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Transforming : the Bible and the lives of transgender Christians by Austen HartkeISBN: 9780664263102
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Provides access into an underrepresented and misunderstood community and will change the way readers think about transgender people, faith, and the future of Christianity. By introducing transgender issues and language and providing stories of both biblical characters and real-life narratives from transgender Christians living today, Hartke helps readers visualize a more inclusive Christianity, equipping them with the confidence and tools to change both the church and the world.
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Gender relations in Canada : intersectionalities and social change by Janet Siltanen, Andrea DoucetISBN: 9780199006939
Gender Relations in Canada, second edition, examines the many ways gendered structures and identities are embraced, resisted, and challenged in Canada today. Written by two leading Canadian scholars, the text takes an intersectional approach that encourages students to look past perceived gender binaries to consider the complexities, diversity, and interconnected forms of inequality that shape gendered experiences.
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice by Deana F. Morrow (Editor); Lori Messinger (Editor)Publication Date: 2006-02-01
This volume offers an invaluable resource for both social work educators and practitioners working with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) clients and their families. It is the first such work to specifically address issues affecting bisexual and transgender people as well as the larger concerns of the GLBT community. Contributors present specific, practical suggestions for effective knowledge-based and skills-based practice with GLBT clients.
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Lesbian and Gay Couples: lives, issues, and practices by Ski HunterPublication Date: 2012-01-01
Students and practitioners alike will find the depth of research in this text helpful in learning about alternative relationships, lifestyles, and how to support healthy same-sex relationships. Issues covered include relationship counseling, dating, parenting, recognizing intimate partner violence in same-sex couples, non-monogamy, marriage, and the importance of recognizing heterosexism (the system of bias and discrimination toward same-sex couples) in society and in oneself. The author believes that by acknowledging the existence of heterosexism, readers take the first step in diminishing its influence on the lives of their clients.
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Conservative Christian Beliefs and Sexual Orientation in Social Work by Adrienne B. Dessel; Rebecca Morris BolenPublication Date: 2014
This important new work addresses the tensions and divisions in social work between conservative Christian and lesbian, gay, and bisexual students, practitioners, faculty, and clients. Authors representing a diverse range of sexual orientation, religious, and professional identities explore the different facets of the debate regarding freedom of religious expression and full sexual orientation affirmation to provide a deeper understanding of the complexity of topics such as social identity, oppression, power and privilege, human rights and social justice, attitudes and prejudice, and ethics and the law.
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Evolution's Rainbow by Joan RoughgardenISBN: 9780520957978
Publication Date: 2013-09-14
Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality.
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Gender Diversity and Non-Binary Inclusion in the Workplace by Sarah Gibson; J. FernandezPublication Date: 2018-01-18
Helping to create inclusive work environments for non-binary people, this book builds knowledge of non-binary identities and provides practical solutions to many of the basic workplace problems this group face. Based on novel research of non-binary inclusion within businesses, it provides a basic overview of non-binary people, a business case for inclusion, a brief description of how non-binary people fit into current equality laws and likely future developments in the area. An ideal introduction for companies wishing to embrace all genders in the workplace.
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