LEADER 05597oam 2200745I 450 001 9910462173903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-70983-X 010 $a0-203-84370-3 010 $a1-136-91487-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203843703 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269345 035 $a(EBL)1046972 035 $a(OCoLC)817888943 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000717061 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12348131 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000717061 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10725057 035 $a(PQKB)11055520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1046972 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1046972 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10617675 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402233 035 $a(OCoLC)958103925 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269345 100 $a20180706d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhen the opposite sex isn't $esexual orientation in male-to-female transgender people /$fSandra L. Samons 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7890-3447-6 311 $a0-7890-3446-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-272) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aMeasuring the Length of Time in Therapy 330 $aWhen 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 606 $aTransgender people 606 $aTransgender people$xIdentity 606 $aGender identity 606 $aMale-to-female transsexuals 606 $aTransgenderism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTransgender people. 615 0$aTransgender people$xIdentity. 615 0$aGender identity. 615 0$aMale-to-female transsexuals. 615 0$aTransgenderism. 676 $a306.76/8 700 $aSamons$b Sandra L.$0961014 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462173903321 996 $aWhen the opposite sex isn't$92178598 997 $aUNINA