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On biology, sex and gender

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• Biology of Sex and Gender (Eric Vilain)
• Julia Serano: Transgender People and “Biological Sex” Myths
• Milton Diamond: Sex, Gender, and Identity over the Years: A changing perspective (Pacific Center)
• Claire Ainsworth: Sex redefined The idea of two sexes is simplistic. 

On transgender and transsexual people, biology and psychology

• Classification of transsexuals (Wikipedia)
• Harry Benjamin: The Transsexual Phenomenon
• Reddit AMA on transgender health with Dr. Joshua Safer
• Milton Diamond: Sex and Gender are Different: Sexual Identity and Gender Identity are Different (Pacific Center)
• Milton Diamond. Biological aspects of sexual orientation and identity
• Aruna Saraswat, MD; Jamie D. Weinand, BA, BS; Joshua D. Safer, MD: "Evidence Supporting the Biologic Nature of Gender Identity"
• Mercedes Allen: 3 Models of Transsexuality
• Helen Phillips and Philip Cohen: Boy Meets Girl (long article from the New Scientist about gender and transgender)
• Anne Vitale: Primary and Secondary Transsexualism 
• Anne Vitale: The Gender Variant Phenomenon (on the Gender Expression Deprivation Anxiety Disorder GEDAD condition)
• Clare McBee: Towards a More Affirming Perspective: Contemporary Psychodynamic Practice with Trans* and Gender Non-conforming Individuals
• Zinna Jones: Depersonalization in gender dysphoria: widespread and widely unrecognized
• Silly Ol' You: The Illusion of “Neurosex”: Your Brain Is Not “Male” nor “Female”
• Rose Lovell: A critical, science-based analysis of Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage. (With references to up to date science)
• AJ Eckhert: Irreversible Damage to the Trans Community: A Critical Review of Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage (with overview of relevant literature)

On transgender and transsexual people, culture 

• Rocky Horror and the Holy Grail, or: The Problem with Defining to Exclusion Dented Blue Mercedes on defining trans.
• Carl W. Bushong What is Gender and Who is Transsexual / Transgendered?
• Feminine essence concept (Wikipedia)
• David P Schmitt: Statistical Abracadabra: Making Sex Differences Disappear
• Zack Ford: The pernicious junk science stalking trans kids
• Britney McNamara: This Biology Teacher Disproved Transphobia With Science
• Ari Drennen: Why do “forced feminization” narratives resonate with closeted trans folks?
• GenderGP: Detransition, exploring the facts and exploding the myths

Transitioning

• Dani Bunten Berry: Special Note to Those Thinking About a Sex Change
• Brynn Tannehill: Myths About Transition Regrets
• Transfeminine Science's list of articles on hormone therapy

Transgender kids

• Transgender children supported in their identities show positive mental health
• Supportive families and schools critical in protecting transgender youth health: UBC study
• STUDY: Transgender Kids Are Not 'Confused' About Their Gender Identities
• Everything You Need to Know About Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria
• The American Academy of Pediatrics views on transgender kids.
• Puberty blockers linked to lower suicide risk for transgender people

Queer and gender nonconforming

• Author Interview: Janet Hardy on being a Girlfag
• Janet Hardy: The Wonderful and Confusing World of Girlfags and Guydykes
• The Chicago Reader and Bailey
• Louis A. Berman: Who Are the Metrosexuals?
• A Natural History of the Fag Hag? (The Hoover Hog)
• Dr. Brian G. Gilmartin: The "Male Lesbian" Concept

Sexuality

• Anne Friedman: When Women Pursue Sex, Even Men Don’t Get It
• Environmental causes of homosexuality (Social Vibes.net)

On cognitive differences between the genders

• Think Again: Men and Women Share Cognitive Skills (APA)
• Men and Women: No Big Difference (APA)

On depression and suicide

• Sebastian Mitchell Barr: Things the Statistics Actually Say About Trans Suicide

On transphobia

• Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bills’ Are Based On Lies. Here’s The Research To Show It.
• Esther Wang: The Unholy Alliance of Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists and the Right Wing
• Sam Hope: Creating a lie: How trans women are portrayed as predators
• Zinnia Jones: We the Mudbloods: J. K. Rowling and the Trans-Exterminationists
• List of articles on the "gender critical" TERF collaboration with right wing extremists.
• Social and political aspects of the backlash on trans (and more widely LGBT and women's) civil liberties (Resources)

On "conversion therapy"

• APA Resolution on Gender Identity Change Efforts

On feminism and gender

• sillyolyou: Mapping the Gender Debate
• sillyolyou: Materialist Feminist Conceptualizations of Sex-Gender
• Cristan Williams: An interview with Judith Butler

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