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Highlights
- Healthcare for transgender people is in crisis.
- About the Author: Evelyn Callahan is Research Fellow at University College London.
- 160 Pages
- Social Science, Disease & Health Issues
Description
Book Synopsis
Healthcare for transgender people is in crisis. Many of the problems stem from bureaucracies within the health system, limiting conceptualizations of sex and gender, and the requirement for a diagnosis of 'gender dysphoria'.
This book presents a unique argument for full demedicalization of transness as a crucial step towards removing existing barriers to good healthcare. Resisting the current norm of separating sex and gender, it also argues for an understanding of them as necessarily interlinked and co-constructed.
By elevating trans voices and experiences, this book offers a new perspective on transness, medicalization and research methodologies to help trans people, practitioners and policy makers better understand the barriers faced by trans people when seeking healthcare.
About the Author
Evelyn Callahan is Research Fellow at University College London. Their research interests include trans healthcare, healthcare in resource limited settings and applied qualitative research methods.