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Date of Award
Spring 2024
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Department or Program Affiliation
History
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Cerretti, Josh
Second Advisor
Seltz, Jennifer, 1970-
Third Advisor
Heslop, Madison
Abstract
The thesis explores the emergence of transgender care within the United States and Canada focusing on Washington state and British Columbia. Walker discusses the social, medical, and political interactions between trans people, those who provide transgender care, and those controlling access to said care. He argues that by looking into these regional histories and examining the production of transgender care addresses the long, continuous struggle over who defines transgender bodies, the access and availability of transgender care, and the agency of trans people in establishing international care networks.
Type
Text
Keywords
Transgender, Gender Affirming Care, Washington, British Columbia, Seattle, Vancouver, Ingersoll Gender Center, United States, Canada, Transsexual
Publisher
Western Washington University
OCLC Number
1438570985
Subject – LCSH
Transgender people--Medical care--Washington (State); Transgender people--Medical care--British Columbia; Social work with transgender people--Washington (State); Social work with transgender people--British Columbia; Transgender people--History
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State); British Columbia
Format
application/pdf
Genre/Form
masters theses
Language
English
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Phoenix, ""We Were There, We Were Visible, We Were Everywhere": A History of Transgender Care in Washington State and British Columbia from the 1950s to the Present" (2024). WWU Graduate School Collection. 1289.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/1289