Four Case studies. Transvestism is defined by Kinsey as behaviour by ‘an individual who prefers to wear the clothes of the opposite sex and who desires to be accepted in the social organization as an individual of the opposite sex’. Transsexualism refers to those cases where in addition the urge exists to undergo a sex-conversion…
This is a small zine or pamphlet that is comprised of the author’s notes detailing a connection between Feminizing Hormone Replacement Therapy and Hypothyroidism. It appears to be intended as a resource to help transgender women access medical care should they have the relevant symptoms.
A study of the work and career of psychoanalyst and researcher Robert J Stoller, an early and brilliant observer of the dynamics of gender identity (a term he invented) and sexual dynamics and perversion.
Research article from Journal of Homosexuality (2023) Abstract: Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) is a key therapeutic approach which aims to help trans and gender diverse (or simply “trans”) individuals’ transition from their sex-presumed-at-birth to their experienced gender identity. Previous reviews have focused on synthesizing quantitative experiences; however, a qualitative lens is important to understand…
The purpose of this thesis was to find out if the health needs of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) patient’s play a role in the curriculum of nursing education, if personal influence affects the professional attitude when caring for these patients, and if and what kind of resources are available to further educate oneself for…
A master’s thesis in the field of social work about minority stress in the context of Finnish trans health care, using publicly available social media posts as research data. The thesis is written in Finnish with no English summary. Tutkin kokemuksia sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoista sosiaalisen median kertomuksissa vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä. Sukupuoli-identiteetin tutkimuspoliklinikoiden toimintaan liittyvää tutkimusta vähemmistöstressin viitekehyksessä…
A master’s thesis in the field of health care, written in Finnish. A one-page English summary is included in the beginning of the document. Keywords: non-binary gender identity, gender reassignment, mental well-being Muunsukupuolisten kokemuksia sukupuolenkorjaushoitojen vaikutuksista psyykkiseen hyvinvointiin. Termi muunsukupuolinen viittaa henkilöön, joka kokee, ettei syntymässä määritetty sukupuoli, tai vastakkainen binäärisukupuoli vastaa hänen sukupuoli-identiteettiään. Sukupuoliristiriidalla…
This manual was produced for the Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances (FQPN), as part of their commitment to expanding discussions of sexual and reproductive health to include trans people and their families.
How does contemporary science contribute to our understanding about what it means to be women or men? What are the social implications of scientific claims about differences between “male” and “female” brains, hormones, and genes? How does culture influence scientific and medical research and its findings about human sexuality, especially so-called normal and deviant desires…
Gerne ergreife ich die Gelegenheit, zu der vorliegenden Monographie ein Geleitwort zu verfassen. Zeichnet sie sich doch durch verschiedene Momente aus, die auch mir sehr am Herzen liegen. Zunachst handelt es sich urn die erste umfassende theoretische und klini sche Arbeit zu sexualpathologischen Fragestellungen, die seit lahrzehnten aus Osterreich hervorgeht. Der Autor hat es sich…