Analyzing life narratives of transsexual people from a developmental point of view [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Transsexuality is a form of gender identity, where persons experience a strong dysphoria or dissatisfaction with the original sexual organs and body they are born with, and believe that they belong to the opposite sex -- so many of such ...
J. A. Déri +4 more
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Discrimination experiences of transgender individuals in healthcare: an interview study on the perspective of health professionals specializing in the treatment of transgender individuals [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in HealthBackground Experiences of discrimination in healthcare lead to poorer mental and physical health for transgender individuals. There is evidence that trans-specialists, i.e. health professionals specializing in transgender care, are an important source of
Tobias Skuban-Eiseler +2 more
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The Voice of an Indian Trans Woman: a Hijra Autobiography [PDF]
Indialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies, 2018 The aim of this paper is to raise awareness of the humanity of hijras through their autobiographies. The Truth about Me: A Hijra Life Story (2015) by A. Revathi will shed light on transsexuality in India. The hijra literature in English is gaining space,
Regiane Corrêa de Oliveira Ramos
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Voice recovery – paradigm shift in transgender research
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica, 2020 The aim of the article is to show how scientific analyses of transsexuality have changed over recent years, and how the two types of discourses on transsexuality/ transgender, i.e. medical and social, clash with each other.
Małgorzata Bieńkowska
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Gender diversity and syphilis: something's going on?
Frontiers in Sociology, 2023 IntroductionThis study aims to analyze the influence of syphilis among people with sexual and gender diversity, different from the binary dimension.Materials and methodsA systematic review was conducted as a method to address the objective of the study ...
Mercedes de Dios-Aguado +7 more
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In favor of Affirmative Psychology, review of the book “Nadie nace en un cuerpo equivocado” [Nobody is born in the wrong body] [PDF]
Papeles del Psicólogo, 2022 In the following pages, an analysis is made of the statements concerning affirmative therapy on trans people appearing in the book “Nadie nace en un cuerpo equivocado: Éxito y miseria de la identidad de género” [Nobody is born in the wrong body: the ...
Gabriel J. Martín
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“Homens de verdade” e a patologização das identidades trans
Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2021 This paper aims to conduct a theoretical review that shows how the biomedical models about transsexualities are limiting to trans identities and to the possibility of freer existences.
Matilde Soares +2 more
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The Transitioning of Jewish Biomedical Law: Rhetorical and Practical Shifts in Halakhic Discourse on Sex-Change Surgery [PDF]
, 2016 This article examines discourse dynamics in Jewish law on sex-change surgery (SCS) and, in general, transitioning between genders. Orthodox medical ethics has moved beyond the abstract condemnation of SCS to the design of practical rules for transsexuals
Hillel Gray
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2021 Introduction Gender dysphoria (GD) is characterized by a marked incongruence between experienced gender and one’s gender assigned at birth. Transsexual individuals present a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders when compared to non-transsexual ...
André Gonzales Real +8 more
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Online reverse discourses? Claiming a space for trans voices [PDF]
, 2019 In recent years, online media have offered to trans people helpful resources to create new political, cultural and personal representations of their biographies. However, the role of these media in the construction of their social and personal identities
Primo, David +2 more
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