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- Title
Turning off the Gender Autopilot: Meeting the Human Service Needs of Transgender Men.
- Authors
Forshee, Andrew S.
- Abstract
Female-born male-identified men, also known as transgender men, are often under represented in the human service literature on transgender issues. Due to the misunderstanding of this population on the part of practitioners, transgender men often fail to access basic human services. Using open-ended interviewing as a means to give voice to this disparity, the author asked seven transgender men to share their perspectives on how human service agencies and practitioners can best meet their" needs. Two over-arching themes, Human Service Experiences, and Pressing Needs and Recommendations; and three sub-themes, Assumptions of professionals, Education of providers, and Standards of respect emerged from the interviews. Strategies for human service agencies are offered, including recommendations and resources for further exploration of transgender issues. People often take the identify-forming concepts of sex and gender for granted. Generally, these elements are reduced to the biological functions and sexual anatomies reserved for individuals who identify as "male" or "female." Masculinity and femininity are traits most characteristic of these sex roles, and social compliance of these behaviors is strictly enforced through one's social and political environment. Yet, for some people, the expression of gender as a birthright is not as clearly defined. This article addresses the under representation of female-born male-identified men, also known as transgender men, in the human service education literature. Due to misunderstanding and lack of information on the part of practitioners, transgender men often face tremendous discrimination, particularly when accessing human service programs.
- Subjects
SOCIAL work with transgender people; MEN; HUMAN services; MASCULINITY; FEMININITY; SEX discrimination
- Publication
Human Service Education, 2007, Vol 27, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0890-5428
- Publication type
Article