Gender Born, Gender Made : Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children

by Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781615190010
• ISBN10: 1615190015
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-02-08
• Publisher: Experiment, The

Summary

Gender Born, Gender Made is a comprehensive guidebook for the parents and therapists of children who do not identify with or behave according to their biological gender. Drawing on the case histories of several children, each "gender creative" in his or her own way, Dr. Diane Ehrensaft offers concrete strategies for understanding and supporting children who experience confusion about their gender identities. She also discusses the latest therapeutic advancements available to gender-variant children. Traditionally, psychologists have sought to "cure" gender variance by pressuring children to conform to typical gender behavior. From her perspective as both clinician and parent of a gender creative child, Dr. Ehrensaft advocates a new approach, encouraging caregivers to support gender-variant children as they explore their gender identities. Rather than offering a "cure" for gender variance, Gender Born, Gender Made facilitates improved understanding and communication about gender identity.

Author Biography

Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, is a developmental and clinical psychologist and the author of several books and articles on child development, gender, and parenting. She is a founding member of the Bay Area Youth Gender Acceptance Project (BayGap), which offers health, educational, legal, and advocacy services to gender-nonconforming children and their families, and is on the board of Gender Spectrum, which provides education and support to families and communities. She lives and works in Oakland, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction: Princesses, Priuses, and Penises	p. 1
Relearning Gender	p. 17
The Family's Path Is Covered with Roses and Thorns	p. 43
True Gender Self, False Gender Self, Gender Creativity	p. 73
The Gender-Creative Parent	p. 101
One Pill Makes You Girl, One Pill Makes You Boy	p. 137
We Are Family	p. 169
The Gender-Creative Therapist	p. 203
Who Are the Genders in Your Neighborhood?	p. 243
Notes	p. 257
References	p. 264
Acknowledgments	p. 267
Index	p. 271
About The Author	p. 276
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