Table of Contents
List of contributors vii
1 Trans Lives in a Global(izing) World: Rights, Identities, and Politics J. Michael Ryan PhD 1
Part I Trans Identities 15
2 Displaying Trans (In)visibilities Ana Cristina Marques 17
3 Globalization and Change among the Hijras of South Asia Adnan Hossain Serena Nanda 34
4 Non-Binary Identity and the Double-Edged Sword of Globalization Chassitty N. Fiani Christine R. Serpe 50
5 (Re)making "Transgender" Identities in Global Media and Popular Culture Thomas J Billard Sam Nesfield 66
Part II Trans Rights 91
6 Medicalized Transgender Bodies: Depriving Autonomy, Conferring Humanness, and Bestowing Cisgenderism Jodie M. Dewey 93
7 Gender-affirming Surgeries in a Global Context: The Role of Medical, Legal and Social Norms Maeghan Ross Tim C. van de Grift 110
8 A Transgender Perspective on Human Rights: The Case of the World Bank and the United States Agency for International Development Chloe Schwenke 128
Part III Trans Politics 145
9 Stronger Together: The Global Shift to Transgender-Inclusive Armed Forces Adam F. Yerke 147
10 Moving Elsewhere: The Complex Genealogies of Trans Studies in the Academy Nael Bhanji Chase Joynt 165
11 Fleeing Across the Globe: Trans Asylum Seekers Nan Seuffert 178
12 Legal Gender Recognition: Building the Infrastructure for Trans Communities to Thrive Kyle Knight 198
Index 218