"--young women who bitterly regret what they have done to themselves. Coming out as transgender immediately boosts these girls' social status, Shrier finds, but once they take the first steps of transition, it is not easy to walk back. She offers urgently needed advice about how parents can protect their daughters. A generation of girls is at risk. Abigail Shrier's essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it--or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path.
* Bibliography - Transgenderism, Grafiati, 4 June 2021. Collection of academic material 1999-2022 (books, book chapters, articles and conference papers) on transgenderism, with frequent links to full-text.
2020
* Heather Brunskell-Evans, Transgender Body Politics, Spinifex Press, 2020, 130p. Abstract: Transgenderism in the twenty-first century is patriarchy emblazoned in imperial form. At a time when supposedly enlightened attitudes are championed by the mainstream, philosopher and activist Heather Brunskell-Evans shows how, in plain view under the guise of liberalism, a regressive men's rights movement is posing a massive threat to the human rights of women and children everywhere. This movement is transgender politics which, while spouting platitudes about equality, is in reality colonizing and erasing the bodies, agency and autonomy of women and children, while asserting men's rights to bodily intrusion into every social and personal space. The transgender agenda redefines diversity and inclusion utilizing the language of victim hood. In a complete reversal of feminist gender critical analyses, sex and gender are redefined: identity is now called `innate' (a `feeling' located somewhere in the body) and biological sex is said to be socially constructed (and hence changeable). This ensures a lifetime of drug dependency for transitioners, thereby delivering vast profits for Big Pharma in a capitalist dream. Everyone, including every trans person, has the right to live freely without discrimination. But the transgender movement has been hijacked by misogynists who are appropriating and inverting the struggles of feminism to deliver an agenda devoid of feminist principles. In a chilling twist, when feminists critique the patriarchal status quo it is now they who are alleged to be extremists for not allowing men's interests to control the political narrative. Institutions whose purpose is to defend human rights now interpret truth speech as hate speech, and endorse the no-platforming of women as ethical. This brave, truthful and eye-opening book does not shirk from the challenge of meeting the politics of liberalism and transgender rights head on. Everyone who cares about the future of women's and children's rights must read it. The micro-politics and the macro-politics of identity interact to form one of the most misogynistic expressions of patriarchy in recent times under the guise of equality, diversity and inclusion.
* Laura Miles, Transgender Resistance: Socialism and the Fight for Trans Liberation, Bookmark Publications, 2020, 272p Abstract: Trans rights and trans lives have come under increasingly vicious ideological attack in recent times, from the "bathroom wars" and Donald Trump's anti-trans edicts in the United States, to attacks on proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act in Britain. Laura Miles' new book brings together key strands in the resistance to these attacks - on the streets, in communities, in workplaces and in unions. It addresses the roots of transphobia and the history of gender transgressive behaviours. It highlights trans people's fight for the freedom to live authentic lives and explains why that fight deserves unconditional solidarity in all sections of the left. Transgender Resistance shows how Marxism offers a comprehensive and coherent explanation of the material roots of transphobia; an explanation that locates the fight for transgender liberation firmly within the struggle for socialist transformation. Endorsements for Transgender Resistance: "I am proud to recommend this vibrant, fascinating book which calmly offers incisive and powerful political inspiration for everyone who wants to support the struggle for transgender rights, respect and liberation. Absolutely essential reading for the left, the LGBTQ+ movement and beyond" - Nicola Field, author of Over the Rainbow and member of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.
