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Being transgender in America, by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD ; with Kristin Marciniak

Label
Being transgender in America, by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD ; with Kristin Marciniak
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
1160, Lexile
resource.interestGradeLevel
6.0-12.0
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Being transgender in America
Nature of contents
bibliography
resource.readingGradeLevel
8.0
Responsibility statement
by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD ; with Kristin Marciniak
Series statement
Being LGBTQ in America
Summary
"Examines how people who are transgender--who have a gender identity that doesn't match their sex assigned at birth--have experiences that are unique compared to those of the rest of the population"--Publisher's website
Table Of Contents
Introducing Jazz -- What does it mean to be transgender? -- Expressing gender identity -- Legal challenges -- Economic challenges -- Health and safety challenges -- Trans people in the media -- The future of transgender equality -- Essential facts -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Index -- About the authors
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Content