Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and ge Books

In his unique science book, The Hunter-Gatherer Principle: Evolutionary Biology and the Case for Sex-Based Female Sports, bestselling author, award-winning historian, and women's sports advocate Lochlainn Seabrook, zeroes in on a seldom discussed topic:...

Bringing together cutting edge and diverse research from international and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book initiates and shapes conversations about transgender people within the criminal justice system.

This introductory volume studies the challenges faced by the transgender community in India. It traces the history of the representation of the community in Hindu texts to understand the evolution of their status within Indian society.

Transgender people are waiting to be seen in healthcare and waiting to be recognised as the legitimate experts on their own lives and needs. This book foregrounds empirically novel and conceptually groundbreaking sociological analyses of trans health...

Looking for skills to navigate sexual orientation and gender expression?Tired of being defined by labels?It's no surprise the people on this journey of self-exploration need tender love, care, and a safe container to explore and express themselves.The...

Gender and sexual identity are immensely complicated topics. An expert on human sexuality, Mark Yarhouse offers a Christian perspective of transgender identity that eschews simplistic answers, engages the latest research and listens to people's stories...

Alabama Transgender Riots: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Causes, Consequences, and Implications delves into the historical context of transgender rights, the significance of sorority culture in Alabama, and provides an in-depth examination of the...

"How to Drain Your Gender Fluid" by Cait Bush is a groundbreaking guide that explores the complexities of gender fluidity and offers practical advice on navigating societal expectations, building resilience, and embracing one's true self. From...

"Mom, I'm trans." When Karen Lander's thirteen-year-old daughter announced she was transgender and explained that she was really a boy and then firmly insisted that she now be referred to as he, Karen felt like she'd fallen down into a bottomless hole...

Domestic violence has had deep roots in human culture for as long as we can remember. With the coronavirus pandemic, domestic partners and families are left to spend more time together at home. Being in such close quarters for such a long time may...

         Derek is a girl. He wasn’t one of the boys as a kid. He admired, befriended, and socialized with the girls and always knew he was one of them, despite being male. That wasn’t always accepted or...

In "Advice from Your Trans Aunty," Erica Vogel shares hard-earned wisdom and heartfelt advice for those navigating the transgender and nonbinary experience. Written in a question-and-answer format, the book explores the life challenges of people at all...

This book affirms the human dignity of the members of the LGBTQI as Children of God who should be fully accepted in the Catholic Church. It sociologically analyzes how institutional homophobia or fear of homosexuality and the traditional natural law...

Offering an intimate account of intergenerational grief, Miller Oberman's new collection of poetry, Impossible Things, explores his experiences as both a transgender child and father. Oberman weaves in passages from his own deceased father's unpublished...

Chakarawarti explores the history of Indian eunuchs, from the Mughal empire's fall following the Mutiny of 1857 to the Supreme Court of India's historic ruling in 2014. An important resource for scholars of Gender Studies, Transgender Studies and...

Whether you are exploring gender, you want to support a loved one or be an ally, or you have heard about LGBT folks on the news, your curiosity about non-binary, genderqueer and transgender identities suggests that you are a caring and open-minded person...

My child is transgender.He was once a she. When He Was Anna: A Mom's Journey Into the Transgender World is a mother's brutally honest story of the stress and confusion that consumed her family in the early years of her child's...

Embrace your radical, authentic self with this poetic self-help memoir."Do you want to be a White girl, Ronnie?""I want to be free."Two identities struggle to coexist in Ronnie Gladden's body, brain, and soul. On the outside, they are Black and male...

Transgender Athletes: Fair Play or Unfair Advantage? explores the complex intersection of transgender identity and sports, delving into the scientific, ethical, and societal considerations surrounding the inclusion of transgender athletes. With...

This Handbook offers a rich survey of topics concerning historical, modern and contemporary Chinese genders and sexualities.

Discover the riveting life journey of Ash Jackson, an award-winning musician who turned her pain into powerful music. From her childhood dreams of fame, struggles with self-esteem, and experiences of bullying, to her pro wrestling career,...

Gender Affirming Surgery: Techniques, Considerations, and Life After explores every aspect of gender affirming surgery, from understanding the importance and evolution of these procedures to the psychological and physical preparation, surgical...

"At once a challenge and an invitation, a seduction and a demand, the work collected in Transitional Object does what poetry must, and only the best poetry does: it undoes the world as I know it, and remakes it entire. Adrian Silbernagel's...

Some people have a gender which is neither male nor female and may identify as both male and female at one time, as different genders at different times, as no gender at all, or dispute the very idea of only two genders. The most often heard umbrella...

Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s-1990s explores the history of gay, lesbian, and non-heterosexual people in the Communist Party in the United States.The Communist Party banned lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from...

Amazon #1 Bestseller in: Gay StudiesTransgender StudiesMen, Women, & Relationships HumorLGBTQ+ Parenting & FamiliesHow is gender identity different from sexual orientation? Do our genitals predict our gender? Why is it important to use a...

This book explores the ways in which translation deals with sexual and textual undecidability, adopting an interdisciplinary approach bridging translation, transgender studies, and queer studies in analyzing the translations of six texts in English,...

Recently, "trans" has taken on a number of important theoretical and critical meanings inside and outside the academy. As a prefix, "trans" can attach itself to other words to express or describe movement and change, as it does in the terms...

‘TransVerse: We Won’t Be Erased!’ is an anthology of poetry and song lyrics by 26 transgender and non-binary writers living in the United Kingdom, Kenya and the United States. Sick of media misrepresentation and attempts to erase us...

I am so excited to be able to bring to you Artistic Expressions of Transgender Youth volume 2. After hearing from so many parents, educators, medical and mental health providers on how much volume one helped them realize how their presence in a...

What is it like to be trans?That's a big question!The trans experience is personal and unique to each person. Every trans individual has their own collection of experiences to tell that could answer this question. Through poetry, short non-fiction, and...

In Violent Intimacies, Aslı Zengin traces how trans people in Turkey creatively negotiate and resist everyday cisheteronormative violence. Drawing on the history and ethnography of the trans communal life in Istanbul, Zengin develops an understanding of...

This book challenges law's reliance on neurology's brain sex binary.

Gender, what is it exactly? It has often been said that Gender is who you go to bed 'as', whereas Sexuality is who you go to bed 'with'. But what happens if you are born 'intersex' and sit somewhere in between male and female; a situation made more...

Embark on a journey to plan the wedding of your dreams with 'Authentic Love: A Guide to Wedding Celebrations for Trans Couples.' Tailored just for you, this comprehensive handbook spans 10 carefully crafted chapters that cover everything from defining...

If we could go back to 2020, we would be shocked at lives of transgender children, who changed their names and birth certificates, played school sports, and got puberty blockers and hormone treatment freely and without comment in all 50 states. But...