Papers by Y. Gavriel Ansara
The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, 2014
The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, 2014
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1 People whose gender identities differ from those they were assigned; often termed people with a... more 1 People whose gender identities differ from those they were assigned; often termed people with affirmed genders or people of trans, intersex, and/or non-binary gender experience, eg, a person with an assigned gender identity as a man who identifies as a woman can be described as a woman with a non-assigned gender identity or an affirmed woman.
Recent Australian legislative and policy changes can benefit people of trans and/or non-binary ex... more Recent Australian legislative and policy changes can benefit people of trans and/or non-binary experience (e.g. men assigned female with stereotypically ‘female’ bodies, women assigned male with stereotypically ‘male’ bodies, and people who identify as genderqueer, agender [having no gender], bi-gender [having two genders] or another gender option). These populations often experience cisgenderism, which previous research defined as ‘the ideology that invalidates people's own understanding of their genders and bodies’ [1–6]. Some documented forms of cisgenderism include pathologising (treating people's genders and bodies as disordered) and misgendering (disregarding people's own understanding and classifications of their genders and bodies) [1,2,7]. This system of classifying people's lived experiences of gender and body invalidation is called the cisgenderism framework [3,7]. Applying the cisgenderism framework in the ageing and aged care sector can enhance service providers' ability to meet the needs of older people of trans and/or non-binary experience.
Cisgenderism is the ideology that delegitimizes people's own designations of their genders and bo... more Cisgenderism is the ideology that delegitimizes people's own designations of their genders and bodies. Family therapy (FT) offers a systemic, non-pathologizing framework for working with people who have experienced cisgenderism. Unfortunately, FT practices, like those of many mental health professionals, are often cisgenderist. The authors discuss literature on cisgenderism, explore implications of therapists’ and supervisors’ cisgenderist practices, and provide a brief self-reflection tool.
1 People whose gender identities differ from those they were assigned; often termed people with a... more 1 People whose gender identities differ from those they were assigned; often termed people with affirmed genders or people of trans, intersex, and/or non-binary gender experience, eg, a person with an assigned gender identity as a man who identifies as a woman can be described as a woman with a non-assigned gender identity or an affirmed woman.
We, the undersigned, wish to express our concerns regarding both the proposed psychiatric diagnos... more We, the undersigned, wish to express our concerns regarding both the proposed psychiatric diagnosis of 'gender dysphoria'and the Report of the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder. The Report was published online on July 2nd, 2012 in Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Universal Period Review meeting article, by Y. Gavriel Ansara
We assessed whether recent psychological literature on children reflects or contrasts with the ze... more We assessed whether recent psychological literature on children reflects or contrasts with the zeitgeist of American Psychological Association's recent non-discrimination statement on 'transgender' and 'gender variant' individuals. Article records (N = 94) on childhood 'gender identity' and 'expression' published between 1999 and 2008 inclusive were evaluated for two kinds of cisgenderism, the ideology that invalidates or pathologises self-designated genders that contrast with external designations. Misgendering language contradicts children's own gender assignations and was less frequent than pathologising language which constructs children's own gender assignations and expression as disordered. Articles on children's gender identity/expression are increasingly impactful within psychology. Cisgenderism is neither increasing nor decreasing overall. Mental health professionals are more cisgenderist than other authors. Articles by members of an 'invisible college' structured around the most prolific author in this area are more cisgenderist and impactful than other articles. We suggest how authors and editors can implement American Psychological Association policy and change scientific discourse about children's genders.
COUNSELLING IDEOLOGIES It is easy to accept the heteronormative consciousness that informs and in... more COUNSELLING IDEOLOGIES It is easy to accept the heteronormative consciousness that informs and influences all aspects of psychotherapy. But it does not make it right. Queer theory offers radical insights into therapeutic logic and this book provides new and challenging ...
Feminism & Psychology, Jan 1, 2011
Although it is ambitious and wide-ranging in its scope, the vastness of the field of &#x2... more Although it is ambitious and wide-ranging in its scope, the vastness of the field of 'eating disorder'research inevitably means that the collection cannot be exhaustive, and the editors themselves note that a disproportionate amount of attention in the book is given to 'anorexia'or 'eating disorders' more generally compared to 'bulimia'specifically (despite bulimia being more common). They also identify a number of areas (including the intersection of dis/ordered eating with sexual orientation, masculinities and ...
Book Chapters by Y. Gavriel Ansara
Edited adaptation of Editor Lyndsey Moon's Introduction: "This chapter explores the basic inadequ... more Edited adaptation of Editor Lyndsey Moon's Introduction: "This chapter explores the basic inadequacy of therapeutic meanings and popular counselling methods when applied to trans and/or non-binary experiences. The chapter acknowledges
political issues of funding and how this leads to an ‘alphabet soup’ approach to ways of understanding trans people whereby there is an implicit assumption that all people of trans experience are the ‘same’. This chapter introduces a new theoretical meaning of cisgenderism, introduces the concept of coercive queering, and applies these terms to practical settings. The chapter discusses the lack of recognition for these experiences within counselling contexts and illustrates the need for a ‘social justice activism’
whereby therapy no longer disguises or shies away from its political sensibilities, but actively engages with an autonomous and liberatory agenda to the benefit of all clients."
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Papers by Y. Gavriel Ansara
Book Chapters by Y. Gavriel Ansara
political issues of funding and how this leads to an ‘alphabet soup’ approach to ways of understanding trans people whereby there is an implicit assumption that all people of trans experience are the ‘same’. This chapter introduces a new theoretical meaning of cisgenderism, introduces the concept of coercive queering, and applies these terms to practical settings. The chapter discusses the lack of recognition for these experiences within counselling contexts and illustrates the need for a ‘social justice activism’
whereby therapy no longer disguises or shies away from its political sensibilities, but actively engages with an autonomous and liberatory agenda to the benefit of all clients."
political issues of funding and how this leads to an ‘alphabet soup’ approach to ways of understanding trans people whereby there is an implicit assumption that all people of trans experience are the ‘same’. This chapter introduces a new theoretical meaning of cisgenderism, introduces the concept of coercive queering, and applies these terms to practical settings. The chapter discusses the lack of recognition for these experiences within counselling contexts and illustrates the need for a ‘social justice activism’
whereby therapy no longer disguises or shies away from its political sensibilities, but actively engages with an autonomous and liberatory agenda to the benefit of all clients."