ANTH 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gender Binary, Sex Verification In Sports, Testicle
25 May 2019
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Gender identity and expression - beyond the binary. Movie notes: being me: we will meet 3 australians and learn about their stories. All three individuals are either undergoing or have undergone a medical transition process - including hormone therapy and surgery - to align their sex (bodies) with their gender. Until recently, children in australia who required puberty/hormone blocking drugs, needed court approval to access the drugs. Jamie"s family fought this requirement in court: note: you do not need to know about "gillick competency"; a term that come sup in. Being trans is an individual path, where the only rule is that one does what one needs to, in order to be at peace with themselves. It is important to recognized that there is more than one characteristic involved. Required reading: hirjras: an "alternative" sex/gender in india (p. 323-329, do not need to know the info/terms on the "gender identity map"
