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Cited by 55LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyGender and Feminist StudiesGender, Sexuality, and Education

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Sex Is as Sex Does: Governing Transgender Identity

Currah, Paisley·2022·New York University Press eBooks
DOI 10.18574/nyu/9781479812011.001.0001
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Winner, Sexuality and Politics Book Award - American Political Science Association Finalist, PROSE Award - Government and Politics What the evolving fight for transgender rights reveals about government power, regulations, and the law Every government agency in the United States, from Homeland Security to Departments of Motor Vehicles, has the authority to make its own rules for sex classification. Many transgender people find themselves in the bizarre situation of having different sex classifications on different documents. Whether you can change your legal sex to “F” or “M” (or more recently “X”) depends on what state you live in, what jurisdiction you were born in, and what government agency you’re dealing with. In Sex Is as Sex Does , noted transgender advocate and scholar Paisley Currah explores this deeply flawed system, showing why it fails transgender and non-binary people. Providing examples from different states, government agencies, and court cases, Currah explains how transgender people struggle to navigate this confusing and contradictory web of legal rules, definitions, and classifications. Unlike most gender scholars, who are concerned with what the concepts of sex and gender really mean, Currah is more interested in what the category of “sex” does for governments. What does “sex” do on our driver’s licenses, in how we play sports, in how we access health care, or in the bathroom we use? Why do prisons have very different rules than social service agencies? Why…

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Authors
Currah, P.
Corresponding author
Currah, Paisley
Venue
New York University Press eBooks
Publisher
New York University Press
Published
2022-05-09
DOI
10.18574/nyu/9781479812011.001.0001
OpenAlex
W4283582661
Cited by
51
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Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 12
FWCI
16.70
Type
book
Language
en
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closed
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New York University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
Keywords
transgender rights, sex classification, sex designation, non-binary people, identity documents, government regulation, transgender people in prison, transgender health care access, gender identity law, transphobia, sex and gender

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