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Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
Editor:Laura Erickson-Schroth
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Transgender health and wellness
Published:2014
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Pages:649
Isbn:9780199325351
Oclc:860943941
Website:http://transbodies.com

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community is a 2014 non-fiction book published by Oxford University Press.[1] Edited by psychiatrist Laura Erickson-Schroth, it covers health and wellness for transgender and gender non-conforming people.[2] [3] It was a 27th Lambda Literary Awards finalist in the Transgender Non-Fiction category and won a 2015 Achievement Award from .[4] A second edition, with the new subtitle A Resource by and for Transgender Communities, was published in 2022.

Production

The project was inspired by the women's health book Our Bodies, Ourselves.[5] [6] The editor put out a call for submissions in 2011.[7] Each section was written under the guidance of expert advisors. The foreword is by author Jennifer Finney Boylan.

Reception

The book received positive reviews from the gender and sexuality scholar Cael M. Keegan in Genders, the children's book author Kyle Lukoff in the American Library Association's GLBT Reviews blog, and the medical doctor Henry H. Ng in LGBT Health.[8] [9] [10] It also received positive coverage in the mainstream press. Jessica Grose wrote in New Republic that the anthology is "brimming with straightforward information about living a life as a gender-nonconforming person in the United States."[11] It was named to several top-ten lists for 2014.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves': A Modern Manual By And For Trans People. . Gross . Terry . July 17, 2014 . . . January 18, 2016 .
  2. Phillip. Daniel K.. Review of Trans bodies, trans selves: A resource for the transgender community. . Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. American Psychological Association. 1. 4. 498–499. 10.1037/sgd0000059. 2014.
  3. Book: Erickson-Schroth , Laura . Trans bodies, trans selves: A resource for the transgender community. . xi. September 4, 2019.
  4. Web site: The Fenway Institute Among 2015 GLMA Achievement Award Recipients . McNease . Mark . August 13, 2015 . LGBT Sr. . January 18, 2016 .
  5. News: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: Roadmap to transgender. . Posadzki . Alexandra . June 30, 2014 . . January 18, 2016 .
  6. Web site: How OBOS Inspired "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves" . Sanford . Wendy . November 10, 2015 . ourbodiesourselves.org . January 18, 2016 .
  7. Web site: "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves," a New Resource Guide, Seeks Submissions. . Swadhin . Amita . September 14, 2011 . . January 18, 2016 .
  8. Keegan. Cael M.. Spring 2013. Moving Bodies: Sympathetic Migrations in Transgender Narrativity. Genders. University of Texas Press. 57. January 18, 2016.
  9. Web site: Book review: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth . Lukoff . Kyle . August 28, 2014 . . January 18, 2016 .
  10. Ng. Henry H.. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: The Owner's Manual to Life, Health, and Self.. LGBT Health. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.. 2. 3. 282–283. 10.1089/lgbt.2015.0013. 27494753. 4713020. 2015.
  11. The Transgender Rights Movement Needs a Goofy, Basic Foundational Text. . Grose . Jessica . June 8, 2014 . . January 18, 2016 .
  12. Web site: 10 Must-Read Books When You're Having Gender Questions. . October 22, 2015 . . January 18, 2016 .
  13. Web site: The Year's 10 Best Transgender Non-Fiction Books. . Kellaway . Mitch . November 5, 2014 . . January 18, 2016 .

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