You'Re In The Wrong Bathroom!: And 20 Other Myths And Misconceptions About Transgender And Gender-Nonconforming People (Myths Made In America)

This ôinsightful and instructive primerö debunks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender issuesùôbuy this book and share it with [your] whole familyö (Bust) From Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner to Thomas Beatie (ôthe pregnant manö) and transgender youth, coverage of trans lives has been explodingùyet so much misinformation persists. Bringing together the medical, social, psychological, and political aspects of being trans in the United States today, ôYouÆre in the Wrong Bathroom!ö unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Authors Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, a psychiatrist, and Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, a psychotherapist, address a range of fallacies: ò Trans People Are ôTrapped in the Wrong Bodyö ò YouÆre Not Really Trans If You HavenÆt Had ôthe Surgeryö ò Trans People Are a Danger to Others, Especially Children ò Trans People Are Mentally Ill and Therapy Can Change Them ò Trans People and Feminists DonÆt Get Along

• | Author: Laura Erickson-Schroth, Laura A. Jacobs
• | Publisher: Beacon Press
• | Publication Date: May 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 200 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 0807033898
• | ISBN-13: 9780807033890