A social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States discusses early twentieth-century sex experiments, the first sex-change operation, the issues of medical ethics and human rights, and how cultural and scientific factors redefined sexuality.
"How Sex Changed is a fascinating social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States. Joanne Meyerowitz tells a powerful human story about people who had a deep and unshakable desire to transform their bodily sex. In the last century when many challenge…
This comprehensive psychology textbook focuses on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people. It provides an informative and engaging introduction to this area of psychology, placing theories within their social contexts.
"This textbook introduces students to the psychology of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and experiences. It covers a broad range of topics including diversity, prejudice, health, relationships, parenting and lifespan experiences from youth to old age."--Jacket.
Hermaphrodites, monstrous births, and same-sex intimacy in early America -- From monsters to deceivers : early 19th century -- The conflation of hermaphrodites and sexual perverts at the turn of the century -- Cutting the gordian knot : gonads, marriage, and surgery 1920s and 19…
What does it mean to be human? To be human is, in part, to be physically sexed and culturally gendered. Yet not all bodies are clearly male or female. "Bodies in Doubt" traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex (atypical sex development) in…
"What does it mean to be human? The answer, in part, is to be physically sexed and culturally gendered. Yet not all bodies are clearly male or female. Bodies in Doubt traces the changing definitions, perceptions, and medical management of intersex (atypical sex development) in A…
Transgender on Screen explores the cultural representations of transvestism and transsexuality in modern screen media, against an essential historical background. This fascinating and original study examines how cross-dressers and transsexuals are represented in three different …
An examination of filmic and Internet representations of transgender from a post-modern perspective, as a phenomenon that challenges conventional demarcations of sexuality and gender on the one hand, while provoking an ambivalent mixture of fear and fascination on the other.
"Since the Catalan government passed the first of Spain’s regional governmental laws on same-sex partnership in 1998, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and queer culture in Spain has thrived. Spanish Queer Cinema assesses the impact of this significant cultural expression on S…
Menschen, die nicht ins heteronormative Raster der Gesellschaft passen, werden auch heute noch in vielen Lebensbereichen benachteiligt. Forschung und Wissensvermittlung helfen, diesen Diskriminierungen und bestehenden Vorurteilen zu begegnen und Akzeptanz gegenüber Lesben, Schwu…
Introduction : rights, movements, and critical trans politics -- Trans law and politics on a neoliberal landscape -- What's wrong with rights? -- Rethinking transphobia and power : beyond a rights framework -- Administrating gender -- Law reform and movement building -- Conclusi…
"In Normal Life Dean Spade presents revelatory critiques of the legal equality framework for social change and points to examples of transformative grassroots trans activism that are raising demands that go beyond traditional civil rights reforms. Spade explodes the assumptions …