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Histories of the Transgender Child
Book • 2018
Histories of the Transgender Child shatters the widespread myth that today’s transgender children are a brand new generation.
Jules Gill-Peterson reconstructs the medicalization and racialization of children’s bodies from the early 1900s to the 1970s, highlighting how transgender children preexisted the term transgender and its predecessors.
The book uses archival research from hospitals and clinics, including personal letters from children to doctors, to show how the concept of gender relies on the medicalization of children's presumed racial plasticity.
It foregrounds the racial history of medicine that excludes black and trans of color children, placing race at the center of transgender studies.
Jules Gill-Peterson reconstructs the medicalization and racialization of children’s bodies from the early 1900s to the 1970s, highlighting how transgender children preexisted the term transgender and its predecessors.
The book uses archival research from hospitals and clinics, including personal letters from children to doctors, to show how the concept of gender relies on the medicalization of children's presumed racial plasticity.
It foregrounds the racial history of medicine that excludes black and trans of color children, placing race at the center of transgender studies.
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Mentioned by Beatrice Adler-Bolton in the podcast outro as a book to pick up at your local bookstore or request at your local library. It's also referenced throughout the episode as Jules's book.
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US v. Skrmetti and the Long History of Youth Transition (Unlocked)
Mentioned by Adam C. Jones as discussing the concept of plasticity in the context of medical neglect and abuse of trans and intersex children.
Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation with Juliana Gleeson
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Ari Shapiro as the author of the book, highlighting her research on transgender children throughout history.
Ari Shapiro as the author of the book, highlighting her research on transgender children throughout history.
'It Hurts People': How Trans Youth Are Being Targeted By State Legislation
Mentioned by Laine Kaplan-Levenson as a source of information on trans youth in the US over the last century.
The Sunday Story: All The Only Ones
