Trans medicine : the emergence and practice of treating gender /

"Stef shuster traces the development of trans medicine since the 1950s to modern medicine to show how providers create and use scientific and medical evidence to "treat" a gender identity. But, why do medical providers have authority over gender? And, what might the consequences of ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shuster, Stef M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Transgender people > Medical care > United States. Gender-nonconforming people > Medical care > United States. Health services accessibility > United States. Right to health > United States. Medical ethics > United States. MEDICAL / Public Health. Health services accessibility. Medical ethics. Right to health. United States.

Table of Contents:

Creating worthy patients, 1950-1970
Legitimacy wars between physical and mental healthcare providers
Making it up : evidence in contemporary trans medicine
Medical uncertainty : working with trans patients
Uncertain expertise in trans medicine
Conclusion: Rethinking the treatment of gender.