Joanne Borden

Transgender Complete: A Virtual Handbook

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Transgender Complete is the an up-to-date and complete study and discussion of transgenderism. It covers every issue from immigration to sports and children to seniors. Transgender Complete is an important resource for: TRANSGENDER MEN AND WOMEN who are seeking more information about themselves; THOSE WHO KNOW A TRANSGENDER PERSON and wish to understand them; and STUIDENTS AND PROFESSIIONALS in the fields of psychotherapy, sociology, and medicine who want to know more about the thoughts and lives of transgender people. This book includes every aspect of transgenderism from children to seniors and from immigration to sports; original research; and over 180 comments from transgender women and men that express their feelings and experiences regarding the various issues. It also includes: the transgender relationship to employers, gay/lesbian, bisexual, and asexual people; TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND MEN can better understand themselves; learn their gender origins; how to maintain better relations with their loved ones, friends, and employers; the methods to avoid the perils of coming out; and much more. THOSE WHO LOVE or KNOW A TRANSGENDER PERSON will learn the cause of transgenderism, why it is kept a secret, their biological need to express their inner gender, and suggestions to help maintain loving relationships. EMPLOYERS will learn why transgender employees are ideal employees and how simple and effortless it is to integrate (or re-integrate) them into any organization. STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATION, PSYCHOTHERAPY, MEDICINE, AND OTHER FIELDS will gain a keen insight into the thoughts, lives, difficulties, and needs of transgender men and women. Joanne Borden, author and Winner of the Best Story Teller award in 2012 at NYC's Fresh Fruit Festival. She also won the Woman of Distinction Award from the New York State Assembly in 2017. Joanne based this book on 4 years of full-time research. The writing style, scattering of humor, and comments from transgender men and women's make this book an easy read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mindfast Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780991466276
• ISBN-10: 0991466276
• Artikelnr.: 57992117

Autorenporträt

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of JOANNE BORDEN Joanne Borden is a transgender woman who lives in Nassau County, New York. She is a widow, has 2 children, and has 4 grandchildren who call her "Papa Joanne." Before retiring, Joanne was a licensed Industrial Engineer and was president of two engineering societies. She holds an MBA degree from NYU, and is a World War II veteran. In retirement, Joanne has authored two other books: The Transgender Monologues: Gender, Sexuality, and LGBT Life (short stories and essays); and Identical Treatment in the Machine of the Law: The Quest For Transgender Equal Rights (information for advocates). She has performed in the Vagina Monologues and Fresh Fruit Festival Variety Shows (NYC), where she won the Best Story Teller of 2012 Award. She performs her own monologues and gives speeches on transgender and LGBTQ+ issues at the county, state, and national levels. Joanne received the Woman of Distinction Award in 2017 from the New York State Assembly, is a past Vice President of her League of Women Voters, and is an advocate for an end to sexism by promoting women's equality. She often speaks as an advocate for the human rights of gender variant people at the county, state, and national levels.