The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies (The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook Series)

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies is a comprehensive yet concise overview of important issues, themes, and research on transgender people and populations. Coupling both their scholarly expertise with their lived experiences, the contributors tackle a full gamut of topics, including medical care, education, coming out, bathroom and military politics and possibilities, and the creation of families. The volume opens with an introduction from the editor who outlines her own journey and experience searching for information on “transgender studies” in the early 2010’s. Since then, the field has risen in prominence and is one of the fastest growing areas of research in gender studies. Scholars and students alike will find this to be an accessible and essential primer on the societal forces that impact and shape the lives of transgender people. The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies Contents An Introduction to Transgender Studies 1. From a Trans Perspective: Gender Dysphoria Defined and Demystified 2. Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Diverse Health: Discussions and Directions in Social Research 3. Transgender Experiences with Public Bathrooms 4. Intersectionality, Trans People, and the Criminal Justice System 5. Policy Whiplash: Transgender Military Service in the Twenty-First Century 6. The Intersection of Transgender and Intersex Experiences 7. Do Ask, Do Act: Sex and Gender Affirmation in Clinical Education 8. Fires of Aliaxa: A Sankofic Essay on Transmasculinity, Race, and Health 9. A Call for Resources and Protection: Trans Lives in the Southeastern United States 10. Race, Gender, and Intimacy for Trans/Nonbinary People 11. Understanding Trans Youth: An Overview of the Field of Trans Youth Studies 12. Transgender Chosen Families and Online Communities 13. Trans Embodiment: Symbolic, Material, and Intersectional Accounts Index About the Contributors "The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Transgender Studies is a comprehensive yet concise overview of the important issues, themes, and research on transgender people and populations. Coupling both their expertise along with their lived experiences, the authors in this contributed volume tackle topics including, but not limited to, medical care, education, coming out, the creation of families, and bathroom and military politics and possibilities. The volume opens with an introduction from the editor who outlines her own journey and experience searching for information on "transgender studies" when the term was first introduced to her in 2014. Since then, the field has risen in prominence and is one of the fastest growingareas of research in gender studies. Scholars and students alike will find this to be an accessible primer to the societal forces that impact and shape the lives of transgender people"-- Provided by publisher