Gender Born, Gender Made, Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
Gender Born, Gender Made, Diane Ehrensaft, PhD
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Gender Born, Gender Made
Raising Healthy Gender-Nonconforming Children

Author: Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/06/2016

Synopsis

No two children who bend the "rules" of gender do so in quite the same way. Felicia threw away her frilly dresses at age three. Sam hid his interest in dolls and "girl things" until high school—when he finally confided his desire to become Sammi. And seven-year-old Maggie, who sports a boys' basketball uniform and a long blond braid, identifies as "a boy in the front, and a girl in the back." But all gender-nonconforming children have one thing in common—they need support to thrive in a society that still subscribes to a binary system of gender.

Dr. Diane Ehrensaft has worked with children like Felicia, Sam, and Maggie for over thirty years. In Gender Born, Gender Made, she offers parents, clinicians, and educators guidance on both the philosophical dilemmas and the practical, daily concerns of working with children who don't fit a "typical" gender mold. She debunks outmoded approaches to gender nonconformity that may actually do children harm. And she offers a new framework for helping each child become his or her own unique, most gender-authentic person.

About Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

Diane Ehrensaft, PhD, is a developmental and clinical psychologist. At the University of California-San Francisco, she is the cofounder and director of mental health at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center, an associate professor of pediatrics, and an attending psychologist at the Benioff Children's Hospital Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic. Her work with-and advocacy for-gender creative children has been widely covered, including by the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and NPR. She has been featured on the Los Angeles Times online, Wired online, and has appeared on Anderson, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Today Show.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laurel on April 10, 2021

This book was really helpful as I try to understand gender and some of the non-binary and trans people in my life. I wanted to start with something that addresses children since this is when most people realize they are trans/non-binary/male-female. The author made some comparisons and metaphors tha......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on September 06, 2012

Very important contribution to the advocacy for trans and gender non-conforming children. Less of a step-by-step practical guide than Brill and Pepper's "The Transgender Child," and more focused on the psychological aspects of trans/GNC children and their families. Still very accessible and critical......more

Goodreads review by Hanah on November 07, 2015

Reading the many case studies in this book took a weight off my shoulders. Hearing the children's own words, their ways of describing themselves, helped me figure out where on this spectrum my child sits (that is, not at the extreme end). It also helped reassure me that I'm making the right decision......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 10, 2015

This book provides an accessible entry point into a larger and more complex discussion about gender identity in young children. At times I found Ehrensaft's analysis diluted, but mostly insightful. A must read for parents and teachers and human beings in general.......more

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