gender identity

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gender identity

Angel diary

2005
The angel princess, disguised as a school boy, finds trouble while on a field trip with the four guardians of Heaven, who may not be able to save her from the latest tangle.

Boys, literacies, and schooling

the dangerous territories of gender-based literacy reform
2002

Golden boy

a novel
2013
The Walker family seems to be the perfect family, but they are hiding a secret about their son Max Walker.

Kicked out

2010
A collection of writings in which homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth share their stories of surviving abuse, discrimination, and hopelessness while living on the streets.

Growing up in a lesbian family

effects on child development
1997
Presents the results of a study of twenty-five children raised in lesbian mother families and a comparison group raised by single heterosexual mothers, focusing on interviews with grown-up children who were born to heterosexual partnerships but whose mothers later entered lesbian relationships.

Everything you need to know about sexual identity

2000
Describes the issue of sexual identity, providing insight on what it means to be heterosexual, bixexual, or homosexual.

As nature made him

the boy who was raised as a girl
2001
Tells the story of David Reimer, a child born as a boy, but who, because of an accident during circumcision, was surgically altered to live as a girl; discusses his decision as a teenager to reclaim his life as a male; and considers the thinking of the medical community concerning sex reassignment.

Dude, you're a fag

masculinity and sexuality in high school
2007
Explores topics of sexuality and gender at a racially diverse high school, examining the institutionalization of heterosexuality, adolescent male homophobia, dominance, and the use of derogatory terms as disciplinary mechanisms for regulating other boys and intimidating both boys and girls.

Gender shock

exploding the myths of male and female
1997
Examines three major aspects of gender: behavior, appearance, and science and argues that the traditional roles assigned to males and females by society are not necessarily indicative of their sexuality.

The first man-made man

the story of two sexes, one love affair, and a twentieth-century medical revolution
2007
Recounts the true story of Michael Dillon, the first person in the world to undergo a sex change operation, transforming from female to male in a time when plastic surgery was not the norm.

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