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"You're in the wrong bathroom!" : and 20 other myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender- nonconforming people / Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R.

"You're in the wrong bathroom!" : and 20 other myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender- nonconforming people / Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R.
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ANF 306.766 ERI
Adult Non Fiction   Adult Lending . Available .  
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Field name Details
ISBN 9780807033890 (paperback)
Classification 306.766 ERI
Personal Name Erickson-Schroth, Laura
Title "You're in the wrong bathroom!" : and 20 other myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender- nonconforming people / Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R.
Variant Title Twenty other myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender-nonconforming people
Publication Details Boston : Beacon Press, [2017]
Production & Copyright Details Boston Beacon Press, [2017]
Physical Description 182 pages ; 22 cm.
Content type text
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-182)
Contents Note Machine generated contents note: pt. I IDENTITY -- Myth 1 You've Never Met a Transgender Person -- Myth 2 All Trans People Want to Be Either Barbie or Ken -- Myth 3 You're Not Really Trans If You Haven't Had "the Surgery" -- Myth 4 Trans People Are "Trapped in the Wrong Body" -- Myth 5 Trans People Are Secretly Gay -- Myth 6 It's Rude to Ask How You Should Address Someone -- Myth 7 "Sure, I'd Love to Talk About What's in My Pants" -- pt. 2 SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS -- Myth 8 Most Trans People Are Sex Workers and Have HIV -- Myth 9 Trans People Hate Their Bodies -- Myth 10 Trans People Are Trying to Trick Others -- Myth 11 Most Trans People Can't Find Partners and End Up Lonely -- Myth 12 Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children -- pt. 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY -- Myth 13 "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!" -- Myth 14 Trans People Are Mentally 111 and Therapy Can Change Them -- Myth 15 Getting Hormones and Surgery Is Easy --
Contents note continued: Myth 16 Testosterone Makes You Angry and Estrogen Makes You Emotional -- Myth 17 Laws Support Trans People -- pt. 4 HISTORY AND COMMUNITY -- Myth 18 Trans People Have Existed Throughout Time -- Myth 19 Certain Cultures Universally Embrace Trans People -- Myth 20 Trans People and Feminists Don't Get Along -- Myth 21 The LGBTQ+ Community Is United.
Summary Note Debunks the twenty-one most common myths and misperceptions about transgender issues From Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner to Thomas Beatie ("the pregnant man") and transgender youth, coverage of trans lives has been exploding-yet so much misinformation persists. Bringing together the medical, social, psychological, and political aspects of being trans in the United States today, "You're in the Wrong Bathroom!": And 20 Other Myths About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Authors Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, a psychiatrist, and Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist, address a range of fallacies: Trans People Are "Trapped in the Wrong Body" You're Not Really Trans If You Haven't Had "the Surgery" Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children Trans People Are Mentally Ill and Therapy Can Change Them Trans People and Feminists Don't Get Along.
Subject - Topical Term Transgenderism
Transgender people
Sexual minorities
Gender nonconformity
Added Entry - Personal Name Jacobs, Laura A., (Clinical social work/therapist) author.
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