When the opposite sex isn't : sexual orientation in male-to-female transgender people / / Sandra L. Samons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462173903321
• Autore: Samons Sandra L.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2009
• ISBN: 1-283-70983-X; 0-203-84370-3; 1-136-91487-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (309 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/8
• Soggetti: Transgender people; Transgender people - Identity; Gender identity; Male-to-female transsexuals; Transgenderism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-272) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; When the Opposite Sex Isn't: Sexual Orientation in Male-to-Female Transgender People; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Beyond Vocabulary; Words Are Meaningful; Exactly What Do We Mean by Transgender?; Crossdressers; The Middle Ground; The Other End of the Spectrum; Square Pegs, Round Holes; Degrees of Intensity of Transgender Feelings; The Ability and Need to Pass; Being Transgender Is Only One Part of a Larger Picture; Everyone Has a Personality; Labels-Sometimes Efficient but Never Without a Cost; The Beginning of Gender Self-DiscoverySexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Who Has Been Paying Attention to Sexual Orientation?; Asking the Experts; Is It a Question of Morality?; The Debate Goes On; Social Gender Role, as Opposed to Gender Identity; Are Transgender People Just Trying to Get Attention?; The Search for a Definition of Self; The Standards of Care; The Standards of Care as a Focus of Controversy; Transgender People Need to Have Hope; The Transgender Person May ; Be Possessive of Her Closet; He May Hold on to the Hope That He Will Outgrow It; The Meaning of the Terms Masculine and FeminineBeing Different Is Difficult; Learning From Martin Luther King Jr.; The Loneliness of a Transgender Child; When and How Does Awareness of Transgender Identity Emerge?; Professional Self-Monitoring; The SOCs Do Not Offer Guidance for Every Case; Knowing About Alternatives; Finding Creative Solutions; Living One Day at a Time; 2 Sex and Gender; Western Culture-Too Smart for Its Own Good?; Sex Designation; Reasons for Conducting This Research Project; A Transition Story; Therapy for People Who Do Not Have a Diagnosis; The Effect of the Gatekeeper RoleThe God Complex; The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); When People Are Too Young to Speak for Themselves; The Basis for Defining Sexual Orientation; The Importance of Genitals; What Does the Literature Say About Sexual Orientation in Transgender People?; Transgender People Prior to 1948; Outliers; Autogynephilia: A Concept That May Have Been Carried Too Far; Other Points of View; Different Is Only Different, Not Necessarily Better or Worse; On a Personal Note; The Minnesota Model; 3 The Birth of the Research Project at Hand; The People Who Were StudiedBecoming More Objective About Transgender Clients; Preserving Privacy; Exclusions; Willingness to Talk About Sexual Orientation; Meaningful Diagnosis and Changing Sexual Orientation; The Cyber Revolution; Saying the Word Sex; 4 Findings About Sexual Orientation in MTF Transgender People; The Comparisons; The Role of Age; Religion; Marital Status and Living Situation; The Implications of Marriage; Can Falling in Love Be the Cure?; Avoiding Transgender Identity in Self; Age at First Memory Related to Being Transgender; The Approach to Therapy; Measuring the Length of Time in Therapy
• Sommario/riassunto: 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't offers 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 clin