TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Tiffany
AU  - del Pozo de Bolger,Andrea
AU  - Dune,Tinashe
AU  - Lykins,Amy
AU  - Hawkes,Gail
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Female-to-Male (FtM) Transgender People’s Experiences in Australia: A National Study 
T2  - SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
SN  - 9783319138299
AV  - HM401-1281 
U1  - 305.3 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - social sciences
KW  - Public health
KW  - human rights
KW  - sociology
KW  - Sexual behavior
KW  - Sexual psychology
KW  - Sex (Psychology)
KW  - Gender expression
KW  - Gender identity
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Gender Studies
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Sexual Behavior
KW  - Human Rights
N1  - Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Design of the Study -- Chapter 3. Our Diverse FtM Transgender Participants -- Chapter 4. Gender Identity -- Chapter 5. Transitioning & Other Options -- Chapter 6. Health -- Chapter 7. Mental Health -- Chapter 8. Education -- Chapter 9. Employment -- Chapter 10. Discrimination, Social Acceptance and Support -- Chapter 11. Sexuality, Romance and Relationships -- Chapter 12. Parenting -- Chapter 13. Conclusion and Recommendations
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13829-9
ER  -