History Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences

Baylan, Asog, Transvestism, and Sodomy: Gender, Sexuality and the Sacred in Early Colonial Philippines

The importance of women to the spiritual wellbeing of the inhabitants of the Philippine archipelago was a recurrent theme in the reports emanating from the quills of missionaries, explorers and administrators alike from the first European contact with Magellan in 1521 and subsequently during the decades following Legaspi’s arrival in 1565. However the reports contained…

Nonfiction Other Reference/Guide/Manual

Transsexualita a jiné poruchy pohlavní identity

The book that most czech sexuologists require you to read before diagnosing you – read it here for free. Below is czech description of the content. Transsexualita v posledních letech vzbuzuje čím dál tím víc pozornost odborníků nejrůznějších oborů, laické veřejnosti i médií. Spolu se vzrůstajícím zájmem o tuto problematiku narůstá i nutnost lépe pochopit…

Essay Humanities Nonfiction Reference/Guide/Manual

Lady boys, tom boys, rent boys: male and female homosexualities in contemporary Thailand

Lady Boys, Tom Boys, Rent Boys: Male and Female Homosexualities in Contemporary Thailand offers methods that will help social workers, researchers, and students create HIV/AIDS intervention services for gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals in or from Thailand. Many of these methods can also be used by practitioners or HIV/AIDS educators in North America and…

Biography Nonfiction

Thinking Again

Following the publication In My Mind’s Eye, her acclaimed first volume of diaries, a Radio 4 Book of the Week in 2018, Jan Morris continued to write her daily musings. From her home in the North West of Wales, the author of classics such as Venice and Trieste cast her eye over modern life in…

Biography History Nonfiction

Magnus Hirschfeld and the Origins of the Gay Liberation Movement

Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) was one of the first great pioneers of the gay liberation movement. Revered by such gay icons as Christopher Isherwood and Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society, Hirschfeld’s legacy resonates throughout the twentieth-century and around the world. Guided by his motto “Through Science Toward Justice,” Hirschfeld helped found the Scientific Humanitarian…

Humanities Nonfiction Reference/Guide/Manual Social Sciences

Sex, Sexuality, and Trans Identities: Clinical Guidance for Psychotherapists and Counselors

A specialist book for mental health professionals, sex therapists and educators to develop and improve their clinical work with trans clients with regards to their sexual relationships and sexuality. It provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the subject, and relates to both clinical practice and theory. Topics explored include the shifting of sexual orientation during or…

Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences

The Gender Identity Scale: Adapting the Gender Unicorn to Measure Gender Identity

The Gender Unicorn is a popular infographic used to educate people about gender diversity. We adapt the Gender Unicorn for use as a measure of gender identity—the Gender Identity Scale (GIS)—in which participants report level of identification with each of three genders: female/woman/girl, male/man/boy, and other gender(s). We administer the GIS to a sample of…