This book contributes to contemporary gender and sexuality studies. At a time when transgender practices are the subject of increasing social and cultural visibility, it marks the first UK study of transgender identity formation. The book is also the first examination – anywhere in the world – of transgender practices of intimacy and care. The author addresses changing government legislation concerning the citizenship rights of transgender people. She examines the impact of legislative shifts upon transgender people's identities, intimate relationships, and practices of care, and considers the implications for future social policy. The book encompasses key approaches from the fields of psychoanalysis, anthropology, lesbian and gay studies, sociology, and gender theory. Drawing on extensive interviews with transgender people, it offers engaging, moving, and, at times, humorous accounts of the experiences of gender transition. The book provides an insight into the diversity of living gender in today's world.
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