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Richard Green (6 June 1936 – 6 April 2019) was an American-British sexologist, psychiatrist, lawyer, and author known for his research on homosexuality and transsexualism, specifically gender identity disorder in children.
Cal Stephanides (his masculine identity), also known as Calliope (feminine), recounts how 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, a recessive condition, caused him to be born with female characteristics. The book continues with accounts of his family's history and the conception of Cal, his childhood and teenage years being raised as a girl, and the ...
Children with persistent gender dysphoria are characterized by more extreme gender dysphoria in childhood than children with desisting gender dysphoria. [1] Some (but not all) gender variant youth will want or need to transition, which may involve social transition (changing dress, name, pronoun), and, for older youth and adolescents, medical transition (hormone therapy or surgery).
Story books are a way for children to learn about the world, a way to learn about gender identity and gender stereotypes. [45] Books are seen as a way for children to understand the roles of men and women in society and reinforce children's idea of appropriate behavior's for men and women. [45]
Gender nonconforming children face gender policing from both adults and peers, including bullying and violence based on their gender nonconformity. Gender policing at a young age can increase the risk of alcohol use, anxiety, and depression in adulthood. [5] [6] [7]
The organization has also created two single-topic books. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause was published in 2006, [ 13 ] and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth in 2008. [ 14 ] The Boston Women's Health Book Collective earlier produced Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book For Teens on Sex and Relationships [ 15 ] and The New Ourselves ...
Peers: At a young age, children can already utilize their knowledge of different social categories to form stereotypes about what they understand about men and women. Interaction with peer groups will often shape people's behavior to fit normative expectations. Children often group together with other children of the same-gender.
Leonard Sax is an American psychologist and family physician. He is the author of three books for parents: Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge, and Why Gender Matters.According to his website, he is currently employed as a physician at a healthcare facility in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he also resides.