Trans Bodies, Trans Selves

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community
EditorLaura Erickson-Schroth
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTransgender health and wellness
Published2014
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication placeUnited States
Pages649
ISBN9780199325351
OCLC860943941
Websitehttp://transbodies.com

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community is a 2014 non-fiction book published by Oxford University Press.[1] Edited by psychiatrist Laura Erickson-Schroth, it covers health and wellness for transgender and gender non-conforming people.[2] [3] It was a 27th Lambda Literary Awards finalist in the Transgender Non-Fiction category and won a 2015 Achievement Award from GLMA: Healthcare Professionals for LGBT Equality.[4] A second edition, with the new subtitle A Resource by and for Transgender Communities, was published in 2022.

Production

The project was inspired by the women's health book Our Bodies, Ourselves.[5][6] The editor put out a call for submissions in 2011.[7] Each section was written under the guidance of expert advisors. The foreword is by author Jennifer Finney Boylan.

Reception

The book received positive reviews from the gender and sexuality scholar Cael M. Keegan in Genders, the children's book author Kyle Lukoff in the American Library Association's GLBT Reviews blog, and the medical doctor Henry H. Ng in LGBT Health.[8][9][10] It also received positive coverage in the mainstream press. Jessica Grose wrote in New Republic that the anthology is "brimming with straightforward information about living a life as a gender-nonconforming person in the United States."[11] It was named to several top-ten lists for 2014.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ Gross, Terry (17 July 2014). "'Trans Bodies, Trans Selves': A Modern Manual By And For Trans People". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ Phillip, Daniel K. (2014). "Review of Trans bodies, trans selves: A resource for the transgender community. ". Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. 1 (4). American Psychological Association: 498–499. doi:10.1037/sgd0000059.
  3. ^ Erickson-Schroth, Laura. Trans bodies, trans selves: A resource for the transgender community. . pp. xi. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. ^ McNease, Mark (13 August 2015). "The Fenway Institute Among 2015 GLMA Achievement Award Recipients". LGBT Sr. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Posadzki, Alexandra (30 June 2014). "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: Roadmap to transgender". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ Sanford, Wendy (10 November 2015). "How OBOS Inspired "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves"". ourbodiesourselves.org. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ^ Swadhin, Amita (14 September 2011). ""Trans Bodies, Trans Selves," a New Resource Guide, Seeks Submissions". GLAAD. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ Keegan, Cael M. (Spring 2013). "Moving Bodies: Sympathetic Migrations in Transgender Narrativity". Genders (57). University of Texas Press. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  9. ^ Lukoff, Kyle (28 August 2014). "Book review: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth". American Library Association. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ^ Ng, Henry H. (2015). "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: The Owner's Manual to Life, Health, and Self". LGBT Health. 2 (3). Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.: 282–283. doi:10.1089/lgbt.2015.0013. PMC 4713020. PMID 27494753.
  11. ^ Grose, Jessica (8 June 2014). "The Transgender Rights Movement Needs a Goofy, Basic Foundational Text". New Republic. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  12. ^ "10 Must-Read Books When You're Having Gender Questions". SheWired. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  13. ^ Kellaway, Mitch (5 November 2014). "The Year's 10 Best Transgender Non-Fiction Books". The Advocate. Retrieved 18 January 2016.