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Record 1 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

A range of gender-validating surgical procedures that can be performed on the reproductive organs or genitals.

OBS

... umbrella term for gender-affirming surgeries done below the waist, including masculinizing (e.g. hysterectomy, clitoral release, metoidioplasty, and phalloplasty) and feminizing (e.g. orchiectomy and vaginoplasty) surgeries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía genitourinaria
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
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Record 2 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
DEF

A surgical reconstruction to create a more male or more female appearing chest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía genitourinaria
  • Psicología
  • Sociología
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Record 3 2004-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Sociology of Women
CONT

The gendered body is a social body, that takes on meanings rather than conferring them. My male body, for instance, does not confer masculinity on me; it receives musculinity (or some fragment thereof) as its social definition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Sociologie des femmes
CONT

Les recherches dont parle Laurent Vogel font apparaître le corps genré sexué dans les questions de sécurité, de santé dans le rapport des travailleurs avec les machines.

Spanish

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