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"Frank, friendly, and funny, the Trans Teen Survival Guide will inform, empower, and arm you with all the tips, confidence, and practical advice needed to navigate life as a trans teen. Wondering how to come out to your family and friends, what it's like to go through cross-hormonal therapy, or how to put on a packer? Trans youth activists Owl and Fox have stepped in to answer everything that trans teens and their families need to know. With a focus on self-care, expression, and being proud of your unique identity, the guide is packed full of invaluable advice from people who understand the realities and complexities of growing up trans. Having been there, done that, Owl and Fox are able to honestly chart the course of life as a trans teen, from potentially life-saving advice on dealing with dysphoria or depression, to hilarious real-life awkward trans stories." -- Back cover

Klappentext: Dulces, flores, billetes, besos, velas azules y amuletos adornan constantemente algunas de las estatuas, tumbas y mausoleos del Cementerio Central de Bogotá. Con ferviente devoción, decenas de fieles acuden diariamente a este lugar icónico de la ciudad para pagar sus respetos a un mosaico de santos populares. A través de un esfuerzo de investigación colectivo, que comptrende prácticas como la etnografía, el trabajo de campo, la observación participante y la revisión documental, este libro analiza el culto a los santos populares, como parte de un profundo y llamativo fenómeno de la religiosidad latinoamericana.

"Sunset, Sunrise is a true story about a dramatic change of direction in the life of the author. Born with a sliver spoon in her mouth, she tells a tale filled with amusing anecdotes, despair, wrenching decisions and exultations. This is a must read for anyone interested in humanity and the issues facing someone born with the challenging conditions of depression and transsexualism."--

Preface -- Introduction: -- Some basic definitions -- Social attitudes toward sex/gender diversity -- Sexuality and gender diversity -- Globalization and gender diversity -- Female gender diversity -- Book outline -- Anthropology and cultural difference -- Multiple Genders Among Native Americans: -- Distribution and characteristics of variant sex/gender roles -- Transvestism -- Occupation -- Gender variance and sexuality -- Biological sex and gender transformations -- Sacred power -- Alyha: a male gender variant role among the Mohave -- Female gender variants -- Review and reflection -- Hijra And Sadhin: Neither Man Nor Woman In India And Bangladesh: -- Gender diversity in Hinduism -- Hijras as not-men -- Hijras as women and not-women -- Religious identifications -- Social responses to Hijras -- Hijra sexuality -- Social structure of the Hijra Community -- Sadhin: a female gender variant -- Hijras of Bangladesh -- Review and reflection -- Men And Not-Men: Sexuality And Gender In Brazil -- Gender diversity: Travestis, Bichas, and Viados -- Men and not-men: the Brazilian binary attitudes toward gender diversity -- Afro-Brazilian Religion -- Links between Candomble and gender diversity -- Penetration, possession trance, and gender diversity in Candomble -- Changing sex/gender ideologies -- Review and reflection -- Liminal Gender Roles In Polynesia: -- Gender liminal male roles -- Historical contexts -- Appropriations of the feminine -- Sexuality and gender liminality -- Sexuality and social status -- Performing gender diversity -- Gender liminality and the Polynesian concept of the person -- Review and reflection -- Transgendered Males In Thailand And The Philippines: -- Homoeroticism in Thai Culture -- Transformations in traditional sex/gender ideology -- Social attitudes toward the Kathoey -- Sex/gender diversity in the Philippines -- Contemporary constructions of gender diversity: transgendered male homosexuality -- Bakla sexual relationships -- Association of transgendered males with beauty -- Transvestite beauty contests -- Review and reflection -- Indonesia: Bissu, Waria, And Lesbi: -- Bissu -- Waria -- Lesbi -- Review and reflection -- Sex/Gender Diversity In Euro-American Cultures: -- Transvestite female saints -- Sworn virgin of the Balkans -- Transsexualism -- Transgenderism -- Intersexuality -- Review and reflection -- Variations On A Theme: -- Criteria for constructing sex/gender variation -- Varying degrees of institutionalization -- Public recognition of sex/gender transformations -- Explaining sex/gender diversity -- Functions, roles, and significance of sex/gender diversity -- Globalization -- Review and reflection -- Glossary -- Selected films -- References -- Index.

"We Still Demand! recovers the vibrant histories of sex and gender activism across Canada from the 1970s to the present. Highlighting queer, trans, sex-worker, and feminist struggles, this activist history focuses on remembering these struggles and on rethinking the boundaries of sex and gender activism and scholarship. By recovering the history of activism and outlining contemporary challenges, We Still Demand! provides a vital rewriting of the history of sex and gender activism in Canada that will enlighten current struggles and activate new forms of resistance."--