Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. INTRODUCTION: TRANSSEXUALISM, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE IDEA OF GENDER 1
5. 1 GLANDS, HORMONES, AND PERSONALITY 21
6. 2 PLASTIC IDEOLOGIES AND PLASTIC TRANSFORMATIONS 49
7. 3 MANAGING INTERSEXUALITY AND PRODUCING GENDER 72
8. 4 DEMANDING SUBJECTIVITY 110
9. 5 BODY, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENDER IN TRANSSEXUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES 141
10. 6 SEMIOTICS OF SEX, GENDER, AND THE BODY 175
11. EPILOGUE 195
12. NOTES 201
13. INDEX 239