Female-to-Male (FtM) Transgender People¿s Experiences in Australia

Name: Female-to-Male (FtM) Transgender People¿s Experiences in Australia
Author: Tiffany Jones, Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Gail Hawkes, Amy Lykins, Tinashe Dune

A National Study

von Tiffany Jones, Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Gail Hawkes, Amy Lykins, Tinashe Dune

Erschienen 21.01.2015 - Kartoniert, 176 Seiten, 235mm x 155mm x 10mm, Sprache(n): eng

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Represents the first study to give transgender people themselves an actual voiceEncourages the general affirming spirit of recent changes in legislation and policySupports the social justice interests and determination of the study's research participantsIncludes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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.

Dr Tiffany Jones is a Senior Tenured Researcher at the School of Education, University of New England and an Adjunct Senior Researcher at ARCSHS, La Trobe University Australia. She publishes on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (GLBTIQ) issues in education, education policy, transgender issues and wellbeing. She has liaised with UNESCO, and various international and local/ state government and non-government organisations, on policy development around GLBTIQ issues. Her work has won university medals and international methodology awards. She is the author of Understanding Education Policy (Springer), Policy and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex students (Springer) and several other books related to GLBTIQ themes. Dr Jones sits on the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal LGBT Health, and is an active peer-reviewer for various education, health and sociology journals.