Transgender 101 : a simple guide to a complex issue /
Teich, Nicholas M.
New York : Columbia University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What does it mean to be transgender?: an introduction to the term -- Sexual orientation versus gender: what's the difference? -- Coming out as transgender: when, why, and how people come out -- Transition: the social, the emotional, and the medical -- The history of transgenderism and its evolution over time -- Transgenderism as a mental health issue: the controversy over transgender identity as a disorder -- Discrimination: exploring the barriers that transpeople face -- Lesser-known types of transgenderism: understanding cross-dressers, genderqueer people, drag queens, and more.
Transgenderism.
Transgender people.
Transsexuals.