• Terminology/ Basic Information:
-an overview of terminology and prior knowledge about the trans community that may be called upon in later articles.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2018/12/cis-trans-nonbinary-a-guide-to-gender-terminology.html
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/transgender-facts/art-20266812?pg=1
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https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/how-science-helps-us-understand-gender-identity/?user.testname=none
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• Gender & Sex Distinction:
-there is a difference between gender & sex- in a scientific and societal context, this distinction is significant.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php
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https://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/Chap1.pdf
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https://www.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00376.2005
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• Sex, Gender, & Genetics:
-the genetics behind sex determination are not black and white, deviations are not simply anomalies that can be dismissed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824932/
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http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2015/02/24/sex-biology-redefined-genes-dont-indicate-binary-sexes/
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https://www.nature.com/articles/nrendo.2014.130
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http://www.who.int/genomics/gender/en/index1.html
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http://www.isna.org/faq/y_chromosome
& For fun: https://www.reddit.com/r/dontyouknowwhoiam/comments/8tsh7r/in_response_to_an_antitrans_video/
(https://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person16075)
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• Gender as a Spectrum & Gender Neutrality:
-gender is not binary- enforcing a binary onto children is rather harmful to their mental & emotional development.
http://people.socsci.tau.ac.il/mu/daphnajoel/files/2018/07/AmPsych-Gender-Binary-2018.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3m1MudZfDj1cmpyhOZS9WjjRNqHF8-71flgx_1Mu8fia4TA3HyCi31y4U
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https://www.genderspectrum.org/quick-links/understanding-gender/
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http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2016/gender-lines-science-transgender-identity
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589638/
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they
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https://www.dictionary.com/e/they-is-a-singular-pronoun/?fbclid=IwAR1fdEmncWPnqA53wAMrkLlh6DKgNpt9IHf2OdY1rMzZlcapBp8WJoC_Sys
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774006/
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https://www.uu.se/en/research/news/article/?id=8848&typ=artikel
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https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(17)30355-5/fulltext
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https://not-binary.org/statement/?fbclid=IwAR3LQ7gR-5X2hpj3QZGO8IT1DBWiW1pyMYbIB3BOUvLQUpSDwkg0ivtcFlQ
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• Hormone Therapy, Treatment Methods, Medical Care & Medical Perspectives:
-hormone therapy is the current standard medical approach-- furthermore, societal transition, and societal acceptance both improve mental health.
https://www.gires.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/trans_mh_study.pdf
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5182227/#r34
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https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/priorities-and-positions/transgender-health
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357259/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771131/
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https://www.napnap.org/supporting-and-educating-children-and-families-gender-identity-and-transgender-youth
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https://m.acog.org/Clinical-Guidance-and-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Health-Care-for-Underserved-Women/Health-Care-for-Transgender-Individuals
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https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567%2816%2931941-4/fulltext
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22145968
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https://www.amsa.org/advocacy/action-committees/gender-sexuality/transgender-health/
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https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/trgh.2015.0008
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https://www.hrc.org/blog/study-shows-broad-mental-health-improvements-with-transgender-hormone-thera
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https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/wma-adopts-transgender-affirming-policy
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(Fact check on the 40% suicide after transition stat:
http://www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm)
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• Gender Identity--Research:
-gender identity is not limited to a psychosocial construct, but also it's a rather complex interplay of biological, environmental, and cultural factors.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25667367/
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25140398/
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https://www.sisterhouse.net/library/the-transgender-brain/
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-something-unique-about-the-transgender-brain/
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cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/18/8/1900.abstract
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jcem.endojournals.org/content/85/5/2034.full
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15724806
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www.nature.com/nature/journal/v378/n6552/abs/378068a0.html
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18980961?dopt=Abstract
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20562024
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20132527
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19955753?dopt=Abstract
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