Transgender Youth: Perceptions, Media Influences and Social Challenges

Abstract

Preface -- Short commentary : a transgender narrative : "I can now live my truth" / Ri Patrick -- The genders we live : transgender youth and young adults in an era of expanding gender paradigms / Eion G. Cashman and Andrew S. Walters, Northern Arizona University, AZ, USA -- The challenges of transgender youth / Dennis A. Bunton and Julie M. Smirl, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, USA -- Transgender christians : gender identity, family relationships, and religious faith / Mark A. Yarhouse and Dara Houp, Regent University, VA, USA -- Transgender adolescents and transactional sex / Andrew P. Barnett, Monica S. Ruiz and Maria Cecilia Zea, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA -- "And then. well. and then i became me." : transgender identities in motion / Kaylynne E. Gray and Andrew S. Walters, Northern Arizona University, AZ, USA -- Transgender youth in foster care : creating an inclusive and affirming environment / Adam McCormick, St. Edward¿s University, TX, USA -- Leveling the playing field for all : safe, fair, and equal inclusion of transgender youth athletes part one / Adam F. Yerke and Ashley Fortier, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Southern California, CA, USA -- Leveling the playing field for all : safe, fair, and equal inclusion of transgender youth athletes part two / Adam F. Yerke and Ashley Fortier, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Southern California, CA, USA -- Christian parent's experiences of transgender youth during the coming out process / Mark A. Yarhouse, Dara Houp, Julia Sadusky, and Olya Zaporozhets, Regent University, VA, USA -- Transgender youth : how to educate others & yourself as an ally and advocate / Mariotta Gary-Smith and Judith E. Steinhart, Morehouse School of Medicine, GA, USA -- Index