Gender Blending: Transvestism (Cross-Dressing), Gender Heresy, Androgyny, Religion & the Cross- Dresser, Transgender Healthcare, Free E Contributor(s): Bullough, Bonnie (Editor), Bullough, Vern L. (Editor), Elias, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1573921246 ISBN-13: 9781573921244 Publisher: Prometheus Books
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: March 1997 Annotation: From cross-dressing to altering one's sex by undergoing hormone therapy and radical surgery, "gender blending" has reached new levels of popularity. Gender Blending is an up-to-date account of this compelling trend that is rapidly altering the frontiers of human sexuality. The changes occurring in this area of lifestyle research are vast and rapid. This book looks at biological, sociological, psychological, historical, anthropological, religious, and other aspects of gender blending to find common ground among researchers in all areas. By representing a unique collaboration of experts and those involved in gender blending, this groundbreaking work could spell the beginning of a sexual renaissance. Gender Blending includes essays on transvestism (cross-dressing), gender heresy, androgyny, religion and the cross-dresser, transgender healthcare, free expression, sex change surgery, loving transvestites, gender blending in literature, virtual gender, counseling and treatment, the law and transsexuals, and much more. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Lgbt Studies - General |
Dewey: 305.3 |
LCCN: 96051743 |
Series: New Concepts in Sexuality |
Physical Information: 1.37" H x 6.38" W x 9.33" L (1.93 lbs) 524 pages |
Features: Illustrated |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/16/1996 pg. 47 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From cross-dressing to altering one's sex by undergoing hormone therapy and radical surgery, gender blending has reached new levels of public awareness. Gender Blending is an up-to-date account of this compelling trend that is rapidly altering the frontiers of human sexuality. The changes occurring in this area of lifestyle research are vast and rapid. This book looks at biological, sociological, psychological, historical, anthropological, religious, and other aspects of gender blending to find common ground among researchers in all areas. By representing a unique collaboration of experts and those involved in gender blending, this groundbreaking work could spell the beginning of a sexual renaissance. |
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