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Blending Gendersby Richard Ekins; David King
Routledge 1995; US$ 59.95Considers the treatment of gender blenders by the medical framework, in literature, the press and telephone sex lines and examines its prominence in recent contemporary cultural and queer theory. more...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex Change ... and Were Afraid to Askby Janice Morgan Stevens
Renaissance E Books 2002; US$ 4.99The ultimate insider's guide for male-to-female sex change! Who qualifies? How to get hormones. Listings of surgeons. Support groups and organizations. And much much more! 'No kidding. 'Everything' you need to know. Everything!' ?Jeri Lee, publisher Transformation magazine. more...
Handbook of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Administration and Policyby Dr. Wallace Swan
Marcel Dekker Inc 2004; US$ 199.95Fifteen articles assess the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trangender (GLBT) rights in public policy and administration in the United States and call attention to a number of policy and administrative issues of concern to the GLBT community that are seen by editor Swan (Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation) to be underreported and unde more...
What Becomes Youby Aaron Raz Link
University of Nebraska Press 2007; US$ 24.95?Being a man, like being a woman, is something you have to learn,? Aaron Raz Link remarks. Few would know this better than the coauthor of What Becomes You , who began life as a girl named Sarah and twenty-nine years later began life anew as a gay man. more...
No Way Reneeby Renee Richards; John Ames
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 13.99In 1975, at the age of forty, Richard Raskind, a renowned eye surgeon and highly ranked amateur tennis player, "died," and Renée Richards was "born," in what was to become the most public and highly scrutinized sex reassignment to date. It was not until Renée Richards was discovered playing in an amateur tennis tournament that the world took notice. Extensive media coverage and criticism thrust Renée reluctantly into the spotlight, sparking an intense public debate over her private life. Now, at seventy-two, Richards looks back and speaks frankly about all aspects of her complicated and often notorious life in this eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir. Richards' honest and compelling narrative explores the dichotomy between... more...
The Transgender Phenomenonby R Ekins; D King
Sage Publications Ltd. 2006; US$ 49.00`The field of "transgender" and "transpositionality" has been carved out as a new field of inquiry in the past decade, showing the fragmentation and diversification of masculinities and feminities - along with the error of any sharp polarisation. Dave King and Richard Ekins are the leading world sociologists in this field and have mined it richly since the 1970's. The book brings together a brilliant synthesis of history, case studies, ideas and positions as they have emerged over the past thirty years, and brings together a rich but always grounded account of this field, providing a state of the art of critical concepts and ideas to take this field further during the twenty first century. This is a must read for all... more...
She's Not Thereby Jennifer Finney Boylan
Broadway Books 2007; US$ 11.99The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan’s fresh voice, She’s Not There is about a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret. Through her clear eyes, She’s Not There provides a new window on the confounding process of accepting our true selves. “Probably no book I’ve read in recent years has made me so question my basic assumptions about both the centrality and the permeability of gender, and made me recognize... more...
Trans People in Loveby Tracie O'Keefe
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 42.95Trans People in Love provides insight into the beauty and complexity that trans identity brings to relationships, the skills needed to forge positive relationships, and demonstrates the reality that trans people in all stages of transition can create loving relationships that are both physically and emotionally fulfilling. more...
A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studiesby Molly McGarry; George E. Haggerty
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 209.95A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies is the first single volume survey of current discussions taking place in this rapidly developing area of study. Recognizing the multidisciplinary nature of the field, the editors gather new essays by an international team of established and emerging scholars Addresses the politics, economics, history, and cultural impact of sexuality Engages the future of queer studies by asking what sexuality stands for, what work it does, and how it continues to structure discussions in various academic disciplines as well as contemporary politics more...
Transforming Genderby Dr Sally Hines
The Policy Press 2007; US$ 39.95This book is a major contribution to contemporary gender and sexuality studies, addressing changing government legislation concerning the citizenship rights of transgender people. more...









