Abstract
People with genderqueer or non-binary genders identify as a gender other than male or female, either all or part of the time. There are a wide variety of identities and practices contained within these overarching terms, with some people opting for physical interventions to bring their body in line with their identity and some not feeling that this is necessary for them. This is a fast-developing and emerging field with little formal scientific research, but which is increasingly inspiring such research, and which is increasingly represented in wider social contexts. This chapter considers these matters and signposts to the rest of the book and the wider literature.
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Bornstein, K. (1994). Gender Outlaw. London: Routledge.
Bornstein, K., & Bergman, S. B. (Eds.). (2010). Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation. New York: Avalon Publishing Group.
Butler, J. (1999). Gender Trouble. New York: Routledge.
Barker, M. J., & Richards, C. (2015). Further Genders. In C. Richards & M. Barker (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender (pp. 166–182). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Queen, C., & Schimel, L. (Eds.). (1997). PoMoSexuals. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Richards, C., Bouman, W. P., Seal, L., Barker, M. J., Nieder, T., & T’Sjoen, G. (2016). Non-binary or Genderqueer Genders. International Review of Psychiatry, 28(1), 95–102.
Wilchins, R. A. (1997). Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender. Ann Arbor, MI: Firebrand Books.
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Richards, C., Bouman, W.P., Barker, MJ. (2017). Introduction. In: Richards, C., Bouman, W., Barker, MJ. (eds) Genderqueer and Non-Binary Genders. Critical and Applied Approaches in Sexuality, Gender and Identity. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51053-2_1
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