Transgender people
By: Tamara Thompson, book editor
Series: At issue. Social issues
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780737771923
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Sociology; Social Science; Juvenile literature; Social Issues; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Homosexuality; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology; Homosexuality; Transgender people; Gender role; Gender identity
Description: "Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--

Long relegated to the margins of both mainstream society and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) movement, the transgender community is finally having a coming-out party of its own, and making quantum leaps both culturally and politically. Although transgender people are benefitting from recent landmark legal gains and a meteoric rise in popular culture, the 1.5 million Americans who identify as transgender continue to face deeply entrenched systemic discrimination, widespread misunderstanding, and powerful political backlash. The authors included in At Issue: Transgender People represent a wide range of viewpoints about what it means to be transgender, how far the government and social institutions should go to accommodate transgender people, and the role of health care in the lives of transgender children and adults. -- Taken from introduction, pages 7 - 11 of volume.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What does it mean to be transgender?  -- American Psychological Association; title: Being transgender is not a mental disorder  -- Dana Beyer; title: There is no such thing as "transgender"  -- Thaddeus Baklinski; title: Transgender people face widespread discrimination  -- Jaime M. Grant et al.; title: Transgender people need more legal protection  -- Movement Advancement Project et al.; title: Giving transgender people special legal status is bad public policy  -- Ryan T. Anderson; title: The transgender rights movement is fighting for equality  -- Associated Press; title: The transgender rights movement is harmful to society  -- Keith Fournier; title: Sex-reassignment surgery is a medical necessity  -- Lambda Legal; title: Sex-reassignment surgery is unnecessary mutilation  -- Julie Bindel; title: Transgender kids: painful quest to be who they are  -- Madison Park; title: Helping transgender children transition is child abuse  -- Sheila Jeffreys; title: Schools should accommodate transgender students  -- Robin Abcarian; title: The wrong approach to transgender students  -- Mary Rice Hasson; title: Transgender people should be banned from military service  -- Jeff Allen; title: Transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military  -- Melissa Rayworth; title: Insurance and public programs should not cover transgender health care -- Allen B. West.