2019
* Kara Dansky, The Abolition of Sex: How the “Transgender” Agenda Harms Women and Girls, Bombadier Books, 8 November 2021, 142p. Abstract: The so-called “transgender” agenda is a misogynistic assault on the rights, privacy, and safety of women and girls—and is being fueled by a massive, vicious, and well-funded industry. Most Americans do not understand the real threat that the “transgender” agenda, or the so-called “gender identity” movement, poses to all of us—especially women and girls—nor do they understand the extent to which it is taking over U.S. law and civil society. The simple truth is that “gender identity” functions to abolish sex, and all of our civic institutions—government, media, academia, and business—have been completely captured by it. We have been told that “transgender” is a word to describe a marginalized group of people who are in need of civil rights protection; it is not. Instead, it is an incoherent word that is being used to advance a much broader agenda. There are many people—including people on the political left—who understand the threat that enshrining “gender identity” in law and society poses, but they are silenced when they try to speak out. This book shines a light on the truth about “gender identity,” the “transgender” agenda, the very real threats that they pose to all of society—specifically to the rights, privacy, and safety of women and girls—and what the global Women’s Human Rights Campaign is doing to fight back.
* Ardel Haefele-Thomas, Thatcher Combs and Susan Stryker, An Introduction to Transgender Studies, Columbia University Press, 512p. Abstract: This is the first introductory textbook intended for transgender/trans studies at the undergraduate level. The book can also be used for related courses in LGBTQ, queer, and gender/feminist studies. It encompasses and connects global contexts, intersecting identities, historic and contemporary issues, literature, history, politics, art, and culture. Ardel Haefele-Thomas embraces the richness of intersecting identities-how race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, nation, religion, and ability have cross-influenced to shape the transgender experience and trans culture across and beyond the binary. Written by an accomplished teacher with experience in a wide variety of higher learning institutions, this new text inspires readers to explore not only contemporary transgender issues and experiences but also the global history of gender diversity through the ages. Introduction to Transgender Studies features: A welcoming approach that creates a safe space for a wide range of students, from those who have never thought about gender issues to those who identify as transgender, trans, nonbinary, agender, and/or gender expansive; Writings from the Community essays that relate the chapter theme to the lived experiences of trans and LGB people and allies from different parts of the world; Key concepts, film and media suggestions, topics for discussion, activities, and ideas for writing and research to engage students and serve as a review at exam time; Instructors' resources that will be available that include key teaching points with discussion questions, activities, research projects, tips for using the media suggestions, PowerPoint presentations, and sample syllabi for various course configurations. Intended for introductory transgender, LGBTQ+, or gender studies courses through upper-level electives related to the expanding field of transgender studies, this text has been successfully class-tested in community colleges and public and private colleges and universities.
* Rebekah Robertson, About a Girl: A mother's powerful story of raising her transgender child, With a foreword by Georgie Stone, Viking, 2019, 352p. Abstract: Rebekah Robertson's extraordinary personal story of raising her transgender child, Georgie Stone, who has become a voice not just for other transgender kids - but for an emerging generation. In 2000, Rebekah gave birth to twin boys, George and Harry. But as they grew older, their preferences began to show, and by the age of three it was clear Georgie was drawn to anything that was pretty or had a skirt that could swirl. Before long Georgie was insisting that she was a girl and became distressed that she had to hide who she really was when she began school. Soon the bullying started and she would come home in floods of tears, begging her mother to help her. Rebekah and her husband, conflicted about how to proceed and overwhelmed by fear, united in their determination to help her live freely and fearlessly. To ensure Georgie had access to medical support they sought permission for her to begin puberty-blocking medication. Their case was the start of the long road to justice for transgender children in Australia and became the basis of the 2013 landmark decision to remove the Family Court's jurisdiction. Georgie has gone on to become one of the brightest stars of the Australian youth leadership landscape through her advocacy work. And Rebekah founded Transcend, a support network for transgender kids and their families in Australia. Part memoir and part inspirational message of hope for those navigating a similar path, About a Girl is a thought-provoking and profoundly moving true story. Above all, it is a celebration of family and the values that unite us all.
