Genny Beemyn 
Trans People in Higher Education [EPUB ebook] 

Honorable Mention, 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the LGBTQ category



While more trans students, faculty, and staff have come out on US college campuses today than ever before, many still report enduring harassment and discrimination. Others avoid disclosing their gender identity because they do not feel safe or comfortable at their schools. This groundbreaking book is the first to address their experiences in a single volume. Genny Beemyn brings together personal narratives and original research to give readers both individual and large-scale perspectives, which provide unprecedented insight into the experiences of trans people in higher education. These contributions reveal that despite an improving environment, trans people continue to face widespread interpersonal and institutional opposition on campuses across the country.



Some of the first published research focusing on nonbinary trans undergraduates and trans graduate students is included here, in addition to the most comprehensive research to date of trans students at women’s colleges and of trans academics.
Trans People in Higher Education also examines the sexual health of trans students, the treatment of trans people by individuals with institutional authority, and the strategies and lessons learned from one college that successfully became more trans inclusive.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction


Genny Beemyn




The Voices of Trans Students, Staff, and Faculty



1. An Unescorted Male: Transcending Gender at a Southern Women’s College


Lisa N. Johnston and
Caden J. Campbell



2. Transitional Matriculation: Losing (and Finding) Yourself in Higher Education


Annabelle Talia Bruno



3. Read between the Lines: Teaching and Learning while Nonbinary Trans


Alandis Johnson



4. “I Am Because We Are”: Holding a Mirror as a Trans Educator


S. Simmons



5. “Do You Get to Choose How Big Your Penis Will Be?”: Transitioning as Faculty


C. Ray Borck



6. Typing My Way Out of the Cisheteronormative Closet at a Community College


Kei Graves



7. On Being (In)Visible in the Academy: A Trans Scholar’s Narrative


Jackson Wright Shultz




Research on Trans People and Trans Inclusion on College Campuses



8. How I See Me, How You See Me: Students Navigating Gender Outside the Binary


Kasey Ashton



9. Trans College Students’ Experiences: Institutional Discrimination and Empowered Responses


Tre Wentling



10. Higher Educational Experiences of Trans Binary and Nonbinary Graduate Students


Abbie E. Goldberg



11. Get over the Binary: The Experiences of Nonbinary Trans College Students


Genny Beemyn



12. (In)Visibility and Protest: Trans Men, Trans Women, and Nonbinary Students at New England Women’s Colleges


Shannon Weber



13. An Examination of Trans College Students’ Sexual Health


James M. De Vita and
Katrin A. Wesner



14. Microfoundations of Trans Academics’ Experiences: A Sense of Paranoia and Hypersensitivity


Erich N. Pitcher



15. From “My Absolute Worst Nightmare” to “I Couldn’t Ask for Anything More”: Trans Individuals’ Interactions with College Administrators, Professors, and Others with Institutional Power


Kristie L. Seelman



16. Rising like a Phoenix: One Institution’s Journey through Trans and LGBTQIA Inclusion


Matthew Antonio Bosch and
Dana Pursley



A Guide to Trans Terminology

Contributors

Index

Sobre o autor

Genny Beemyn is Director of the Stonewall Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. They have published more than a half dozen books, including
A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C.;
The Lives of Transgender People (with Susan Rankin); and
Queer Studies: A Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Anthology (coedited with Mickey Eliason).