ABSTRACT
This is a book about gender and gender transformation. It is a book about transgendered people and those who love them-their spouses, partners, children, parents, and friends. It is written for therapists who counsel gender-variant people and their families, and presents a clinical outline for compassionate and informed psychotherapy and family therapy. This book examines the theoretical and clinical issues concerning transgendered, transsexual, and intersexed people, the relationship of gender identity to sexual identity, and the systemic impact of these issues on family life-span development.
