Victorious transsexuals in the courtroom: A challenge for feminist legal theory

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-37

  Kirkland, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038176663     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377803     Document Type: Review

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