ABSTRACT

First published in 1998. This meaningful study looks at the transsexual experience from the point of view of those that are living experts, those that live transsexualism or cross-dressing and have been directly affected.

part I|211 pages

Toward a New Synthesis

chapter 2|20 pages

Transsexualism

Historical Perspectives, 1952 to Present

chapter 3|10 pages

Black Telephones, White Refrigerators

Rethinking Christine Jorgensen

chapter 4|10 pages

Gender and Genitals

Constructs of Sex and Gender *

chapter 6|34 pages

Transcending and Transgendering

Male-to-Female Transsexuals, Dichotomy, and Diversity *

chapter 7|19 pages

Blending Genders

Contributions to the Emerging Field of Transgender Studies *

chapter 8|28 pages

Fearful Others

Medico-Psychological Constructions of Female-to-Male Transgenderism

chapter 9|17 pages

Ftm

An Emerging Voice

chapter 10|17 pages

Multiple Personality Order

An Alternate Paradigm for Understanding Cross-Gender Experience

chapter 11|25 pages

On Male Femaling

A Grounded Theory Approach to Cross-Dressing and Sex-Changing *

part II|212 pages

Research and Treatment Issues

chapter 17|20 pages

Hormonal Therapy of Gender Dysphoria

The Male-to-Female Transsexual

chapter 18|17 pages

Hormonal Therapy of Gender Dysphoria

The Female-to-Male Transsexual

chapter 20|17 pages

Electrolysis in Transsexual Women

A Retrospective Look at Frequency of Treatment in Four Cases

chapter 21|19 pages

Women in the Closet

Relationships with Transgendered Men

chapter 22|18 pages

The Female Experience of the Femme

A Transgender Challenge

chapter 24|18 pages

Gynemimesis and Gynemimetophilia

Individual and Cross-Cultural Manifestations of a Gender-Coping Strategy Hitherto Unnamed *

chapter |6 pages

Conclusion to Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment

Reflections at 25 Years