Female-to-Male (FtM) Transgender People's Experiences in Australia : A National Study / by Tiffany Jones, Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Tinashe Dune, Amy Lykins, Gail Hawkes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: SpringerBriefs in Sociology ; 0Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Edition: 1st ed. 2015Description: 1 online resource (XIX, 154 pages 28 illustrations)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319138299
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Female-to-male (FTM) transgender people's experiences in Australia.; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 305.3 23
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Design of the Study -- Chapter 3. Our Diverse FtM Transgender Participants -- Chapter 4. Gender Identity -- Chapter 5. Transitioning and Other Options -- Chapter 6. Health -- Chapter 7. Mental Health -- Chapter 8. Education -- Chapter 9. Employment -- Chapter 10. Discrimination, Social Acceptance and Support -- Chapter 11. Sexuality, Romance and Relationships -- Chapter 12. Parenting -- Chapter 13. Conclusion and Recommendations.
Summary: This Briefs is the first national study on female-to-male (FtM) transgender people's experiences in Australia. It describes an extensive study that fills the current gap in Australian research on the specific experiences and beliefs about transition for contemporary Australian FtM transgender people. Following an overview of current literature on the various aspects of and approaches to transgender issues, this briefs describes in detail the design, participants and findings of the study. The Briefs offers useful statistics and stories related to participants' identities, education, health, sexual and social lives. It ends with recommendations to all those working in the various offices and institutions that FtM transgender people encounter in their everyday life, and represents and invaluable resource for researchers, service providers and gender diverse communities alike.
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Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Design of the Study -- Chapter 3. Our Diverse FtM Transgender Participants -- Chapter 4. Gender Identity -- Chapter 5. Transitioning and Other Options -- Chapter 6. Health -- Chapter 7. Mental Health -- Chapter 8. Education -- Chapter 9. Employment -- Chapter 10. Discrimination, Social Acceptance and Support -- Chapter 11. Sexuality, Romance and Relationships -- Chapter 12. Parenting -- Chapter 13. Conclusion and Recommendations.

This Briefs is the first national study on female-to-male (FtM) transgender people's experiences in Australia. It describes an extensive study that fills the current gap in Australian research on the specific experiences and beliefs about transition for contemporary Australian FtM transgender people. Following an overview of current literature on the various aspects of and approaches to transgender issues, this briefs describes in detail the design, participants and findings of the study. The Briefs offers useful statistics and stories related to participants' identities, education, health, sexual and social lives. It ends with recommendations to all those working in the various offices and institutions that FtM transgender people encounter in their everyday life, and represents and invaluable resource for researchers, service providers and gender diverse communities alike.

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