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Some "boys" will only wear dresses; some "girls" refuse to wear
dresses at all. In both cases, as Ann Travers shows in this
fascinating account of transgender kids, these are often more than
just wardrobe choices. From very early ages these children find
themselves to be different from the sex category that was assigned
to them at birth. How they make their voices heard-to their parents
and friends, in schools, in public spaces, and through the
courts-is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book.
Based on over five years of research in Canad and the U.S., and
interviews with trans kids and their parents, The Trans Generation
offers a rare look into what it is like to grow up as a transgender
child. Illuminating the day-to-day realities of trans kids who
regularly experience crisis as a result of the many ways
traditional sex categories regulate their lives, Travers offers an
essential and important new understanding of childhood.
Series Information: Garland Studies in American Popular History and Culture
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
While efforts to include gay and lesbian athletes in competitive
sport have received significant attention, it is only recently that
we have begun examining the experiences of transgender athletes in
competitive sport. This book represents the first comprehensive
study of the challenges that transgender athletes face in
competitive sport; and the challenges they pose for this
sex-segregated institution. Beginning with a discussion of the
historical role that sport has played in preserving sex as a
binary, the book examines how gender has been policed by
policymakers within competitive athletics. It also considers how
transgender athletes are treated by a system predicated on
separating males from females, consequently forcing transgender
athletes to negotiate the system in coercive ways. The book not
only exposes our culture's binary thinking in terms of both sex and
gender, but also offers a series of thought-provoking and sometimes
contradictory recommendations for how to make sport more
hospitable, inclusive and equitable. Transgender Athletes in
Competitive Sport is important reading for all students and
scholars of the sociology of sport with an interest in the
relationship between sport and gender, politics, identity and
ethics.
While efforts to include gay and lesbian athletes in competitive
sport have received significant attention, it is only recently that
we have begun examining the experiences of transgender athletes in
competitive sport. This book represents the first comprehensive
study of the challenges that transgender athletes face in
competitive sport; and the challenges they pose for this
sex-segregated institution. Beginning with a discussion of the
historical role that sport has played in preserving sex as a
binary, the book examines how gender has been policed by
policymakers within competitive athletics. It also considers how
transgender athletes are treated by a system predicated on
separating males from females, consequently forcing transgender
athletes to negotiate the system in coercive ways. The book not
only exposes our culture's binary thinking in terms of both sex and
gender, but also offers a series of thought-provoking and sometimes
contradictory recommendations for how to make sport more
hospitable, inclusive and equitable. Transgender Athletes in
Competitive Sport is important reading for all students and
scholars of the sociology of sport with an interest in the
relationship between sport and gender, politics, identity and
ethics.
Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and
Sociology, presented by the Association of American Publishers A
groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their
families Some “boys” will only wear dresses; some “girls”
refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Ann Travers shows in this
fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are
often more than just wardrobe choices. Travers shows that from very
early ages, some at two and three years old, these kids find
themselves to be different from the sex category that was assigned
to them at birth. How they make their voices heard—to their
parents and friends, in schools, in public spaces, and through the
courts—is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book.
Based on interviews with transgender kids, ranging in age from 4 to
20, and their parents, and over five years of research in the US
and Canada, The Trans Generation offers a rare look into what it is
like to grow up as a trans child. From daycare to birthday parties
and from the playground to the school bathroom, Travers takes the
reader inside the day-to-day realities of trans kids who regularly
experience crisis as a result of the restrictive ways in which sex
categories regulate their lives and put pressure on them to deny
their internal sense of who they are in gendered terms. As a
transgender activist and as an advocate for trans kids, Travers is
able to document from first-hand experience the difficulties of
growing up trans and the challenges that parents can face. The book
shows the incredible time, energy, and love that these parents give
to their children, even in the face of, at times, unsupportive
communities, schools, courts, health systems, and government laws.
Keeping in mind that all trans kids are among the most vulnerable
to bullying, violent attacks, self-harm, and suicide, and that
those who struggle with poverty, racism, lack of parental support,
learning differences, etc, are extremely at risk, Travers offers
ways to support all trans kids through policy recommendations and
activist interventions. Ultimately, the book is meant to open up
options for kids’ own gender self-determination, to question the
need for the sex binary, and to highlight ways that cultural and
material resources can be redistributed more equitably. The Trans
Generation offers an essential and important new understanding of
childhood.
Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and
Sociology, presented by the Association of American Publishers A
groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their
families Some “boys” will only wear dresses; some “girls”
refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Ann Travers shows in this
fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are
often more than just wardrobe choices. Travers shows that from very
early ages, some at two and three years old, these kids find
themselves to be different from the sex category that was assigned
to them at birth. How they make their voices heard—to their
parents and friends, in schools, in public spaces, and through the
courts—is the focus of this remarkable and groundbreaking book.
Based on interviews with transgender kids, ranging in age from 4 to
20, and their parents, and over five years of research in the US
and Canada, The Trans Generation offers a rare look into what it is
like to grow up as a trans child. From daycare to birthday parties
and from the playground to the school bathroom, Travers takes the
reader inside the day-to-day realities of trans kids who regularly
experience crisis as a result of the restrictive ways in which sex
categories regulate their lives and put pressure on them to deny
their internal sense of who they are in gendered terms. As a
transgender activist and as an advocate for trans kids, Travers is
able to document from first-hand experience the difficulties of
growing up trans and the challenges that parents can face. The book
shows the incredible time, energy, and love that these parents give
to their children, even in the face of, at times, unsupportive
communities, schools, courts, health systems, and government laws.
Keeping in mind that all trans kids are among the most vulnerable
to bullying, violent attacks, self-harm, and suicide, and that
those who struggle with poverty, racism, lack of parental support,
learning differences, etc, are extremely at risk, Travers offers
ways to support all trans kids through policy recommendations and
activist interventions. Ultimately, the book is meant to open up
options for kids’ own gender self-determination, to question the
need for the sex binary, and to highlight ways that cultural and
material resources can be redistributed more equitably. The Trans
Generation offers an essential and important new understanding of
childhood.
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