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Assessing Gender: An Exploration of Transgender Individuals' Experiences of Assessments for Hormone Therapy or Surgery in Nova Scotia

dc.contributor.authorLong, Brittany
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Social Worken_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Social Worken_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Margaret Robinsonen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Catrina Brownen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Marion Brownen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Cassandra Hanrahanen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Catherine Bryanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-04T13:18:35Z
dc.date.available2019-09-04T13:18:35Z
dc.date.defence2019-08-22
dc.date.issued2019-09-04T13:18:35Z
dc.description.abstractTransgender individuals living in Nova Scotia and wishing to undergo gender-confirming hormone therapy or surgery must participate in a mandatory mental health assessment to determine whether they meet the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria. This project explores the experiences of eleven transgender individuals in Nova Scotia who had received an assessment for gender-confirming hormone therapy or surgery. It considers these experiences in light of a framework of medicalization, examines the range of experiences by considering the role of private and public systems, the experiences of the standard WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) model versus the emerging model of Informed Consent for access to care, and explores areas for change. This work presents an opportunity to listen to first-voice accounts of the experiences of trans Nova Scotians, and to use these to advocate for a more equitable and anti-oppressive healthcare system for transgender individuals wishing to access transition-related care.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/76384
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjecttransgender healthen_US
dc.titleAssessing Gender: An Exploration of Transgender Individuals' Experiences of Assessments for Hormone Therapy or Surgery in Nova Scotiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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