Gender hurts: a feminist analysis of the politics of transgenderism

1. The construction of transgenderism -- 2. Transgenderism and feminism -- 3. Doing transgender : really hurting -- 4. "A gravy stain on the table" : women in the lives of men who transgender -- 5. Women who transgender : an antidote to feminism? -- 6. Gender eugenics? : the transgendering of children -- 7. A clash of rights : when gender is inscribed in the law -- 8. Women's space and the transgender challenge.

It is only recently that transgenderism has been accepted as a disorder for which treatment is available. In the 1990s, a political movement of transgender activism coalesced to campaign for transgender rights. Considerable social, political and legal changes are occurring in response and there is increasing acceptance by governments and many other organisations and actors of the legitimacy of these rights. This provocative and controversial book explores the consequences of these changes and offers a feminist perspective on the ideology and practice of transgenderism, which the author sees as

The construction of transgenderism -- Transgenderism and feminism -- Doing transgender: really hurting -- "A gravy stain on the table": women in the lives of men who transgender -- Women who transgender: an antidote to feminism? -- Gender eugenics?: the transgendering of children -- A clash of rights: when gender is inscribed in the law -- Women's space and the transgender challenge