When The Opposite Sex Isn't: Sexual Orientation In Male-to-Female Transgender People

by Samons; Sandra L.

• ISBN13: 9780789034465
• ISBN10: 0789034468
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

When there is uncertainty about the gender identity or social gender role of an individual, determining exactly who the opposite sex is can be a complicated question for both the transgender person and for those who seek to relate to her. Written in both an enlightened and a reader friendly style interspersed with vignettes, When the Opposite Sex Isn "toffers a combination of insights and common sense understanding of the diversity of the human condition together with concepts of gender and sexuality that expand the horizons of any mental health professional, regardless of the clinical focus of his or her work. Samons challenges concepts once taken for granted, thus providing stimulus for creative thinking which many lay readers will also find interesting and entertaining, whether or not they are (thus far) acquainted with a transgender person.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Figures
Beyond Vocabulary	p. 1
Sex and Gender	p. 45
The Birth of the Research Project at Hand	p. 71
Findings About Sexual Orientation in MTF Transgender People	p. 85
Approaches to Therapy With Transgender Clients	p. 117
Transgender Children and Transgender Parents	p. 135
Wives and Partners	p. 157
Some Further Comments on Transgender and Findings of the Current Research	p. 171
Where Do We Go From Here?
Mental Health Evaluation Checklist for Transgender Clients	p. 217
Basic Data Sheet	p. 221
More About Methods	p. 227
More About Data and Findings	p. 233
Internet Resources	p. 253
Annotated Bibliography	p. 255
Index	p. 273
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