Trans Bodies, Trans Selves

Laura Erickson-Schroth, MD, MA, is a psychiatrist at Columbia University Medical Center and Hetrick-Martin Institute for LGBTQ+ Youth. She is the editor of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, an award-winning resource guide written by and for transgender people, as well as co-author of two other books, Gender: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford, 2021) and "You're in the Wrong Bathroom," and 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (Beacon Press, 2017). Laura has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air and On Point and is a former board member of the New York County Psychiatric Society, the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists, and GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality.

Acknowledgments Introduction, Editing Team About This Book Foreword, Kai Cheng Thom Section 1: Who We Are Chapter 1: Our Selves, Mira C. Jourdan and Harper B. Keenan Chapter 2: Race, Ethnicity, & Culture, Romeo Romero and Sy Simms Chapter 3: Immigration, Maria Carmen Hinayon Chapter 4: Disabilities, Sarah Cavar and Alexandre Baril Chapter 5: Religion & Spirituality, Kelsey Pacha Chapter 6: Sex & Gender Development, E. Kale Edmiston, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Miqqi Alicia Gilbert, T. Evan Smith, and Anastacia Tomson Section 2: Living as Ourselves Chapter 7: Coming Out, Reid Vanderburgh Chapter 8: Social Transition, Florence Ashley and Avy A. Skolnik Chapter 9: Work & Employment, Lily Zheng and Jillian Weiss Chapter 10: Legal Issues, Sasha Buchert and Ezra Young Section 3: Health and Wellness Chapter 11: General, Sexual, and Reproductive Health, Nick Gorton, and Hilary Maia Grubb Chapter 12: Medical Transition, A.C. Demidont, Paul Irons, and Jamie E. Mehringer Chapter 13: Surgical Transition, Gaines Blasdel and Nathan Levitt Chapter 14: Mental Health & Emotional Wellness, Sand Chang and Nathaniel G. Sharon Section 4: Relationships and Families Chapter 15: Intimate Relationships, Andie Leslie, Micah Rea, Sarah E. Belawski and Carey Jean Sojka Chapter 16: Sexuality, Tobi Hill-Meyer, Mx Nillin Lore, Jiz Lee, and Dean Scarborough Chapter 17: Parenting, Junior Brainard and Morgan Weinert Section 5: Life Stages Chapter 18: Children, Aidan Key and Micah Vacatio Chapter 19: Youth, G. Nic Rider and Colt St. Amand Chapter 20: Aging, Leigh Anne Gregory and Pony Knowles Section 6: Claiming Our Power Chapter 21: U.S. History, Andres C. Lopez and Qwo-Li Driskill Chapter 22: Arts & Culture, Erica Chu, Arbor Archuletta, and Joseph Liatela Chapter 23: Activism, Politics, & Organizing, Benji Hart and Kung Feng Afterword, Jennifer Finney Boylan Contributors Glossary, edited by Kevin Johnson Index Suggestions