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Transgender studies, also called trans studies or trans* studies, is an interdisciplinary field of academic research dedicated to the study of gender identity, gender expression, and gender embodiment, as well as to the study of various issues of relevance to transgender and gender variant populations. [1]
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity is a 2007 book by the gender theorist, biologist, and writer Julia Serano. [1] The book is a transfeminist manifesto that makes the case that transphobia is rooted in sexism and that transgender activism is a feminist movement.
The Man Who Would Be Queen: The Science of Gender-Bending and Transsexualism is a 2003 book by the American psychologist J. Michael Bailey, published by Joseph Henry Press. [1] In the first section of the book, Bailey discusses gender-atypical behavior and gender dysphoria in children, emphasizing the biological determination of gender.
Surgical procedures for trans women feminize the voice, skin, face, Adam's apple, breasts, waist, buttocks, and genitals. Surgical procedures for trans men masculinize the chest and genitals and remove the womb, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The acronyms "Gender-affirming surgery (GAS)" and "sex reassignment surgery" (SRS) refer to genital ...
First book on Hijra by a Hijra. ISBN 978-81-8475-271-7 [18] When Kayla Was Kyle: 2013 Amy Fabrikant: ISBN 978-1-61286-154-8 [19] Lou Sullivan: Daring to be a Man Among Men: 2017 Brice Smith: ISBN 978-0-99825-211-7 [20] Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman: 2019 Abby Stein: First book by Hasidic trans person ...
The book includes criticisms of Stone—a transgender woman—regarding her employment as a sound engineer at the women's music record label, Olivia Records. [2] [3] Stone was also the target of organized harassment from trans-exclusionary radical feminists demanding her expulsion from Olivia Records. Some have argued that this behavior was ...
With books from publishers big and small, trans and non-binary authors have been killing it this year!View Entire Post ›
The book received positive reviews from scholars of trans studies and queer theory. Gabrielle Owen, professor of children's literature and queer theory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, claimed that "for children's literature scholars who work on gender and sexuality, this book is essential reading." She recommended the book for its ...