Transsexualism in Germany: Empirical data on epidemiology and application of the German transsexuals' act during its first ten years

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-425

  Weitze, Cordula ^a   Osburg, Susanne ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

gender identity disorder; legal sex; sex reassignment; transsexual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENDER IDENTITY; GERMANY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0029778979     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02437583     Document Type: Article

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