Nothing to Fix: Medicalisation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

by Vinay Chandra and Arvind Narrain

The theory and practice of medicine remains central to the concerns of persons identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or others. Individuals who have homosexual desires or feel transgender or are born intersex are often taken against their will to medical professionals. Instead of receiving affirmative support, they have distressing experiences of violence and violations. The narratives of such violence and violation include...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9351508900
• ISBN13: 9789351508908
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"