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| 文件类型: | 书 |
|---|---|
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Mildred L Brown; Chloe Ann Rounsley |
| ISBN: | 0787967025 9780787967024 0787902713 9780787902711 |
| OCLC号码: | 51437864 |
| 注意: | "Includes updated resources"--Cover. |
| 描述: | xiv, 264 p. ; 23 cm. |
| 内容: | Preface -- Introduction : A question of gender -- 1. The transsexual dilemma -- What is a transsexual? -- Prevalence of transsexualism -- Ratio of MTFs to FTMs -- Gender dysphoria : the invisible handicap -- Confusion about terminology -- The motivation for cross-dressing -- It's not about sexual orientation -- It's not about sex -- It's about gender identity -- Theories about causation --- Historical perspective -- Recent well-known transsexuals -- The "grandfather" of transsexualism -- 2. The childhood years -- "Who am I, and why am I different?" -- Cross-dressing -- Games children play -- Tomboys and sissies -- Taunting, teasing, and bullying -- Young actors, chameleons, and impostors -- 3. The teen years -- Nature's cruel trick -- "Nobody understands-- I'm all alone" -- Problems with self-esteem -- Cross-dressing during adolescence -- Parental conflict over cross-dressing -- Longing to belong -- Dating -- "I must be gay" -- "I must be crazy" -- Escape through alcohol and drugs -- Self-mutilation and suicide -- 4. The adult years -- Functioning in daily life -- Adult cross-dressing -- Relating to others -- Dating, sex, and intimacy -- "But he's (she's) married with children" -- Gender dysphoria takes its toll -- 5. Therapy -- The turning point -- Finding a gender therapist -- Types of patients -- Standards of care -- Real-life test -- Gatekeeper issues -- Determining a diagnosis -- The therapist's role -- Issues in therapy -- Group therapy -- Coming out to self -- Preparing to come out to others -- Coming out to others -- 6. Beginning the transition -- Restructuring identity -- Making legal changes -- Changing outer presentation -- Passing -- Sex and intimacy -- Discrimination and violence -- 7. Transition and the workplace -- Whether to stay or leave -- Ways of becoming out at work -- Logistics of transitioning -- Bathroom issues -- The transsexual's reaction to transition -- Letters -- Coworkers' responses -- 8. Bringing the news home -- Parents -- Spouses -- Children -- 9. Medical and surgical options -- Hormones -- A spectrum of changes -- Surgical options -- Male-to-female surgeries -- Female-to-male surgeries -- Cost of sex reassignment surgery -- Surgery is a personal choice -- Life after sex reassignment surgery -- 10. Guidelines for support -- Common reactions to the news -- Help for family, friends, and coworkers -- How you can help the transsexual -- 11. In their own words -- This moment -- Remarkable journey -- Is there a place for me? -- This girl beyond the glass -- Loneliness and isolation -- Images -- Hidden within -- Partings -- A future time -- Freedom! -- Hello out there -- Resource guide -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- The authors -- Index. |
| 责任: | Mildred L. Brown, Chloe Ann Rounsley. |
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