SOC 445 Chapter Notes - Chapter Burke - Resisting Pathology: GID and the Contested Terrain of Diagnosis in the Transgender Rights Movement : Transgender Rights Movement, Lgbt Rights By Country Or Territory, Gender Variance

• School: U of M
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 445
• Professor: Professor PJ McGann

Document Summary

Burke - resisting pathology: gid and the contested terrain of diagnosis in the transgender rights movement. Diagnosis can be resisted as a source of stigma and social control at the same time that it is embraced as a means of legitimating experience and gaining access to resources, including medical services. Transgender rights activists and advocates overwhelmingly reject the pathologization of gender variance. Function to allow or deny access to medical services. Can support or act as barriers to legal rights and protections.