Care without pathology : how trans- health activists are changing medicine / Christoph Hanssmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanssmann, Christoph L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trans people--Medical care.

Trans people.

Health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Based on ethnographic fieldwork in New York City and Buenos Aires, Care without Pathology shows how trans- health activists have taken on the project of depathologization. Christoph Hanssmann situates trans- health as a crucible within which sweeping changes are taking place-with potentially far-reaching effects on the economic and racial barriers to accessing care"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1. Care without Pathology: Coordinating Depathologization

Chapter 2. Unruly Terms: Negotiating Trans- Diagnoses

Chapter 3. Epidemiological Rage: Population, Biography, and State Responsibility in Trans- Health Activism

Chapter 4. Saving Lives, Saving Money: Investing in Trans- Lives

Chapter 5. Crashing the Gate: Consent-Driven Care and Self-Determination

Chapter 6. Extending Depathologization: The Coalitional Approach

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hanssmann, Christoph Care Without Pathology

ISBN:

9781452970295

1452970297

9781452970288

1452970289