Transgender people / Roman Espejo, book editor.
Material type: TextSeries: At issue. Social issuesPublication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.Description: 109 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0737748966 (hbk.)
- 0737748974 (pbk.)
- 9780737748963 (hbk.)
- 9780737748970 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 306.768 T772 | Available | 33111006361741 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book examines the growing transgender rights movement and the issues surrounding the transgender community. Discussion of topics related to increased legal protection, military service, and the many ethical as well as financial issues surrounding health care. It includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others. An extensive bibliography and annotated list of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transgender people suffer from gender identity disorders / Psychology Today -- Transgender people should not be labeled with mental disorders / Kelley Winters -- The transgender rights movement is necessary / Paisley Currah ... [et al.] -- The transgender rights movement is harmful to society / Traditional Values Coalition -- Christians should be compassionate toward transgender people / John W. Kennedy -- Transgender people need federal protections in the workplace / Meghan Stabler -- Transgender people do not need federal protections in the workplace / Glen Lavy -- Transgender children should be accepted / Alan B. Goldberg and Joneil Adriano -- Children's sex and gender should not be reassigned / Gail Besse -- Sex reassignment surgery is a medical necessity / World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. -- Sex reassignment surgery is not a medical necessity / John Rohan -- Schools are unprepared to accommodate transgender athletes / Pat Griffin and Helen Carroll.