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Intro -- Introduction -- 1. Religious Beliefs and Transgender Support Can Go Hand-in-Hand William Gallo and Tina Trinh -- 2. Transgender People in Public Restrooms: Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself R. T. Edwins -- 3. Obama's Rebuke of the Bathroom Bill Did Not Go Far Enough  Tom Carter -- 4. The Government and Insurance Companies Should Help Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery  Anna Gorma -- 5. The Sporting World Is Unfair to Transgender Athletes  Katharina Lindner -- 6. Hate Crime Laws Must Go Further to Protect Transgender Individuals  Victoria Law -- 7. Transgender Rights Are Human Rights  Human Rights Campaign -- 8. How About Educating Everyone in School About Transgender Rights?  Brenda Alvarez -- 9. Transgender Employees Must Be Treated with Dignity and Respect  United States Office of Personnel -- 10. Equal Opportunity in the Military Must Include Transgender Servicepeople Ash Carter -- 11. Voter ID Laws Are Unfair to Trans Voters  German Lopez -- 12. The Justice System Is Failing Transgender Individuals  Samantha Pegg -- Appendix -- Organization of contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits

"Each title in the Unlocking Current Issues series presents the evolution of a salient current issue, with a focus on providing historical evidence of key moments in the development of the issue through excerpts of primary documents and contextual information, and a clear summary of positions. This volume focuses on transgender life"--

In the recent development of a new field of scholarly inquiry in queer Asian studies, relatively little attention has been paid to transgender issues. This volume brings together experts with backgrounds ranging from cultural studies to history to musicology, allowing emergent Sinologists working on trans issues to engage with the work of Western gender and queer theorists.

Intro -- INTRODUCTION -- What Does It Mean to Be Transgender?American Psychological Association -- Being Transgender Is Not a Mental DisorderDana Beyer -- There Is No Such Thing as "Transgender"Thaddeus Baklinski -- Transgender People Face Widespread DiscriminationJaime M. Grant et al. -- Transgender People Need More Legal ProtectionMovement Advancement Project et al. -- WGiving Transgender People Special Legal Status Is Bad Public PolicyRyan T. Anderson -- The Transgender Rights Movement Is Fighting for EqualityAssociated Press. -- The Transgender Rights Movement Is Harmful to SocietyJoseph Keith Fournier -- Sex-Reassignment Surgery Is a Medical NecessityLambda Legal -- Sex-Reassignment Surgery Is Unnecessary MutilationJulie Binde -- Transgender Kids: Painful Quest to Be Who They AreMadison Park -- Helping Transgender Children Transition Is Child AbuseSheila Jeffreys -- Schools Should Accommodate Transgender StudentsMichael C. Robin Abcarian -- The Wrong Approach to Transgender StudentsMary Rice Hasson -- Transgender People Should Be Banned from Military ServiceJeff Allen -- Transgender People Should Be Allowed to Serve in the MilitaryMelissa Rayworth -- Insurance and Public Programs Should Not Cover Transgender Health CareAllen B. West -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index

Intro -- Foreword -- 1. What is Gender? -- Sex ≠ Gender -- Close-up: Sex versus Gender -- Gender Roles and Sexuality -- The Myth of the "Real Man" -- Close-up: The Roots of Gender Prejudice -- Gender Roles: Still Evolving -- Close-up: Gender Programming from Birth -- 2. What is Transgender? -- The Wide Range of Gender Variance -- Crossdressers and Drag Performers -- Close-up: Intersex-Born Both Male and Female -- Transitioning from Male to Female or Female to Male -- Transgender ≠ Gay -- 3. Growing Up Transgender -- Hormone Therapy to Redirect Puberty -- Too Young to Be Certain? -- Parental Concern . . . and Confusion -- The Risks of Repressing Gender Identity -- Close-up: Finding a Trans Community -- 4. Living as a Transgender Adult -- The Downside of Acceptance -- Changing the Way We Think About Transgender Individuals -- Close-up: Gender-neutral Pronouns -- Worth the Ongoing Struggle -- Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Gender Galaxy: Life Beyond the Binary -- Chapter Two: Bodies Beyond the Binary -- Chapter Three: Who We Are and Whom We Date: Transness, Orientation, and Relationships -- Chapter Four: Gender Hurts: Transphobia, Cissexism, and Trans Resistance -- Chapter Five: Finding Life in the Gender Galaxy: Trans Friendship and Community -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover

"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 colonising 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 utilising the language of victimhood. 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."--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Bridging the Laugage Gap: What It Means (And Doesn't Mean) To Be Transgender -- Chapter Two: Revolution, Evolution: The History of the Transgender Rights Movement -- Chapter Three: Gendered Spaces: Rights For Transgender People In Public Places -- Chapter Four: The Right To Wellness: Health Care and Housing Rights for Transgender People -- Chapter Five: Transcending Ignorance: Antibullying And Anti-Hate Crime Laws -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover

"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 colonising 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 utilising the language of victimhood. 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." --

part 1. Overview -- What does it mean to be transgender? -- A brief history of transgender people -- Transitioning -- Physical health -- Mental health -- part 2. Controversies and issues -- Discrimination against transgender people -- Access to health and social services and public facilities -- Transgender athletes: who competes against whom? -- Normative gender dichotomies and alternatives -- Parenting and family issues -- Research issues -- part 3. Scenarios

"The Transgender Encyclopedia encompasses genderqueer history, along with contemporary developments that highlight the diversity and struggles of gender-diverse people. The book is global in scope, with extensive coverage of gender non-conformity across the world, along with entries on recent developments in international organizations and law"--