Governing Gender: Transgender Children, Hormones, and the Law

by Matthew Mitchell

Overview

Through an analysis of 98 Australian Family Court cases over 20 years, this book reveals how courts deploy ontological, epistemological and teleological arguments to control gender affirmation practices. It demonstrates that legal regulations are not primarily concerned with individual welfare, but with controlling what gender itself can become.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529247039
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	04/01/2026
Series:	Law, Society, Policy
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matthew Mitchell is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. A Theory of Gender Governance

3. Ontology

4. Introspective Epistemology

5. Extrospective Epistemology

6. Teleology

7. Alignment

8. Pathology

9. Conclusion