Nothing to fix : medicalisation of sexual orientation and gender identity /: medicalisation of sexual orientation and gender identity. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Arvind Narrain and Vinay Chandran.
• Editors: Narrain, Arvind; Chandran, Vinay
• Contents: It's not my job to tell you it's okay to be gay : medicalisation of homosexuality : a qeer critique / Arvind Narrain and Vinay Chandran -- Medical students : attitudes, knowledge, and perception of homosexuality in India / Bharath Reddy -- Medical response to male same-sex sexuality in western India : an exploration of conversion treatments for homosexuality / Ketki Ranade -- Mental health professionals : perspectives on lesbian women / Bina Fernandez -- Sex change operation and feminising procedures for transgender women in India : current scenario and way forward / Venkatesan Chakrapani -- Pendulous penises and couture clitorises : what medical men do to intersex infants / Mayur Suresh -- A comparative study of homosexual and heterosexual men with respect to quality of life, substance use, and suicidality / Bharath Reddy -- Validity of "ego-dystonicity" in homosexuality : an Indian perspective / Ami Sebastian Maroky, Shekhar Seshadri, Suresh Bada Math, C.R. Chandrashekar, Aswin Ratheesh, Biju Viswanath -- Why should therapists be sensitive to sexual and gender nonconformity? / Radhika Chandiramani -- A psychologist's journey to understanding sexual orientation / Lata Hemchand -- Transgender and transsexual issues : clinical dilemmas and best-practice guidelines in mental health care / Vidya Sathyanarayanan and Poornima Bhola -- Contexts of distress for LGBT people : a counsellor's guide / Vinay Chandran -- Coming out to parents and friends : need and perspectives from parents of LGBT / Vinay Chandran -- Religion and sexual orientation : reconciling faith with same-sex love / Vinay Chandran and Arvind Narrain -- Section 377 and the medical establishment : changing the terms of the debate / Arvind Narrain -- Human rights violations against the transgender community : a study of Kothi and Hijra sex workers in Bangalore, India / PUCL-K -- Pushing the bundaries of transgender and intersex persons' rights : further resources.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (340 pages)
• Subjects: 155.3/3; Sexual Behavior -- psychology; Attitude of Health Personnel; Gender Identity; Prejudice
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789351509165; 9351509168
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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