* Federica Vergani, Why Transgender Children Should Have the Right to Block their Own Puberty with Court Authorization, 13 FIU Law Review, 903, 2019. Abstract: Transgender children who wish to begin hormone suppression therapy are required to obtain their parents’ consent. This Comment argues that children should be able to access such treatments with court authorization in situations where their parents do not consent to the treatment. Gender identity is protected under the fundamental right to liberty because it is part of the person’s autonomy of self. Additionally, the United States Supreme Court’s Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence indicates that the right to make decisions pertaining to one’s sexuality are within the ambit of the right to privacy. For this reason, children have a right to privacy that includes the ability to decide whether to take hormone suppressants. The State’s interests in restricting this privacy right are not significant so as to render the parental consent requirement valid. Therefore, States must provide children with a judicial bypass procedure whereby they can access hormone suppression treatments without parental consent.
2018
* Susan Stryker, Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution, Seal Press, 2018, 240p. Abstract: Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication of The Transsexual Phenomenon, and lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-'70s to 1990-the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s. Transgender History includes informative sidebars highlighting quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history and brief biographies of key players, plus excerpts from transgender memoirs and discussion of treatments of transgenderism in popular culture.
* Owl Fisher and Fox Fisher, Trans Teen Survival Guide, 2018, 221p. Abstract: Frank, friendly and funny, the Trans Teen Survival Guide will leave transgender and non-binary teens informed, empowered and armed with all the tips, confidence and practical advice they need to navigate life as a trans teen. Wondering how to come out to your family and friends, what it's like to go through cross hormonal therapy or how to put on a packer? Trans youth activists Fox and Owl have stepped in to answer everything that trans teens and their families need to know. With a focus on self-care, expression and being proud of your unique identity, the guide is packed full of invaluable advice from people who understand the realities and complexities of growing up trans. Having been there, done that, Fox and Owl are able to honestly chart the course of life as a trans teen, from potentially life-saving advice on dealing with dysphoria or depression, to hilarious real-life awkward trans stories.
2017
* Patricia Gherovica, Transgender Psychoanalysis: A Lacanian Perspective on Sexual Difference, Routledge, 2017, 198p. Abstract: Drawing on the author’s clinical work with gender-variant patients, Transgender Psychoanalysis: A Lacanian Perspective on Sexual Difference argues for a depathologizing of the transgender experience, while offering an original analysis of sexual difference. We are living in a "trans" moment that has become the next civil rights frontier. By unfixing our notions of gender, sex, and sexual identity, challenging normativity and essentialisms, trans modalities of embodiment can help reorient psychoanalytic practice. This book addresses sexual identity and sexuality by articulating new ideas on the complex relationship of the body to the psyche, the precariousness of gender, the instability of the male/female opposition, identity construction, uncertainties about sexual choice―in short, the conundrum of sexual difference. Transgender Psychoanalysis features explications of Lacanian psychoanalysis along with considerations on sex and gender in the form of clinical vignettes from Patricia Gherovici's practice as a psychoanalyst. The book engages with popular culture and psychoanalytic literature (including Jacques Lacan’s treatments of two transgender patients), and implements close readings uncovering a new ethics of sexual difference. These explorations have important implications not just for clinicians in psychoanalysis and mental health practitioners but also for transgender theorists and activists, transgender people, and professionals in the trans field. Transgender Psychoanalysis promises to enrich ongoing discourses on gender, sexuality, and identity.
2014
* Michelle Goldberg, What Is a Woman? The dispute between radical feminism and transgenderism, The New Yorker Magazine, 4 August 2014.
* Transgender Studies Quarterly, Duke University, Durham, 2014-15.
2011
* Anne L. Boedecker, The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition, Createspace, 29 November 2011, 358p. Abstract: The Transgender Guidebook: Keys to a Successful Transition is a self-help book for transsexuals. It is a wise and practical guide for any transgender person considering or embarking on a gender transition. It covers everything from the beginning stages of exploration and planning through the process of transformation to life after transition. This is the first book written by an experienced professional specifically for transgender clients. It will also be of interest to family, friends, allies, clergy, teachers, helping professionals and anyone who cares about the challenges faced by those who seek to change their physical appearance to match their gender identity.
2000
* Sherry M. Velasco, The lieutenant nun: Transgenderism, lesbian desire & Catalina de Erauso, University of Texas Press, Austin, 2000.
