Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity . . . Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms associated with their birth sex This includes androgynous, bigendered and gender queer people, who tend to see traditional concepts of gender as restrictive
Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Transgender and Gender . . . The American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Task Force on Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Non-conforming People developed these guidelines lore m dickey, Louisiana Tech University, and Anneliese A Singh, The University of Georgia, served as chairs of the Task Force The members of the Task Force included Walter O Bockting, Columbia University
The Psychology of Transgender Transgender expert Walter Bockting, PhD, answers questions related to the meaning of the term transgender, psychological challenges that transgender people may face, and how parents and others can fight discrimination against transgender people
Inclusive Language Guide - American Psychological Association (APA) This guide aims to raise awareness, guide learning, and support the use of culturally sensitive terms and phrases that center the voices and perspectives of those who are often marginalized or stereotyped
Transgender Identity Issues in Psychology APA resolution supporting full equality for transgender and gender-variant people, the cultural context surrounding transgender issues, the national transgender discrimination survey, the world professional association for transgender health issues identity recognition statement, the new policy on gender change in passports announced by the U S Department of State and more