The Transgender Encyclopedia - by Brent L Pickett (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- The Transgender Encyclopedia encompasses genderqueer history, along with contemporary developments that highlight the diversity and struggles of gender-diverse people.
- About the Author: Brent L. Pickett (he, him) is a professor of political science, with an emphasis in political philosophy, and dean at the University of Wyoming.
- 278 Pages
- Social Science, LGBT Studies
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About the Book
The Transgender Encyclopedia encompasses genderqueer history, along with contemporary developments that highlight the diversity and struggles of gender-diverse people. The book is global in scope, with extensive coverage of gender non-conformity across the world, along with en...Book Synopsis
The Transgender Encyclopedia encompasses genderqueer history, along with contemporary developments that highlight the diversity and struggles of gender-diverse people. The book is global in scope, with extensive coverage of gender non-conformity across the world, along with entries on recent developments in international organizations and law.
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In this volume, Pickett broadly defines being transgender as seeing oneself differently from one's assigned sex or prescribed social gender. This encyclopedia includes 233 succinctly written, unsigned, alphabetically arranged entries that encompass terms (nonbinary, gender-fluid); related topics (adoption, pronouns, bathrooms, the Equality Act); mythology (Hermaphroditus and others); people (Charles de Beaumont, chevalier d'Éon, Thomas Aquinas); and history, countries, continents, organizations, and religious beliefs. Cross-references appear within individual entries. The book's comprehensive and engaging chronology section--spanning from third-century Rome up to the year 2023 when Germany created new rights for transgender people by passing a "self-determination" law--spotlights the history, depth, and scope of nongender conformity. This resource also covers Spain's conversion-therapy ban and addresses Japan's law that says all its citizens, regardless of their gender identity and sexual orientation are to be "respected" but doesn't ban discrimination. There are occasional color illustrations throughout the book and a cumulative bibliography (reference materials, archives, journals, local/regional publications, websites, history, philosophy, politics, regional/cultural studies, literature), rather than individual bibliographies. This is an excellent introductory resource that complements the 2024 Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies, 2nd Edition, edited by Abbie E. Goldberg.
About the Author
Brent L. Pickett (he, him) is a professor of political science, with an emphasis in political philosophy, and dean at the University of Wyoming. He is the author of the Historical Dictionary of Homosexuality, also published by Rowman & Littlefield. He has served as a visiting professor in China, Germany, and the Republic of Georgia.