Trans bodies, trans selves : a resource by and for transgender communities

Summary: "What does it mean to be trans? A common understanding of transgender, or trans for short, is that a person's gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. However, many see the idea of being trans as more complicated -- as an active process of challenging the formal structures that govern how gender is defined. For different people, and in different times, places, and contexts, gender itself can be a broad entity or a very narrow one, and in various ways, understandings of "trans" can seem too expansive or too restrictive" --

Record details

ISBN: 9780190092726
Physical Description: xviii, 704 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Foreword by Kai Cheng Thom" -- from cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Our selves / Mira C. Jourdan and Harper B. Keenan -- Race, ethnicity and culture / Romeo Romero and Sy Simms -- Immigration / Maria Carmen Hinayon -- Disability / Sarah Cavar and Alexandre Baril -- Religion and spirituality / Kelsey Pacha -- Sex and gender development / E. Kale Edmiston, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Miqqi Alicia Gilbert, T. Evan Smith, and Anastacia Tomson -- Coming out / Reid Vanderburgh -- Social transition / Florence Ashley and Avy A. Skolnik -- Work and employment / Lily Zheng and Jillian Weiss -- Legal issues / Sasha Buchert and Ezra Young -- General, sexual, and reproductive health / Nick Gorton and Hilary Maia Grubb -- Medical transition / A.C. Demidont, Paul Irons, and Jamie E. Mehringer -- Surgical transition / Gaines Blasdel and Nathan Levitt -- Mental health and emotional wellness / Sand C. Chang and Nathaniel G. Sharon -- Intimate relationships / Andie Leslie, Micah Rea, Sarah E. Belawski, and Carey Jean Sojka -- Sexuality / Tobi Hill-Meyer, Mx Nillin Lore, Jiz Lee, and Dean Scarborough -- Parenting / Junior Brainard and Morgan Weinert -- Children / Aidan Key and Micah Vacatio -- Youth / G. Nic Rider and Colt St. Amand -- Aging / Leigh Anne Gregory and Pony Knowles -- U.S. history / Andrés C. López and Qwo-Li Driskill -- Arts and culture / Erica Chu, Arbor Archuletta, and Joseph Liatela -- Activism, politics, and organizing / Benji Hart and Kung Feng.