Category: Social Sciences

Humanities Natural Sciences Nonfiction Social Sciences

The experiences of non-binary people on the effects of gender reassignment treatments on mental well-being (Finnish)

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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…

Law/Legal Nonfiction Other Social Sciences

OIKEUS MÄÄRÄTÄ OMASTA SUKUPUOLESTA JA SUKUPUOLIIDENTITEETISTÄ: Transihmisen itsemääräämisoikeuden rajat ja mahdollisuudet

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A master’s thesis in the field of administrative sciences about the limits and possibilities of trans self-determination rights in Finland. The thesis is written in Finnish and does not have an English summary. Transihmisten itsemääräämisoikeudelliset kysymykset omaan sukupuoleen ja sukupuoli-identiteettiin ovat olleet yhteiskunnallisessa keskustelussa jo pitkään esillä. Transihmisen itsemääräämisoikeus omaan sukupuoleen ja sukupuoli-identiteettiin kiteytyy vahvasti…

Nonfiction Social Sciences

Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People

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Invisible Lives is the first scholarly study of transgendered people—cross-dressers, drag queens and transsexuals—and their everyday lives. Through combined theoretical and empirical study, Viviane K. Namaste argues that transgendered people are not so much produced by medicine or psychiatry as they are erased, or made invisible, in a variety of institutional and cultural settings. Namaste…

Anthology Critique Essay History Humanities Nonfiction Other Social Sciences Theory

Trans Life and the Catholic Church Today

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While transgender and non-binary identities are increasingly visible, too many Christians have either maintained a fearful silence, or have attacked ‘transgenderism’ as a threat to Christian faith and practice. More serious theological reflection is needed, not least of all in the Roman Catholic tradition. Moreover, the Catholic context presents particular challenges that are relevant beyond…

Humanities Social Sciences

Gender Without Identity

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Unfortunately, we had a takedown request of this text and can no longer host it. It is still available on libgen.li. Gender Without Identity offers an innovative and at times unsettling theory of gender formation. Rooted in the metapsychology of Jean Laplanche and in conversation with bold work in queer and trans studies, Avgi Saketopoulou…

Critique Humanities Law/Legal Nonfiction Reference/Guide/Manual Social Sciences Theory

“We deserve care and we deserve competent care”: Qualitative perspectives on health care from transgender youth in the Southeast United States

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Purpose: Transgender populations experience health inequities that underscore the importance of ensuring ac- cess to high quality care. We thematically summarize the health care experiences of transgender youth living in the southeast United States to identify potential barriers and facilitators to health care. Design and methods: Transgender youth recruited from community settings in an urban…

Humanities Nonfiction Social Sciences Theory

BRINGING TRANS, NON-BINARY, AND QUEER UNDERSTANDINGS TO BEAR IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

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Language teaching and learning represents a site for identity (re)construction, mediated through the process oflanguage acquisition and use (Norton, 2013). As students develop linguistic abilities, they also develop a multilingual sense of self. In keeping with this view, the field has begun to advance pedagogies that engage with students as whole persons, encouraging them to…