The Lives of Transgender People
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231143079 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Should be required reading in all gender studies curricula There are few surprises in this report for those of us who have been allies or activists for many years, but this book is the best I have seen so far to help those outside our community understand transgender at least a little better. It should be required reading. Mary Lavers (in Canada) said Fantastic and insightful. When Geeny Beemyn and Susan Rankin set out to conduct a study of transgender people in the United States, they did something most people writing about transgender never do: they listened. They invited thousands of people to participate in surveys and to "self-iden. A thoughtful and informative study on transgender experiences The authors Beemyn and Rankin present results of their exhaustive research in an understandable way. It shows there is no single way of being transgender but many. Since transpeople are relatively few, the lives of transgender people rely greatly on the awareness
Beemyn has published and spoken extensively on the needs of transgender students, and hir publications include Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community Histories and Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology.Susan (Sue) Rankin is an associate professor at The Penns
This book's greatest strengths are twofold: it outlines a wide diversity of gender identities that step outside of previous identity markers, including the experiences of young genderqueer people, and it contributes to research on trans people, which has been very out of date. Rankin have accomplished what no other research has managed to do: through numerical analysis and narrative, they have represented the diversity of transgender people, explored in depth the range of experiences of these communities, and described the challenges many of us face. (Arlene Istar Lev, University of Albany, Sch
Beemyn and Rankin's findings expose the kinds of discrimination and harassment experienced by participants in the U.S. Grounded in empirical data yet rich with human testimony, The Lives of Transgender People adds uncommon depth to the literature on this subject and introduces fresh pathways for future research.. They explore when and how participants noted a feeling of difference because of their gender, the issues that caused them to feel uncertain about their gender identities, the factors that encouraged them to embrace a transgender identity, and the steps they have taken to meet other transgender individuals. With nearly 3,500 participants, the survey is remarkably diverse, and with more than 400 follow-up interviews, the data offers limitless oppor