Trans/Portraits: Voices from Transgender Communities

242 Pages·2015·0.961 MB·English

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Jackson Wright Shultz
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PORTRAITS
VOICES FROM TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES
Dartmouth College Press / Hanover, New Hampshire
Dartmouth College Press
An imprint of University Press of New England
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© 2015 Trustees of Dartmouth College
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shultz, Jackson Wright.
Trans/portraits: voices from transgender communities /
Jackson Wright Shultz.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-1-61168-823-8 (cloth: alk. paper) —
isbn 978-1-61168-807-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) —
isbn 978-1-61168-808-5 (ebook)
1. Transsexuals —Case studies. 2. Transgender people —
Case studies. 3. Transsexualism. 4. Transgenderism. I. Title.
hq77.9.s55 2015
306.76'8 —dc23 2015005587
for those
whose truths
haven’t yet
been told

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments / ix
Notes on Style / xi
A Brief Time Line of Transgender History
in the United States / xiii
Character Reference / xix
Introduction / 1
1 The Vocabulary I Had Been Lacking / 8
2 I’ve Never Heard of Anyone’s Transition Experience
Being Easy / 36
3 You Can’t Do It Alone / 76
4 What Happens to Those of Us with
Multiple Identities? / 100
5 We Don’t Put Ourselves in Vulnerable
Situations Willingly / 136
6 Accidental Activists / 165
Glossary of General Terms / 195
Glossary of Medical Terms / 203
Appendix A: Summary of Criteria for Hormone
Therapy and Surgeries / 207
Appendix B: Resources for Medical and Mental
Health-Care Providers / 210
Appendix C: Recommended Reading on Transgender
Narratives and History / 212
Index / 213