Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community

Author(s): Laura Erickson-Schroth

Trans, Intersex, Gender Diverse & Gender Non-Binary

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 group. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a revolutionary resource-a comprehensive, reader-friendly guide for transgender people, with each chapter written by transgender or genderqueer authors. Inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, the classic and powerful compendium written for and by women, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is widely accessible to the transgender population, providing authoritative information in an inclusive and respectful way and representing the collective knowledge base of dozens of influential experts. Each chapter takes the reader through an important transgender issue, such as race, religion, employment, medical and surgical transition, mental health topics, relationships, sexuality, parenthood, arts and culture, and many more. Anonymous quotes and testimonials from transgender people who have been surveyed about their experiences are woven throughout, adding compelling, personal voices to every page. In this unique way, hundreds of viewpoints from throughout the community have united to create this strong and pioneering book. It is a welcoming place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, professors, guidance counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender life.

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"[A] groundbreaking title" --Publisher's Weekly"As transgender people strive to gain more acceptance and legal protections, they will soon have a hefty new resource to assist them - a 672-page book, written by scores of transgender contributors, that encompasses social history, gender politics and wide-ranging advice on health, law, relationships and many other matters. Encyclopedic in scope, conversational in tone, and candid about complex sexual issues, the Oxford University Press book being released in mid-May is titled Trans Bodies, Trans Selves - a deliberate echo of a pioneering feminist health-resource book, Our Bodies, Ourselves that appeared more than 40 years ago" --Associated Press"I have been waiting for some time to see a book come out that is written for the purposes of providing timely information to transgender individuals to support them through their identity process. The comprehensiveness of this book is a major strength that can be applied to transgender individuals, their loved ones, and those who are in fields that impact transgender individuals. I have yet to have seen a book that incorporates information for individuals who identify on the gender spectrum-most books focus on one specific identity, whereas Trans Bodies, Trans Selves allows for the breadth of applying to many different individuals. This book appears to carry on the tradition of affirming many different transgender identities and the identification process." -Stephanie L. Budge, PhD, Assistant Professor, Counseling Psychology, University of Louisville"Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is the answer to the wishes of many trans individuals and their therapists and counselors for a comprehensive resource of critical information that is both accurate and reliable, on the one hand, and written in a respectful way that is addressed to trans and questioning readers rather than at them or about them. I wholeheartedly recommend this book." -Michael L. Hendricks, Ph.D.,

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 of gender non-conforming children and adolescents.

Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Chapter 1: Our Many Selves ; Chapter 2: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture ; Chapter 3: Immigrant Identity ; Chapter 4: Disabilities and Deafness ; Chapter 5: Sex and Gender Development ; Chapter 6: Coming Out ; Chapter 7: Religion and Spirituality ; Chapter 8: Social Transition ; Chapter 9: Employment ; Chapter 10: Legal ; Chapter 11: Immigration Issues ; Chapter 12: General Sexual and Reproductive Health ; Chapter 13: Medical Transition ; Chapter 14: Surgical Transition ; Chapter 15: Mental Health Supports and Services ; Chapter 16: Mental Health Concerns ; Chapter 17: Relationships ; Chapter 18: Sexuality ; Chapter 19: Parenthood ; Chapter 20: Children ; Chapter 21: Youth ; Chapter 22: Aging ; Chapter 23: History ; Chapter 24: Arts and Culture ; Chapter 25: Political Action and Organizing ; Afterword ; Glossary

General Fields

  • : 9780199325351
  • : Oxford University Press Inc
  • : Oxford University Press Inc
  • : 1.51
  • : June 2014
  • : 279mm X 216mm X 31mm
  • : United States
  • : July 2014
  • : books

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  • : 720
  • : 306.768
  • : Paperback
  • : Laura Erickson-Schroth