Trans/portraits : voices from transgender communities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shultz, Jackson Wright.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people.

Transness.

Gender nonconformity.

Transgenderism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, 2015.

Summary:

A fascinating collective memoir of the lives and experiences of transgender people, in their own voices.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Notes on Style

A Brief Time Line of Transgender History in the United States

Character Reference

Introduction

1 | The Vocabulary I Had Been Lacking

2 | I've Never Heard of Anyone's Transition Experience Being Easy

3 | You Can't Do It Alone

4 | What Happens to Those of Us with Multiple Identities?

5 | We Don't Put Ourselves in Vulnerable Situations Willingly

6 | Accidental Activists

Glossary of General Terms

Glossary of Medical Terms

Appendix A | Summary of Criteria for Hormone Therapy and Surgeries

Appendix B | Resources for Medical and Mental Health-Care Providers

Appendix C | Recommended Reading on Transgender Narratives and History

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1611688086