Everything you ever wanted to know about trans (but were afraid to ask)
Brynn Tannehill
- Resource Type:
- E-Book
- Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2019]
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- Summary:
- Leading activist and essayist Brynn Tannehill tells you everything you ever wanted to know about transgender issues but were afraid to ask. The book aims to break down deeply held misconceptions about trans people across all aspects of life, from politics, law and culture, through to science, religion and mental health, to provide readers with a deeper understanding of what it means to be trans.The book walks the reader through transgender issues, starting with'What does transgender mean?'before moving on to more complex topics including growing up trans, dating and sex, medical and mental health, and debates around gender and feminism. Brynn also challenges deliberately deceptive information about transgender people being put out into the public sphere. Transphobic myths are debunked and biased research, bad statistics and bad science are carefully and clearly refuted.This important and engaging book enables any reader to become informed the most critical public conversations around transgender people, and become a better ally as a result.
- Table of Contents:
- Intro; Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Trans; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1
- Trans 101; Chapter 2
- Trans 201; Chapter 3
- Dating and Sex; Chapter 4
- Medicine/Mental Health; Chapter 5
- (Bad) Science; Chapter 6
- Law; Chapter 7
- Politics; Chapter 8
- Religion; Chapter 9
- Military; Chapter 10
- Media and Popular Culture; Chapter 11
- Gender/Feminism; Chapter 12
- Where We Go from Here; Afterword; End Notes; Index.
- Author/Creator:
- Tannehill, Brynn , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Main Work:
- Other Related Resources:
- Print version: Everything you ever wanted to know about trans (but were afraid to ask) [by Tannehill, B.] (Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, [2019] — ISBN 9781785928260; LCCN 2018019298; OCLC Number 1033576198)
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- Description based on: Print version record.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (431 pages) : illustrations
- Digital Characteristics:
- text file
- Call Numbers:
- HQ77.9 .T36 2019eb
- ISBNs:
- 9781784509569 (electronic bk.)
1784509566 (electronic bk.) - OCLC Numbers:
- 1063889883