The Main Page | Chat | Forums | Linking to this site Reference Library | Significant Others | Susan's Page | Wiki

---

From Susan's Place Transgender Wiki

All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender (a book by Taylor J. Holder) explores sex and gender identities, and argues that an understanding of both sex and gender as a spectrum, rather than binary categories, would help people to live healthier lives. Mislabeling a person’s sex status at birth can cause unreasonable expectations and pain for individuals and family members. Interviews with both “invisible” and “visible” transsexual and biologically ambiguous individuals and their families are analyzed to help readers better understand the intersections of sex and gender identities.

The book sheds light on the dilemmas, tensions, and contradictions arising from the social construction of sex and gender. While exposing the weakness of historical research that has established social beliefs and psychological treatment trends, the author offers up new possibilities for thinking about these identities. This work addresses conflicts within the Transsexual, Transgender and Intersexed communities, and speaks to the professional fields of various sciences as well as mainstream society. Envisioning societies potential, All Points in Between paints a hopeful picture for the individual, family and the professionals who work with people facing sex and gender assignment challenges.

[edit] Links

• Holder, Taylor J. (2006). All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender. ISBN 0595399274. 
• Link to this book at Amazon.com

[edit] Discuss

• Readers may use this email link to report errors and/or omissions they have discovered, or to add additional material or comments regarding this article "All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender"
• Wiki Staff should discuss this article in the Wiki Staff Forum
• Susan's Place Transgender Resources Forums
• Susan's Place Transgender Chat

---