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CONTENTS; Prologue vii; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Transgender Terms and Concepts 1; Chapter 2. A Hundred Years of Transgender History 31; Chapter 3. Transgender Liberation 59; Chapter 4. The Difficult Decades 91; Chapter 5. The Current Wave 121; Reader's Guide 155; Further Reading and Resources 158; Sources 165; Index 175; Acknowledgments 185; About the Author 186

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

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