Commentary: Gender variance, dissonance, or identity disorder?

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 125-134

  Bockting, Walter O ^a,b   Ehrbar, Randall D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender dysphoria; Gender Identity Disorder; Transsexual; Trarisgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746594556     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v17n03_08     Document Type: Review

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