Governing Gender
Transgender Children, Hormones, and the Law
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. May 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-5292-4703-9 (ISBN)
Description
How do legal institutions shape the legitimacy of gender-affirming care for young people?
Through an analysis of 98 Australian Family Court cases over 20 years, this book provides a comprehensive scholarly investigation into this fiercely contested issue. The 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.
Offering timely insights for scholars, policy makers and practitioners navigating the contemporary debates around transgender rights, the book exposes the gender-normative assumptions underlying legal interventions while advocating for a more expansive approach to legitimising gender-affirming care.
Through an analysis of 98 Australian Family Court cases over 20 years, this book provides a comprehensive scholarly investigation into this fiercely contested issue. The 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.
Offering timely insights for scholars, policy makers and practitioners navigating the contemporary debates around transgender rights, the book exposes the gender-normative assumptions underlying legal interventions while advocating for a more expansive approach to legitimising gender-affirming care.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-4703-9 (9781529247039)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Matthew Mitchell is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University.
Content
1. Introduction
2. A Theory of Gender Governance
3. Ontology
4. Introspective Epistemology
5. Extrospective Epistemology
6. Teleology
7. Alignment
8. Pathology
9. Conclusion
2. A Theory of Gender Governance
3. Ontology
4. Introspective Epistemology
5. Extrospective Epistemology
6. Teleology
7. Alignment
8. Pathology
9. Conclusion