Unseen Genders

Beyond the Binaries

• Author(s): Felicity Haynes, Tarquam McKenna,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 239
• ISBN_10: 0820450243
  ISBN_13: 9780820450247
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Special Education / Physical Disabilities , Education / Special Education / Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities , Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General , Philosophy / General , Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Social Science / Gender Studies , Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / General , Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies ,

Description:... Transsexuals, homosexuals, lesbians, cross dressers, and transgender and intersex persons share an invisibility in their performativities in, through, and across male or female stereotypes. This book explores the pathologizing effects of binary assumptions of sex and gender, of male and female. The first section of this book presents narratives from homosexuals, lesbians, cross dressers, transsexuals, and transgender and intersex persons from a range of cultures. The second addresses ways of recognizing these marginalized groups while the third suggests reconstructing gender theory beyond the binaries to allow celebration of multidimensional and contextual gender identities.