Wondrous transformations a maverick physician, the science of hormones, and the birth of the transgender revolution / Alison Li.
| Author/creator | Li, Alison, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023] |
| Description | xiii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Contents | That Which Sets in Motion -- Beginnings -- Part of That Power, Not Understood -- A Glandular View of Life -- A Science of Sex -- A Black Cloud Lifting -- In the Border Fields -- Wanderer between Two Worlds -- Changing the Body to Match the Mind -- Defining Sex in the Atomic Age -- The Transsexual Phenomenon -- Winter of Our Discontent. |
| Abstract | "Harry Benjamin (1885-1986), a German-born endocrinologist, was an early pioneer in hormone therapy and transgender medicine. During his long career, he assisted many people in transitioning, including Christine Jorgensen, the 1950's 'Ex-GI' turned 'Blond Bombshell' media sensation. The two became close collaborators, with Jorgensen working with Benjamin on his influential book The Transsexual Phenomenon, published in 1966. Alison Li's much-needed biography of Benjamin chronicles his passion for hormones and his lifelong interest in sexology. Drawn from extensive research in archival documents, secondary sources, and interviews, Li tells the story of Benjamin's collaborative work with over a thousand transgender patients and his efforts in education, research, and networking, helped to create the institutional foundations of transgender medicine"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-247) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023008556 |
| ISBN | 9781469674858 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |