{"product_id":"transgender-rights","title":"Transgender Rights","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eTransgender Rights\u003c\/i\u003e packs a surprising amount of information into a small space. Offering spare, tightly executed essays, this slim volume nonetheless succeeds in creating a spectacular, well-researched compendium of the transgender movement.\" -Law Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past three decades, the transgender movement has gained visibility and achieved significant victories. Discrimination has been prohibited in several states, dozens of municipalities, and more than two hundred private companies, while hate crime laws in eight states have been amended to include gender identity. Yet prejudice and violence against transgender people remain all too common. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith analysis from legal and policy experts, activists and advocates, \u003ci\u003eTransgender Rights\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the movement’s achievements, challenges, and opportunities for future action. Examining crucial topics like family law, employment policies, public health, economics, and grassroots organizing, this groundbreaking book is an indispensable resource in the fight for the freedom and equality of those who cross gender boundaries. Moving beyond media representations to grapple with the real lives and issues of transgender people, \u003ci\u003eTransgender Rights\u003c\/i\u003e will launch a new moment for human rights activism in America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Kylar W. Broadus, Judith Butler, Mauro Cabral, Dallas Denny, Taylor Flynn, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Julie A. Greenberg, Morgan Holmes, Bennett H. Klein, Jennifer L. Levi, Ruthann Robson, Nohemy SolÓrzano-Thompson, Dean Spade, Kendall Thomas, Paula Viturro, Willy Wilkinson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaisley Currah is associate professor of political science at Brooklyn College, executive director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, and a founding board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard M. Juang cochairs the advisory board of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) in Washington, DC. He has taught at Oberlin College and Susquehanna University. He is the lead editor of NCTE's \u003ci\u003eResponding to Hate Crimes: A Community Resource Manual \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003eTransgender Justice,\u003c\/i\u003e which explores models of activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShannon Price Minter is legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and a founding board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute.","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231606493528,"sku":"9780816643127","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780816643127.jpg?v=1780391730","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/transgender-rights","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}