Science, politics and clinical intervention: Harry Benjamin, transsexualism and the problem of heteronormativity

Sexualities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 306-328

  Ekins, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Harry Benjamin; Heteronormativity; Transgender; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444454550     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460705049578     Document Type: Article

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