* Wayne van der Meide, Legislating equality : a review of laws affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people in the United States, Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, New York, 2000.
1996
* Gerald Ramsey, Transsexuals : candid answers to private questions, Crossing Press, Freedom, 1996.
1994
* Peter Farrer (editor), Borrowed Plumes: Letters from Edwardian Newspapers on Male Cross Dressing, Karn Publications Garston, Liverpool, 1994.
1992
* JoAnn Altman Stringer, The transsexual’s survival guide to to transition & beyond: family, friends, & employers, King of Prussia, 1992.
* Stephanie Castle, Feelings: a transexual’s explanation of a baffling condition, Perception Press, Vancouver, B.C., 1992.
1990
* Jennifer Anne Stevens, From masculine to feminine and all points in between: a practical guide for transvestites, cross-dressers, transgenderists, transsexuals, or those who choose to develop a more feminine image … and for all others who are interested, concerned, or curious, Different Path Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990.
* Sister Mary Elizabeth, Legal aspects of transsexualism, International Foundation for Gender Education, Wayland, 1990.
1989
* Mariette Pathy Allen, Transformations: cross dressers and those who love them, Dutton. New York, c1989.
1987
* Peter Farrer (editor), Men in Petticoats: A Selection of Letters from Victorian Newspapers, Karn Publications Garston, Liverpool, 1987.
* Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Who are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence? The Sisters, Petersham, Australia, 1987.
1985
Louis Sullivan, Information for the female to male cross dresser and transsexual, Ingersoll Gender Center, Seattle, 1985.
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1983
* Leslie Martin Lothstein, Female-to-male transsexualism, Routledge & Kegan Paul, Boston, 1983.
1979
* Janice G. Raymond, The Transsexual Empire: the making of the She-Male, Beacon Press, 1979, 220p.
* Peter Ackroyd, Dressing up; transvestism and drag: the history of an obsession, Thames and Hudson, London, 1979.
* Paula Grossman, A handbook for transsexuals, Broadview Enterprises, Inc., Plainfield, 1979.
* Peter Ackroyd, Dressing Up, Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession, Simon & Schuster, 1979, 160p.
1978
* Perry Desmond, Perry: A Transformed Transsexual, Metamporphis Books, Ironton, 1978.
1974
* Richard Green, Sexual Identity Conflict, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd., London, 1974.
1972
* John Money and Anke Ehrhardt, Man & Woman, Boy & Girl: Gender Identity from Conception to Maturity, Jason Aronson, Northvale, New Jersey, 1972. Republished 1996. This book, and related academic publications, lays the foundation for Money's gender diversity theory, wrongly stating that gender is not natural or inherent, but environmental, a so-called 'social construct', dependent on nurturing and subject to external manipulation.
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| One of the most ill-informed, dangerous and misleading books every written, 1972. |
1971
* Lyn Raskin, Diary of a Transsexual, Olympia Press, New York, 1971.
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| David Bowie, The Man Who Sold the World, album cover, 1970. Features the artist in a dress. |
1969
* John Money, Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment, 1969.
1965
* Antony James, The Abnormal World of Transvestites and Sex Changes, L.S. Publications, New York, 1965.
1960
Transvestia [magazine], Chevalier Publications, 1(6), 1960, 82p.
1956
* David O. Cauldwell (editor), Transvestism - Men in Female Dress, Sexology Corp., New York, 1956.
1926
* Don Brennus Aléra, Fridoline .... / Frédérique : the true story of a youth transformed into a girl, France, 1926; translated, Delectus, London, 1998.
1899
The Yale Review, 8, 1899, 7.
1786
George Townly Stubbs, Which is the Man?, engraved print, 30 May 1786.
1771
* The Trial of M. D'Eon, The Town and Country Magazine, London, 3, 1771, 249. Trial by a group of women to determine the sex of a man who cross-dresses.
NB: There are references to transvestism and the man as woman issue dating back to pre-Biblical times, many of which refer to cultural and community practices, alongside personal preferences.
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