Imagining parenthood: the possibilities and experiences of parenthood among transgender people

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1119-1131

  von Doussa, Henry ^a   Power, Jennifer ^a   Riggs, Damien ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; fertility preservation; parenting; transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDER;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84941191277     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1042919     Document Type: Article

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